G/SPS/N/URY/70  
16 March  2023 
(23-1921) 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) : Pinus spp. (pine)  
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 la Resolución Grupo 
Mercado Común (GMC) No. 12/22 "Requisitos fitosanitarios para Pinus spp. (pino) según 
país de destino y origen para los Estados Partes", que actualiza el "Sub -estándar 3.7.48 
Requisitos fitosanitarios pa ra Pinus spp. (pino) según país de destino y origen, para los 
Estados Partes del MERCOSUR (Derogación de la Res . GMC No. 09/20) " (Draft decree 
incorporating Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 12/22 "Phytosanitary 
requirements for Pinus  spp. (pine) ac cording to country of destination and origin, for 
member States ", updating "Substandard 3.7.48 Phytosanitary requirements for Pinus 
spp. (pine) according to country of destination and origin, for MERCOSUR member States 
(Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 09/20) "). Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_1976_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_1976_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_1976_02_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft decree updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for Pinus spp (pine) for MERCOSUR member States, approved by GMC 
Resolution No. 12/22 . It also repeals Resolution No. 69 of the Directorate -General of 
Agricultural Services of 2 8 January 2 021, which incorporates MERCOSUR Common Market 
Group (GMC) Resolution No. 09/20 "Phytosanitary requirements for Pinus spp. (pine) 
according to country of destination and origin, for member States " (Repeal of GMC 
Resolution No. 13/18).  
7. Objective and rationa le: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/URY/70  
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  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. ISPM No.) : 
− ISPM 1: P hytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM 2: G uidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM 11: P est risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM 20: G uidelines 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, but after the end of the 
comments period  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, but after the end of 
the comments period  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, upon publication in the Official Journal.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [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  (International Affairs Unit)  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Tel.: +(598) 24126358  
Fax: +(598) 24107205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
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, tercer piso  
Tel.: +(598) 24126358  
Fax: +(598) 24107205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy