G/SPS/N/URY/37  
29 November  2018 
(18-7522) 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) : Hatching eggs of poultry and d ay-old poultry  
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° 31/18 "Requisitos 
Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la importación de huevos para incubar de aves 
de corral y aves de corral de un día (Derogación de la Resolución GMC Nº 10/96) " 
(MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 31/18, "Animal Health 
Requirements of the States Parti es for the importation of hatching eggs of poultry and 
day-old poultry (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 10/96) "). Language(s) : Spanish and 
Portuguese Number of pages : 11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/URY/18_6015_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified resolution establishes the States Parties ' animal 
health requirements for the importation of hatching eggs of poultry and day -old poultry 
and the model for the International Veterinary Certificate.  
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) : Section 5, Chapter 5.7, of the 
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 G/SPS/N/URY/37  
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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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 February 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2 109 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 13 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 ): 28 January 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