. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/URY/6 
29 September 2008 
 (08-4573) 
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):  Equidae 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable:
 
 Non-Mercosur countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Requisitos Zoosanitarios 
para la Importación Definitiva o para Reproducción de Équidos  (Animal health 
requirements for the definitive importation or  reproduction of equidae) (14 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The notified text  establishes the animal health requirements for the 
definitive importation or reproduction of e quidae and the corresponding veterinary 
certificate. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] 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 19/07 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios  para la Importación Definitiva o para 
Reproducción de Équidos desde Terceros Países" (MERCOSUR Common Market 
Group (GMC) Resolution No. 19/07:  "Animal health requirements for the definitive 
importation or reproduction of equidae from thir d countries") (available in Spanish).  The 
adopted measure will be published in the Diario Oficial  (Official Journal). G/SPS/N/URY/6 
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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