G/SPS/N/URY/27
23 October 2014
(14-6116)  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 sheep (HS tariff subheading 0104.10) 
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:  Compartimento Ovino libre de fiebre aftosa sin 
vacunación - Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos Nº 82/014 del Ministerio de Ganadería Agricultura y Pesca (FMD-free sheep compartment where 
vaccination is not practised - Resolution No. 82/014 of the Directorate-General of 
Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries)  Language(s):  
Spanish  Number of pages:  3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/URY/14_4695_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution authorizes the Uruguayan Wool 
Secretariat (SUL) to establish a "FMD-free sheep compartment where vaccination is not 
practised", in accordance with the guidelines  laid down in Chapters 4.3 and 4.4 of the 
OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code and the provisions of Resolution No. 82/014 of the 
Directorate-General of Livestock Services.  
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 4.3 and 4.4 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?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/URY/27 
 
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   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: 
Resolution No. 82/014 of the Directorate-Genera l of Livestock Services of the Ministry of 
Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, available in Spanish at: 
http://www.mgap.gub.uy/DG SG/Resoluciones/Res%20N %C2%BA82%20Compartimento
%20Ovino%20Mayo%202014/RES%20N%C2%B0%2082%2020_05%20Aut.%20al%20
SUL%20a%20constituir%20compartimento%20ovino%20libre%20de%20FA%20sin%20
vac.pdf . 
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) :  20 May 2014 
[ ] 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:  [X] 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