G/STR/N/4/URY, G/STR/N/7/URY  
G/STR/N/10/URY, G/STR/N/11/URY  
G/STR/N/12/URY, G/STR/N/13/URY  
12 July 2013  
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: Spanish  
 
  STATE TRADING 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF THE GATT 1994 
 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE 
INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII 
URUGUAY  
The following communication, dated 3 March 2013, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Uruguay. 
 
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I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
The only State enterprise covered by the pr ovisions of Article XVII of the GATT 1994 
is the Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland  (ANCAP). 
 ANCAP has a monopoly on the importation and refining of crude petroleum and byproducts. 
 
II. REASON AND PURPOSE FOR ESTABL ISHING AND MAINTAINING THE STATE 
TRADING ENTERPRISE  
The monopoly on petroleum and fuels derived from petroleum was established because 
they are deemed to be strategic products. 
 The monopoly was created under the law setting up ANCAP (National Law No. 8764 
of 15 October 1931). 
 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
ANCAP is a State industrial and trading enterprise; its legal status is that of an autonomous body 
and it is subject to the rules of public  law and not of private commercial law. 
 T h e  e n t e r p r i s e ' s  B o a r d  o f  D i r e c t o r s ,  w h i c h  i s  m a d e  u p  o f  f i v e  m e m b e r s ,  i s  a p p o i n t e d  
by the Executive with parliamentary approval. 
 The prices of the products produced by the enterprise are fixed by the Executive 
upon the recommendation of ANCAP's Board of Directors. 
 Imports or exports by third parties of products over which ANCAP has a monopoly 
are not permitted. 
 The import volume of crude petroleum and bypr oducts is determined by domestic demand. 
The exports volume of petroleum byproducts depe nds on the competitiveness of the enterprise 
and the stocks available. 
 Long-term contracts have been used on occasions for supplies of crude petroleum.  
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 IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION1 
TABLE 1 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 
Year Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS number(s)) Total quantity 
imported 
(kg) Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise 
(kg) Average import 
price 
(US$/kg) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price* Mark-up* National production  
(m3) 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1998 2709 1,791,445,250 1,791,445,250 0.09 0.00  0.00 
 2710 294,774,785 294,774,785 0.13 464.04  2,181,598 
 2711 25,185,480 25,185,480 0.17 0.7  154,283 
2001 2709 1,775,801,125 1,775,801,125 0.17 0.00  0.00 
 2710 203,730,323 203,730,323 0.24 500.84  2,055,578 
 2711 71,830,613 71,830,613 0.19 0.63  154,769 
2002 2709 1,089,866,855 1,089,866,855 0.17 0.00  0.00 
 2710 373,554,145 373,554,145 0.21 551.80  1,505,037 
 2711 59,105,576 59,105,576 0.25 0.50  113,706 
2003 2709 1,774,700,375 1,774,700,375 0.21 0.00  0.00 
 2710 281,440,096 281,440,096 0.28 579.88  1,871,896 
 2711 61,496,441 61,496,441 0.23 0.84  119,264 
2004 2709 2,240,432,992 2,240,432,992 0.27 0.00  0.00 
                                               
1 Information on exports from th ese periods will  be reported.   
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Year Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS number(s)) Total quantity 
imported 
(kg) Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise 
(kg) Average import 
price 
(US$/kg) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price* Mark-up* National production  
(m3) 
 2710 204,860,649 204,860,649 0.31 463.60  2,488,067 
 2711 49,961,693 49,961,693 0.09 0.92  155,344 
2005 2709 2,062,624,874 2,062,624,874 0.39 0.00  0.00 
 2710 186,755,016 186,755,016 0.40 534.96  2,502,513 
 2711 48,196,386 48,196,386 0.15 0.66  164,454 
2006 2709 1,881,494,528 1,881,494,528 0.46 0.00  0.00 
 2710 579,114,834 579,114,834 0.46 613.32  2,237,986 
 2711 86,159,627 86,159,627 0.24 1.06  140,244 
2007 2709 1,415,732,648 1,415,732,648 0.50 0.00  0.00 
 2710 693,202,868 693,202,868 0.60 828.08  1,910,199 
 2711 82,283,425 82,283,425 0.47 1.04  119,365 
2008 2709 2,266,815,394 2,266,815,394 0.72 0.00  0.00 
 2710 966,064,311 966,064,311 0.89 1,175.75  2,607,296 
 2711 49,918,086 49,918,086 0.49 1.32  169,838 
 
* In column 5, the figures corresponding to HS heading 2710 are shown in US$/m3 and the figures corresponding to HS heading 2711 are shown in US$/kg. Statistical information 
for column 6 is reported  under columns 4 and 5.   
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TABLE II 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 
Year Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS number(s)) Total quantity 
exported 
(kg)  Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise 
(kg) Average procurement 
price (reported by 
enterprise) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price Average export 
price National production 
(m3) 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1998 2710 57,979,461 57,979,461 0 464.03 0.16 2,027,315 
 2711 498,770 498,770 0 0.7 0.23 154,283 
2001 2710 148,473,489 148,473,489 0 500.84 0.21 1,900,809 
 2711 0 0 0 0 0 154,769 
2002 2710 56,073,226 56,073,226 0 551.80 0.16 1,391,331 
 2711 0 0 0 0 0 113,706 
2003 2710 126,820,220 126,820,220 0 579.88 0.24 1,752,632 
 2711 0 0 0 0 0 119,264 
2004 2710 328,617,719 328,617,719 0 463.60 0.39 2,332,723 
 2711 0 0 0 0.92 0.32 155,344 
2005 2710 308,967,465 308,967,465 0 534.96 0.48 1,790,834 
 2711 0 0 0 1.03 0.66 119,365 
2006 2710 218,304,872 218,304,872 0 613.32 0.68 2,097,742 
 2711 4,888,650 4,888,650 0 1.06 0.64 140,244 
2007 2710 183,544,705 183,544,705 0 828.08 0.68 2,097,742 
 2711 3,838,340 4,888,650 0 1.03 0.63 140,244 
2008 2710 227,958,331 227,958,331 0 1,175.75 0.82 2,437,458 
 2711 5,338,144 5,338,144 0 1.32 0.72 169,838   
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TABLE III 
STATE TRADING: NAME OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 
Year Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s)) Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise National production Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise National consumption 
 1 2 3 4 5 
1998 2710 - - - 2,027,315 1,950,717 2,029,000 
 2711 - - - 154,283 154,283 183,000 
2001 2710 - - - 1,900,809 1,506,231 1,609,231 
 2711 - - - 154,769 154,769 154,769 
2002 2710 - - - 1,391,331 1,415,294 1,495,294 
 2711 - - - 113,706 113,706 113,706 
2003 2710 - - - 1,752,632 1,334,736 1,334,736 
 2711 - - - 119,264 119,264 119,264 
2004 2710 - - - 2,332,723 1,296,256 1,751,656 
 2711 - - - 155,344 155,344 155,344 
2005 2710 - - - 2,338,059 1,280,446 1,680,546 
 2711 - - - 164,454 164,454 164,454 
2006 2710 - - - 2,097,742 1,315,156 2,010,156 
 2711 - - - 140,244 140,244 140,244 
2007 2710 - - - 1,790,834 1,453,735 1,874,035 
 2711 - - - 119,365 119,365 119,365 
2008 2710 - - - 2,437,458 1,521,162 2,557,162 
 2711 - - - 169,838 169,838 169,838 
 
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