G/STR/N/5/URY, G/STR/N/6/URY  
G/STR/N/8/URY, G/STR/N/9/URY  
12 July 2013  
(13-3701)  Page: 1/4  
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: Spanish  
 
  STATE TRADING 
UPDATING NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF THE GATT 1994 
AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON  
THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII 
URUGUAY  
The following communication, dated 3 March 2013, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Uruguay. 
 
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I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
The only State enterprise covered by the pr ovisions of Article XVII of the GATT 1994 
is the Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland  (ANCAP). 
 ANCAP has a monopoly on the import and refining of crude petroleum and byproducts. 
 
II. REASON AND PURPOSE FOR ESTABL ISHING AND MAINTAINING THE STATE 
TRADING ENTERPRISE  
The monopoly on petroleum and fuels derived from petroleum was established because 
they are deemed to be strategic products. 
 The monopoly was created under the law setting up ANCAP (National Law No. 8764 
of 15 October 1931). 
 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
ANCAP is a State industrial and trading enterprise; its legal status is that of an autonomous body 
and it is subject to the rules of public  law and not of private commercial law. 
 The enterprise's Directorate is appointed by  the Executive with parliamentary approval 
and is made up of five members. 
 The prices of the products produced by the enterprise are fixed by the Executive 
upon the recommendation of ANCAP's Directorate. 
 Imports or exports by third parties of products over which ANCAP has a monopoly are not allowed. 
 
The quantities of imports of crude petroleum and byproducts are determined by domestic demand. 
The quantity of exports of petroleum byproducts depends on the competitiveness of the enterprise 
and the stocks available. 
 
Long-term contracts have been used on some occasions for supplies of crude petroleum.    
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- 2 - IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION1 
TABLE I 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Year Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s)) Total quantity 
imported 
(kg) Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise 
(kg) Average import price 
(US$/kg) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price 
* Mark-up * National production  
(m3) 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1999 2709 1,705,448,500 1,705,448,500 0.12 0.00  0.00 
 2710 821,114,642 821,114,642 0.14 520.98  1,914,671 
 2711 55,254,792 55,254,792 0.23 0.27  128,304 
2000 2709 1,761,658,500 1,761,658,500 0.22 0.00  0.00 
 2710 323,420,531 323,420,531 0.23 426.00  2,179,905 
 2711 52,342,931 52,342,931 0.29 0.59  148,536 
 
* In column 5, item 27.10 is expressed in US$ per m3 and item 27.11 in US$ per kg. As regards column 6,  Uruguay chose to report under columns 4 and 5. 
 
                                               
1 Information will be provided on  exports during these periods.   
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- 3 - TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
 
Year Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s)) Total quantity 
exported 
(kg)  Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise 
(kg) Average 
procurement price 
(indicated by the 
enterprise) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Average export 
price National 
production 
(m3) 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1999 2710 63,056,515 63,056,515 0 520.98 0.15 1,786,367 
 2711 0 0 0 0 0 128,304 
2000 2710 97,865,105 97,865,105 0 426 0.25 2,031,369 
 2711 0 0 0 0 0 148,536 
 
   
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- 4 - TABLE III 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
 
Year Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s)) Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise National production Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise National consumption 
 1 2 3 4 5 
1999 2710 - - - 1,786,367 2,217,696 2,083,696 
 2711 - - - 128,304 128,304 128,304 
2000 2710 - - - 2,031,369 1,755,464 2,297,464 
 2711 - - - 148,536 148,536 148,536 
 
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