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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ARG/69
3 September 2002
(02-4675)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF 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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Fresh-cut  flowers, inflorescences, fruits and foliage used for ornamental
purposes.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
parties trading such products with Argentina.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document :  "Draft General
Technical Regulations for determining the identity and quality of fresh-cut flowers,
inflorescences, fruits and foliage used for or namental purposes" (19 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   The notified draft regulations lay down the characteristics of
identity, quality, preparation, packaging and presentation for the aforementioned productsand establish minimum quality and tolerance specifications for each regulated species, with
respect to spots, bruises, wounds, scars, damage caused by physical, biological and/or
chemical agents, extraneous matter, growth defects and malformations.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  ] food safet y, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  "Draft General
Technical Regulations for determining the identity and quality of fresh-cut flowers,
inflorescences, fruits and foliage used for or namental purposes", available in Spanish.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September   2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force: 30 September  2002G/SPS/N/ARG/69
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12. Final date for comments: 23 September  2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [   ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food
National Office of Agri-Food Markets
Av. Paseo Colón 922 (C1063ACW) PB, of. 40
Tel  (54-11) 4349-2242 or 4349-2243
Fax  (54-11) 4349 2244
E-mail:  maxmor@sagpya.minproduccion.gov.ar