G/SPS/N/ARG/266  
17 July 2023 
(23-4825) 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 : Czech Republic  
5. Title of the notified document : Requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas 
de cáñamo (Cannabis sativa) destino propagación, provenientes de República Checa, 
hacia la República Argentina  (Phytosanitary requirements for the importation into the 
Argentine Republic of hemp ( Camelina sativa ) seeds for propagation from the Czech  
Republic) Langua ge(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/ARG/23_11061_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of c ontent : The notified text establishes the phytosanitary requirements 
governing the importation into the Argentine Republic of hemp ( Camelina sativa ) seeds 
for propagation from the Czech  Republic.  
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 Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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:  G/SPS/N/ARG/266  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 July 2 023 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 July 2 023 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 July 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:  
Ministerio de Agroindustria  (Ministry of Agro -Industry)  
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Agroalimentarias Internacionales (National Directorate 
of Agri -food International Relations)  
Azopardo 1025, Piso 12, Oficina 5  
Tel.: (+5411) 4363 6208  
Fax: (+5411) 4363 6329  
Email:  sps-argentina@magyp.gob.ar  
 maxmor@magyp.gob.ar  
 drai@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 Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA (National Agriculture 
and Food Quality and Health Service)  
Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales (Coordinating Office for International 
Relations)  
Paseo Colón 367 - 5° piso  
Tel.: (+5411) 4121 5353  
Fax: (+5411) 4121 5360  
Email: relint@senasa.gov.ar  
Website: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa