G/SPS/N/URY/68  
31 January  2023 
(23-0698) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : URUGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, 
Agriculture and Fisheries)  
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) : Ryegrass ( Lolium  spp.) seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Argentina ; Brazil; Paraguay  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Decreto que incorpora la Resolución Grupo 
Mercado Común (GMC) No. 11/22 "Sub -estándar 3.7.10 Requisitos fitosanitarios para 
Lolium spp. (raigrás) según país de destino y origen, para los Estados Partes del 
MERCOSUR (Derogación de la Res . GMC No. 13/09)"(Draft decree incorporating Common 
Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 11/22 "Substandard 3.7.10 phytosanitary 
requirements for Lolium  spp. (ryegrass) according to country of destination and origin, 
for MERCOSUR member States (Repeal of GMC Resolutio n No. 13/09" . Language(s) : 
Spanish . Number of pages : 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_0789_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_0789_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft decree updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for importing  Lolium  spp. (ryegrass) seeds for MERCOSUR member States, 
approved by GMC Resolution No. 11/22.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal h ealth, [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. titl e 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. I SPM No.) : 
− ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11: P est risk analysis for quarantine pests  G/SPS/N/URY/68  
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  − ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosani tary import regulatory system  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but after the end of the 
comments period  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but after the end of 
the comments period  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but after the end of the comments period  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email  address 
(if availa ble) of other body:  
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358  
Fax: (+598) 2410 7205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email  address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Tel.: (598) 2412 6358  
Fax: (598) 2410 7205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy