G/SPS/N/URY/48  
13 December  2018 
(18-7888) 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) : Frozen bovine and buffalo seme n 
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 : MERCOSUR/GMC/RES . N° 42/18 "Modificación de los 
Requisitos zoosanitarios de los Estados Parte para la importación de semen bovino y 
bubalino congelado (Modificación de la Resolución GMC Nº 49/14)"  (MERCOSUR Common 
Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 42/18 "Amendment to the animal health 
requirements of the States Pa rties for the importation of frozen bovine and buffalo semen 
(Amendment to GMC Resolution No. 49/14)") Language(s) : Spanish and Portuguese 
Number of pages : 2 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/URY/18_6287_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Article 11 of and adds Article 25 to 
GMC Resolution No. 49/14 "Animal health requirements of the States Parties for the 
importation of frozen bovine and buffalo semen".  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] 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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) ( e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number ): Title 5, Chapter 5.7 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code - 
http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=2&htmfile=sommaire.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/48  
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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): 27 February 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 27 February 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 27 February 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 11 February 2 019 
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 6358  
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 N° 8, km 17.100  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 2220  4000, Ext. 150104  
Fax: (+598) 2220 4000, Ext. 150801  
Email : digesega@mgap.gub.uy