G/SPS/N/URY/66  
27 July 2022 
(22-5667) 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) : Domestic swine for breeding (H S code : 0103; ICS code : 65.020.30)  
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 por el que se adopta la  
MERCOSUR/GMC/RES . N° 13/21 "Requisitos zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes, para la 
importación de cerdos domésticos para reproducción (Derogación de las Resoluciones GMC 
Nº 56/14 y 38/18)"  (Draft Decree adopting MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC ) 
Resolution No. 13/21 "Animal health requirements of the States Parties for the importation 
of domestic swine for breeding (Repeal of GMC Resolutions Nos. 56/14 and 38/18)") 
Language(s) : Spanish and Portuguese Number of pages : 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/URY/22_4935_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text updates the animal health requirements of the 
States Partie s for the importation of domestic swine for breeding, repealing previous GMC 
Resolutions Nos. 56/14 and 38/18 on the same matter.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] 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. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Title 5, Chapter 5.7 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code - 
http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=2&htmfile=sommaire.htm  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation confor m to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/URY/66  
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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) : 25 September 2 022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enq uiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  
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 Ganaderos  (Directorate -General of Livestock Services)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  
Ruta Nacional N° 8, km 17.100  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 2220 4000, Ext. 150104  
Fax: (+598) 2220 4000, Ext. 150801  
Email: digesega@mgap.gub.uy