. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/URY/12 
18 May 2009 
 (09-2419) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Caprine semen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la 
Importación de Semen Caprino"  (Animal health requireme nts established by MERCOSUR 
States Parties for the importation of caprine semen) Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The notified text  establishes the animal health requirements for 
the importation of caprine semen, 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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ X ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)    
[   ] 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:  G/SPS/N/URY/12 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Resolución 
GMC Nº 44/08 "Requisitos Zoosanitarios de los Estados Partes para la Importación de 
Semen Caprino"  (MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 44/08: 
Animal health requirements established by MERCOSUR States Parties for the importation of caprine semen) (available in Spanish) .  The measure will be published in the Diario 
Oficial  (Official Journal). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Official Journal 
[  ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  29 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] 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.: +(5982) 412-6358 Fax: +(5982) 412-6331 E-mail: mgapuai@mgap.gub.uy 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] 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 Constituyente 1476, segundo piso Montevideo, Uruguay Tel.: +(5982) 412-6369 
Fax: +(5982) 412-6304 
E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy