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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/55
24 February 2000
(00-0686)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service
(SENASA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Products of plant origin.  All countries
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Guidelines for the Identification of
Regulated Non-Quarantine Pests (PNCR) and Establishment of Relevant Phytosanitary
Requirements (8 pages)
5. Description of content:  A description is given of the criteria for the identification of
regulated non-quarantine pests (PNCR) and the establishment of tolerance levels.  The
procedures for elaborating and updating phytosanitary requirements are also established.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  [ X ] There are no deviations
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolution
MERCOSUR/GMC/R ES No. 74/99
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 April 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Following publication in the Official Journal
11. Final date for comments:  10 April 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           G/SPS/N/ARG/55
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12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y AlimentaciónAv. Paseo Colón 922 (1063) PB. of 40
Tel:  (5411) 4349-2242 and 4349-2243
Fax:  (5411) 4349-2244
E-mail:  cbasco@sagyp.mecon.ar