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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/URY/17 
4 April 2012 
 (12-1756) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  URUGUAY 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos/Ministerio de 
Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, (MGAP)  (Directorate-General of Livestock 
Services/Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Genetic material from species suscep tible to the Schmallenberg virus 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Countries affected by the Schmallenberg virus  
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolution No. 40/012 of the Directorate-General of 
Livestock Services  Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2012/sps/URY/12_1167_00_s.pdf 
6. Description of content:  The notified Resolution temporar ily suspends the entry into 
national territory of genetic material from species susceptible to the Schmallenberg virus 
from countries affected by the disease. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Protection of national 
health status. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None G/SPS/N/URY/17 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
15 March 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 pi so - Montevideo - Uruguay 
Tel: (+5982) 4126358 
Fax: (+5982) 4126331 
E-mail: uai@mgap.gub.uy  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notificati on 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 pi so - Montevideo - Uruguay 
Tel: (+5982) 4126369 Fax: (+5982) 4126304 
E-mail: digesega@mgap.gub.uy 
Website: http://www.mgap.gub.uy/DGSG/Resolu ciones/Res%20DGSG%20Nº40-12.pdf