Cannabis sativa seed

Country
Uruguay (UY)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP)
Relevant Web Addresses
<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.mgap…
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Exporter must obtain a copy of an import permit (called Phytosanitary Entry Authorisation (Autorizacion Fitosanitaria de Ingreso)) issued by the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP).

Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Office of Drug Control requirements
The exporter must meet Australian requirements for the export of Cannabis seed by being issued an export licence and permit by the Narcotics Control Section (ncs@health.gov.au).  These documents must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Explanation of the endorsements

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Endorsement 6309:
  • A crop inspection report must be presented as evidence of freedom from the listed pests and weed seeds.
Endorsement 6310:
  • A laboratory analysis report must be presented as evidence of freedom from the listed pests and weed seeds.
  • The statement "OFFICIAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS NUMBER (NUMBER) / DATE (DATE)" must be entered in the "Additional product description field" section of the EXDOC Request for Permit (RFP). There is to be no deviation from this text format. To enable the field on the RFP the exporter must submit a request to the EXDOC Plant program via (EXDOCPlantPrograms@aff.gov.au).
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6309)
1) The crop was officially inspected during the growing period and found to be free of Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Broomrape (Orobanche spp) and Field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6310)

1) The consignment is free from Perennial thistle (Cirsium arvense), Stem and bulb nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Broomrape (Orobanche spp) and Field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), according to the result of the official laboratory analysis indicated in the additional product description of this phytosanitary certificate.

Import permit dated 27 January 2017, NPPO advice received on 22 February 2017 and 17 November 2021.
11/04/2024 - Updated general requirements to show correct email address for Narcotics Control Section.
19/11/2021 - Amended endorsement 6310 as per NPPO requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 01/07/2020
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026