G/TBT/N/URY/51  
28 April 2021 
(21-3609) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : URUGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas  (Ministry of the Economy and Finance)  
Asesoría de Política Comercial  (Trade Policy Advisory Office)  
Paraguay 1401 - 2° Piso  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 1217 4319, (+598) 1217 4315  
Email: apc.otc@mef.gub.uy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Unidad Reguladora de los Servicios de Energía y Agua , URSEA (Energy and Water 
Services Regulatory Authority)  
Torre Ejecutiva  
Liniers 1324 - 2° Piso  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 2 150 8100  
Email: consulta.publica@ursea.gub.uy , atencion.ciudadana@ursea.gub.uy  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Prod ucts covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Household 
and similar electrical appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común (GMC) N° 09/20 - "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR 
para Aparatos Electrodomésticos y Similares - Requisitos Generales"  (Draft Common 
Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 09/20 - MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on 
househo ld and similar electrical appliances - General requirements) (12 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The draft Technical Regulation establishes technical 
specifications intended to ensure compliance with MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on 
"Essential safety requirements for low -voltage electrical products", with the aim of 
guaranteeing the safety of consumers when using household and similar electrical 
appliances under foreseeable and normal conditions of use . In particular, the draft 
Techni cal Regulation establishes the application of IEC 60335 -1 Household and similar 
electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1 : G eneral requirements ( IEC 
60335 :1:2010+AMD1:2013 +AMD2:2016 Edition 5.2 2016 -05), and incorporates some G/TBT/N/URY/51  
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  minor deviations with the aim o f adapting the international standard to the MERCOSUR 
technical standardization and the local market situation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety ; Harmonization.  
8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : 365 days from the date of incorporation into the 
legal framework of the MERCOSUR States Parti es. 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://ursea.gub.uy  
https://www.gub.uy/unidad -reguladora -servicios -energia -
agua/comunicacion/noticias/reglamento -tecnico -mercosur -para-aparatos -
electrodomesticos -similares  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/URY/21_3042_00_s.pdf