G/SPS/N/URY/72  
26 May 2023 
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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) : Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) 
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 derecho positivo 
nacional la Resolución Grupo Mercado Común Nº 14/22, de 20 de julio de 2022  (Draft 
Decree incorporating Common Market Group Resolution No. 14/22 of 2 0 July 2 022 into 
national positive law)  Language(s) : Spanish . Number of pages : 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_09805_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/URY/23_09805_01_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Decree updates the phytosanitary 
requirements for the importation of different presentations of barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) 
for trade among MERCOSUR State Parties, approved by Common Market Group ( GMC) 
Resolution No. 14/22.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect t erritory 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.) : 
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  G/SPS/N/URY/72  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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, after the end of the 
comment period.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, after the end of the 
comment period.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined, from the date of 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) : 25 July 2 023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:  
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.organismos@mrree.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  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  (International Affairs Unit)  
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 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.organismos@mrree.gub.uy