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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/URY/5/Rev.1
1 October 2002
(02-5252)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
Revision
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  URUGUAY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Animal species susceptible to Tran smissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
(TSEs) and the products, by-products and derivatives thereof, animal feed, biological or
pharmacological products and raw materials of animal origin.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Countries  classified in Categories  III and IV according to the risk classification
methodology adopted by the European Comm ission Scientific Steering Committee (EU
SSC) and countries not classified by this Committee.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Decree from the Ministry of
Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of the Economy and
Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Resolution adopts  the risk assessment criteria established by
the European Commission Scientific Steer ing Committee until such time as the Office
International des Epizooties (OIE) establishes a list classifying countries according to the risk
of TSEs.  It prohibits the importation of bov ine animals and meat products and by-products of
ruminants, biological or pharmacological products whose formulation contains derivatives
of animal origin, raw materials of animal origin used in the preparation of animal feed andfeed for ruminants, from countries classified in Categories III and IV.  It authorises the
importation of ovine and caprine animals, biological or pharmacological products whose
formulation contains derivatives of animal origi n, raw materials of animal origin used in the
preparation of animal feed and feed for ruminants from countries attesting to the absence of
scrapie.  It establishes certification requirements for the importation of milk and dairyproducts and bovine semen and embryos from count ries classified in Categories III and IV,
as well as for the importation of ovine and caprine semen and embryos, milk substitutes,
meat  and bone meal, blood meal, tallow that  is not protein free, gelatin, collagen and
animal feed.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from
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8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Chapter 2.3.13 of the International Animal
Health Code
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  The Decree will be
published in Spanish in the Official Journal.
10. Proposed date of adoption:
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days  as from publication in the Official Journal
12. Deadline for submission of comments:  60 days  as from the date of this notification
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: