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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/134 
28 June 2010 
 (10-3510) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Costa Rica  
5. Title of the notified document:  Actualización de requisitos fitosanitarios establecidos por 
Argentina para el ingreso de fruto fresco de banana (Musa spp.) origi narios de Costa Rica 
(Updated phytosanitary requirements established by Argentina for the entry of fresh 
bananas  (Musa spp.) originating in Costa Rica) Language:  Spanish  Number of pages:  1 
Text available in Spanish online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/sps/ARG/10_2526_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified text updates the phytosanitary requirements 
established by Argentina for the entry of fresh bananas ( Musa spp.) originating in 
Costa Rica. 
The draft text establishes the additional declarations required on phytosanitary certificates 
accompanying consignments of fresh bananas ( Musa  spp.) originating in Costa Rica. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/ARG/134 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in 
Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the close of the comment period 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  After adoption 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately upon adoption 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  27 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) 
Unidad de Relaciones Internacionales Tel.: +(54 11) 4121-5353 Fax: +(54 11) 4121-5360 
E-mail: relint@senasa.gov.ar and cuareveg@senasa.gov.ar 
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar/