G/SPS/N/URY/26  
 
14 May 2014  
(14-2957)  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, MGAP  (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):  Live bovine animals (HS tariff heading 0102) 
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:  Sistema de Identificación y Registro Animal - Ley 
17.997 (Animal identification and registration system – Law No. 17.997)  Language(s):  
Spanish  Number of pages:  4  
6. Description of content:  The notified Law provides for the mandatory individual 
electronic identification and entry in the animal register ( Registro Animal ) of all bovine 
animals born in Uruguayan territory. The entire national cattle herd has been subject to 
identification and registration since 1 July 2011. The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries is responsible for administration of the identification and registration 
system. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant 
protection, [ ] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [X] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Chapters 4.1 and 4.2 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] 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:  Ley G/SPS/N/URY/26 
 
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  18.656 - Sistema de Identificación y Registro Animal. Modificaciones  (Law No. 18.656: 
Animal identification and registration system. Amendments) (available in Spanish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Adopted 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Published 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2006 
[ ] 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:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca 
Constituyente 1476, tercer piso Montevideo, Uruguay 
Tel.:  +(5982) 412-6358 
Fax:  +(5982) 412-6331 E-mail: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos 
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca 
Constituyente 1476, segundo piso Montevideo, Uruguay 
Tel.:  +(5982) 412-6369 
Fax:  +(5982) 412-6304 E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy