G/SPS/N/URY/29  
 
5 September 2017  
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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): Veterinary products  containing ethion  
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: Resolución Ministerial Nº 649/017 (Ministerial 
Resolution No. 649/017 )  Language(s): Spanish   Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The notified Ministerial Resolution prohibits the use throughout 
national territory of ethion -based veterinary products , such as anti-fly, anti-larval , anti-
mange , anti-lice and anti -tick products , as pour -ons or for environmental application . 
The u se of ethion is permitted  exclusively in anti-tick products  administered  by dipping 
or spraying .  
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):  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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/29  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 August 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 August 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  29 October 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 November 2017  
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.:  (+598) 2412-6358 
Fax:  (+598) 2410-7205 
E-mail: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Text(s) 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  
Ruta Nacional Nº 8, km 17.100  
Montevideo, Uruguay  
Tel: (+598) 2220 -4000, Ext. 150104  
Fax: (+598) 2220 -4000, Ext. 150801  
E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy