. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/URY/8 
3 October 2008 
 (08-4691) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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):  Queen bees and apiculture products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 All countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Requisitos Zoosanitarios 
para la Importación de Abejas  Reinas y Productos Apícolas (Animal health requirements 
for the importation of queen bees and apicu lture products) (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified text  establishes the animal health requirements for the 
importation into Uruguay of queen bees and apiculture products and the corresponding 
veterinary certificates. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
GMC Nº 23/07 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios, par a la Importación de Abejas Reinas y 
Productos Apícolas destinados a lo s Estados Partes del MERCOSUR"  (MERCOSUR 
Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 23/07:  Animal health requirements for the importation of queen bees and apiculture products into MERCOSUR States Parties) 
(available in Spanish).  The adopted measure will be published in the Diario Oficial  
(Official Journal). G/SPS/N/URY/8 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
12. Final date for comments:  31 October 2008  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or 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.: +(5982) 412-6358  Fax: +(5982) 412-6331  E-mail: mgapuai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail 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 
 E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy