G/SPS/N/URY/79  
15 November  2023 
(23-7689) Page: 1/3 
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) : Avocado ( Persea americana ) plants, in vitro  plants, cuttings, seeds 
and fruit  
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 al derecho positivo 
nacional la Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común (GMC) No 10/23, del 15 de junio de 
2023 "Subestándar 3.7.40 - Requisitos Fitosanitarios para Persea americana (palto o 
aguacate) según país de de stino y origen, para los Estados Partes del MERCOSUR 
(Derogación de la Resolución GMC No 21/18)"  (Draft Decree incorporating into national 
positive law Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 10/23 of 1 5 June 2 023, 
"Substandard 3.7.40 : Phytosanitary requi rements for Persea americana  (avocado), 
according to country of destination and origin, for MERCOSUR member States  (repeal of 
GMC Resolution No. 21/18)") Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_13446_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_13446_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of Persea americana (avocado) plants, in vitro  plants, 
seeds, cuttings and fruit, for trade among MERCOSUR member States , as approved by 
GMC Resolution No.  10/23 . It also r epeals Directorate -General of Agricultural Services 
Resolution No.  105 of 20  August  2018, published in the Official Journal on 12  September  
2018, which had incorporated the previous GMC Resolution No.  21/18.  
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 Aliment arius 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.) : G/SPS/N/URY/79  
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  − 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 No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines for a phytosanitary 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  
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  
[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, [X] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Constituyente 1476, 3° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  (Directorate -General for 
International Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  (International Economic 
Organizations Department)  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2902 0618  
Fax: (+598) 2901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy  G/SPS/N/URY/79  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  
Constituyente 1476, 3° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2902 0618  
Fax: (+598) 2901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy