G/SPS/N/URY/81  
15 November  2023 
(23-7591) 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) : Strawberry ( Fragaria x ananass a) plants and in vitro  plants, and 
fresh and dried strawberries  
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 al ordenamiento 
jurídico nacional la Resolución GMC No 08/23 "Subestándar 3.7.23 - Requisitos 
Fitosanitarios para Fragaria x ananassa (frutilla) según país de destino y origen, para los 
Estados Parte s del MERCOSUR (Derogación de la Resolución GMC No 07/10)"  (Draft 
Decree incorporating into national law Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 
08/23, "Substandard 3.7.23 : Phytosanitary requirements for Fragaria  x ananassa  
(strawberries), according to co untry of destination and origin, for MERCOSUR member 
States  (repeal of GMC Resolution No. 07/10)") Language(s) : Spanish Number of 
pages : 13 
https://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_13448_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_13448_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree up dates the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of Strawberry ( Fragaria x ananassa ) plants and in vitro  
plants, and fresh and dried strawberries, for trade among MERCOSUR member States , as 
approved by GMC Resolution No.  08/23 . Furthermore, i t repe als GMC Resolution No. 
07/10, which was incorporated by Directorate -General of Agricultural Services (DGSA) 
Resolution No.  22 of 13  June 2011, published in the Official Journal on 20  October  2011. 
DGSA Resolution No. 22 was therefore also repealed.  
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.  
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.) : G/SPS/N/URY/81  
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  − ISPM No. 1: Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
− ISPM No. 2: Guidelines for pest risk analysis  
− ISPM No. 11: Pest risk analysis for quarantine pests  
− ISPM No. 20: Guidelines 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  
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  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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 (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
Constituyente 1476, 3° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Dirección General para Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  (Directorate -General for 
International Economic Affairs)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  (International Economic 
Organizations Department)  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2902 0618  
Fax: (+598) 2901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organis mos@mrree.gub.uy  G/SPS/N/URY/81  
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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, 3° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2412 6358  
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Dirección General pa ra Asuntos Económicos Internacionales  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Internacionales  
Colonia 1206, 4° piso  
Tel.: (+598) 2902 0618  
Fax: (+598) 2901 7413  
Email: negociaciones.organismos@mrree.gub.uy