G/SPS/N/URY/71  
17 March  2023 
(23-1959) 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) : Oryza sativa  (rice) ; Rice (HS code 1006)  
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. 45/21 "Requisitos fitosanitarios para Oryza sativa (arroz) 
según país de destino y origen para los Estados Partes" que actualiza el "Sub -estándar 
3.7.27 Requisitos fitosanitarios para Oryza sativa (arroz) según país de destino y origen, 
para los Estados Partes del MERCOSUR (Derogación de la Res . GMC 07 /20)".  (Draft decree 
incorporating Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 45/21 "Phytosanitary 
requirements for Oryza sativa  (rice) according to country of destination and origin, for 
member States ", updating "Substandard 3.7.27 Phytosanitary requirements for Oryza 
sativa  (rice) according to country of destination and origin, for MERCOSUR member States 
(Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 07/20)") . Language(s) : Spanish and Portuguese 
Number of pages : 14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_2077_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_2077_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_2077_02_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft decree updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for rice for MERCOSUR member States, approved by GMC Resolution No. 
45/21 . It also repeals Resolution No. 71 of the Directorate -General of Agricultural Services 
of 28 January 2 021, which incor porates MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) 
Resolution No. 07/20 "Phytosanitary requirements for Oryza sativa  (rice) according to 
country of destination and origin, for member States " (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 
39/03).  
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.  G/SPS/N/URY/71  
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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. I SPM 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 analy sis 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 and adoption 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) : 16 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) 2412 6358  
Fax: +(598) 2410 7205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  G/SPS/N/URY/71  
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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, tercer piso  
Tel.: +(598) 2412 6358  
Fax: +(598) 2410 7205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  (Directorate -General of 
International Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  (International Economic 
Organizations Department)  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (59-82) 902 0618  
Fax: (59 82) 901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy