G/SPS/N/URY/20  
7 April 2014  
(14-2134)  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 num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Feed for bovine animals and sheep containing antibiotics for growth 
promotion purposes. 
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: Prohibición para la importación, fabricación, 
comercialización y uso de los alimentos para animales de las especies bovina y ovina que contengan antibióticos con la finalidad de promover el crecimiento, Decreto No. 98/011  
(Ban on the importation, manufacture, marketing and use of feed for bovine animals and 
sheep which contains antibiotics for growth promotion purposes, Decree No. 98/011) Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries prohibits the 
importation, manufacture, marketing and use of feed for bovine animals and sheep which 
contains antibiotics for growth promotion purposes, with a view to preventing any increase 
in the risk of antimicrobial resistance in anim als and any risk to public health and ensuring 
the safety and quality of this product of animal origin. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/URY/20 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. ISPM 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: Decree 
No. 98/011 (available in Spanish) 
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) : 2 May 2011 
[ ] 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 hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email 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 
Email: uai@mgap.gub.uy 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email 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 
Email: digesega@mgap.gub.uy