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G/SPS/N/URY/18 
7 January 2013 
 (13-0035) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Other live animals (HS tariff heading 0106) 
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:  Proyecto de Decreto "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los 
Estados partes del Mercosur para el i ngreso de caninos y felinos domésticos" (Draft 
Decree "Animal health requirements governing the importation of pet dogs and cats into 
MERCOSUR States Parties").  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  9 
Text available at: http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/sps/URY/12_4930_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Decree establishes the animal health 
requirements governing the importation into Ur uguay of pet dogs and cats and the model of 
the corresponding veterinary certificate.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/URY/18 
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   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: 
MERCOSUR/GMC/RES.  Nº 52/12 "Requisitos z oosanitarios de los Estados Partes para el 
ingreso de caninos y felinos domésticos" (D erogación de las resoluciones GMC Nº 04/96 y 
05/96)  (MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 52/12:  
"Animal health requirements governing th e importation of pet dogs and cats into 
MERCOSUR States Parties" (Abrogation of Common Market Group (GMC) Resolutions 
Nos. 04/96 and 05/96)) (available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  January 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  January 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 December 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 Notification 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