G/SPS/N/URY /37/Rev.1  
23 January  2023 
(23-0503) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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) : Hatching eggs of poultry and d ay-old poultry  
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 : Borrador de Decreto que incorpora al ordenamiento 
jurídico nacional la Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común (GMC) del MERCOSUR No. 
07/22 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la importación de huevos para 
incubar de aves de corral y aves de corral de un día (Derogación de la Reso lución GMC 
No. 31/18)"  (Draft Decree incorporating into national legislation MERCOSUR Common 
Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 07/22 "Animal Health Requirements of the States 
Parties for the importation of hatching eggs of poultry and day -old poultry (Repe al of GMC 
Resolution No. 31/18)" . Language(s) : Spanish and Portuguese Number of pages : 12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_0610_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_0610_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree updates the animal health 
requirements for the importation of hatching eggs of poultry and day -old poultry and the 
model for the corresponding International Veterinary Certificate . It also repeals Decree 
No. 182/019, of 2 4 June 2 019, which incorporated MERCOSUR Common Market Group 
(GMC) Resolution No. 31/18 "Animal Health Requirements of the States Parties for the 
importation of hatching eggs of poultry and day -old poultry (Repeal of GMC Resolution 
No. 10/96)", notified in documen t G/SPS/N/URY/37.  
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.  G/SPS/N/URY/37/Rev.1  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standar d? 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) : Section 5, Chapter 5.7, of the 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] 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  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email  address (if 
available) of other body:  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries  
Constituyente 1 476, 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:  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358 
Fax: (+598) 2410 7205  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy