Maize to Argentina

Zea mays

Common Name: Maize

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"The consignment is free of Trogoderma spp."

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Seeds, Grains and Nuts for Sowing to Argentina

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit and phytosanitary certificate required.

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Argentina General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

• plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Plant Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone, fax or email the Plant Exports Group

• Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
• Fax: 64 4 894 0733
• Email: plantexports@maf.govt.nz

Scope

This standard specifies Argentina’s phytosanitary requirements. If a commodity or commodity group is not identified within this ICPR exporters should contact:

• Argentina directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits.

or

• MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ). (Plant Exports)

Please note, the determination and provision of phytosanitary requirements, for a commodity not identified within an ICPR, is undertaken on a cost recovery basis. A link to the list of Plant Exports Fees and Charges is available on http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/exports/plants/fees

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Argentina: ref No596 21st December 2000

• Regulation SAGyP No. 202/92, Regulation IASCAV No. 416/96
• Resolution SAGPyA No. 728/99
• Regulation IASCAV No. 234/95
• G/SPS/N/ARG/112

General Requirements

Prohibitions

The following commodities are prohibited entry to Argentina, ref DCV19 29^th January 2001

Scientific name	Common name	Plant part prohibited
	Soil	All soil prohibited

Phytosanitary Import Permits (AFIDI)

Phytosanitary Import Permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary Import Permits are required for the importation of the following Commodity Classes from New Zealand:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed (grains) / nuts (for sowing, consumption and processing)
• Growing media

Phytosanitary Import Permits are not required for:

• Dried fruit and vegetables. Refer Authorisation Notes
• Frozen fruit and vegetables
• Dried cut flowers and foliage. Refer Authorisation Notes

Phytosanitary Import Permits may be requested from:

Plant Quarantine Management
Ing. Agr. Maria de Lourdes Fonalleras
Av.Paseo Colon 367 7^th Floor
1305 Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA

Telephone: 00541143316041 Ext. 1327
Facsimile: 00541143425137
Email: mfonal@mecon.gov.ar

ref No.596 21^st December 2000

Authorisation Notes

Authorisation notes are required for semi processed plant products such as those which have been subjected to a drying process, peeled or shelled. Exporters are advised to determine with their importer if an Authorisation Note is required. ref DCV19 29^th January 2001

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required to accompany the following commodities from New Zealand:

• Fresh and dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh and dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed (grains) / nuts (for sowing, consumption and processing)
• Growing media

Phytosanitary certificates are required for packing material where that packing material requires an Authorisation Note. Exporters are advised to determine with their importer if an Authorisation Note is required. ref DCV19 29^th January 2001

Quarantine Pests

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

Please note; for all commodities exported to Argentina requiring MAF phytosanitary certificates, the following levels have been set by MAF to facilitate exports while still meeting the importing country’s minimum requirements for specified quarantine pests and soil. The MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Argentina	0.5%
Soil (excluding seed for sowing)	25g/600unit
Soil (seed for sowing)	0.1% by weight

*Quarantine pests for Argentina include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine Pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Ports of Entry

Commodities requiring an Import Permit will state permitted port of entry. Commodities for which a permit is not required are not restricted to entry via specific ports. ref No 596 21^st December 2000

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments of imported plant material are subject to inspection by Argentine authorities for phytosanitary purposes on arrival ref No 596 21^st December 2000

Sampling Rate

Sampling for inspection on entry will general be carried out at the following rates.

No. of units making up the lot to be sampled	Min. No. of units to be sampled
1 to 10	1
11 to 100	2
101 to 300	4
301 to 500	5
Over 500	1% of lot

Transit

Products from New Zealand transiting Argentina en-route to a third country must meet Argentine phytosanitary import requirements.

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