G/SPS/N/URY/63  
28 September  2021 
(21-7259) 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) : Pet birds  
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 que incorpora al ordenamiento 
jurídico nacional la Resolución MERCOSUR/GMC Nº 20/20 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de 
los Estados Partes para la importación de aves en calidad de animales de compañía"  (Draft 
Decree incorporating into national legislation Resolution MERCOSUR/GMC No. 20/20, 
"Animal health require ments of the States Parties for the importation of birds as pets") 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 2 and 9  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SP S/URY/21_6194_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/URY/21_6194_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree approves the animal health 
requirements of the MERCOSUR States Parties for the importation of birds as pets, as well 
as the relevant international veterinary certificate template.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant p rotection, 
[ ] 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 numbe r of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 5.7 of the Terrestrial Code - 
Animal health measures applicable on arrival ( https://www.oie.int/en/what -we-
do/standards/codes -and-manuals/terrestrial -code-online -
access/?id=169&L=1&htmfile=chapitre_ aahm_arrival.htm ) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/URY/63  
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  [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  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Prop osed 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) : 27 November 2 021 
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)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: +(598) 2412 635 8 
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  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Ruta Nacional No 8, km 17.100  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: +(598) 2220 4000, Ext. 150104  
Fax: +(598) 2220 400 0, Ext. 150801  
Email : digesega@mgap.gub.uy