G/SPS/N/URY/25  
7 April 2014  
(14-2139)  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): Bone ash used in animal feed. 
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 del uso de ceniza de hueso para la 
elaboración de alimentos para animales. Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas No. 22/07  (Ban on the use of bone ash in animal feed. Resolution No. 22/07 of 
the Directorate-General of Agricultural Services) Language(s): Spanish Number of 
pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The notified text bans and suspends the use of bone ash as an 
ingredient in animal feed products registered  with the Directorate-General of Agricultural 
Services at the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries. 
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.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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. 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:   G/SPS/N/URY/25 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas No. 22/07  (Resolution No. 22/07 
of the Directorate-General of Agricultural Services) (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) : 25 June 2007 
[ ] 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