G/SPS/N/ARG/262  
28 April 2023 
(23-3003) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) seeds for propagation  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Bulgaria  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de cáñamo provenientes de Bulgaria  (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation of 
hemp seeds from Bulgaria) . Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 1 
https://members .wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/ARG/23_9245_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text contains phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into the Argentine Republic of hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) seeds for propagation 
from Bulgaria.  
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 standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[X] International Pla nt Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : ISPM Nos. 2 
and 11  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:  G/SPS/N/ARG/262  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2 023 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca  (Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock and 
Fisheries)  
Dirección Nacional de Mercados Agroindustriales Internacionales (National Directorate of 
International Agro -Industrial Markets)  
Paseo  Colón 982, Piso 2, Oficina 222 (CP 1063)  
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Tel.: +(5411) 4349 1673  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@magyp.gob.ar  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Ca lidad Agroalimentaria, SENASA  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Tel.: +(5411) 4121 5353  
Fax: +(5411) 4121 5360  
Email:  relint@senasa.gov.ar  
 afidi@senasa.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.senasa.gov.ar