Argentina Revokes Eight Old Phytosanitary Rules

Overview

• The Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca published Resolución 114/2026 in the Boletín Oficial on Monday, July 20, 2026, formally revoking eight phytosanitary resolutions issued between 1992 and 2013.
• The withdrawn measures cover import authorizations known as AFIDI, restrictions and transit rules for bananas in provinces such as Formosa, Misiones, Salta and Jujuy, requirements for used agricultural machinery, seed potato import rules, pesticide residue alignment with Mercosur standards, and the phytosanitary record (Cuaderno Fitosanitario) for apple and pear producers.
• Officials justified the move by saying the national phytosanitary regime now relies on risk analysis, international standards, certification systems, digital tools and traceability, making several older, transitional or redundant rules unnecessary.
• The resolution says it preserves acquired rights and does not invalidate administrative acts issued under the repealed rules, and it will take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial.
• SENASA will consolidate the changes into its Digesto de Normas to reduce legal dispersion and make compliance clearer for producers and importers, and the removal of decade-old regional rules could alter how local quarantine and transit checks are implemented in affected provinces.