G/SPS/N/URY/65  
11 November  2021 
(21-8546) 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) : Plants, plant products and oth er regulated articles  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Proyecto de Decreto que incorpora al ordenamiento 
jurídico nacional la Resolución MERCOSUR GMC Nº 10/20 "Estándar 3.7 . Requisitos 
fitosanitarios armonizados por categoría de riesgo para el ingreso de artículos 
reglamentados (Derogación de la Resolución GMC N° 52/02)"  (Draft Decree incorporati ng 
into national legislation MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 10/20, 
"Standard 3.7 : Harmonized phytosanitary requirements by risk category for the entry of 
regulated articles (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 52/02)") Language(s) : Spanish 
Numb er of pages : 17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/URY/21_7122_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/URY/21_7122_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree approves the harmonized 
phytosanitary requirements by risk category for the entry of regulated articles.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other d amage 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. I SPM No.) : ISPM No. 32: 
Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/URY/65  
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  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  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email a ddress (if 
available) of other body:  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: +(598) 2412 6358  
Fax: +(598) 2410 7205  
Email : uai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas  (Directorate -General of Agricultural Services)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Av. Millán 4703  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: +(598) 2 3098410, Ext. 103  
Email : dgssaa.direccion@mgap.gub.uy