G/SPS/N/URY/32  
16 March  2018 
(18-1604) 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) : Bovine and bubaline animal emb ryos 
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 . No. 44/17 . Language(s) : 
Spanish and Portuguese Number of pages : 10 
6. Description of content : Animal health requirements, and the model certificate 
established for the importation to the States Parties of bovine animal embryos collected in 
vivo, and animal health requirements for the importation to the States Parties of bovine 
and bubaline animal embryos produced in vitro.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] animal health , [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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 O rganisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 4.7 of the OIE Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] 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:  G/SPS/N/URY/32  
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  10. Propose d date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 April 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 15 May 2 018 
[ ] 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 ): 15 May 2 018 
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 Servici os Ganaderos , (Directorate -General of Livestock Services)  
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca  (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and 
Fisheries)  
Ruta Nacional No 8, km 17.100  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel.: (+598) 2220 4000, Ext. 150104  
Fax: (+598) 2220  4000, Ext. 150801  
Email : digesega@mgap.gub.uy