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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/URY/5
31 July 2002
(02-4228)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  URUGUAY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Animal species susceptible to Tran smissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
(TSEs) and the products, by-products and derivatives thereof, and animal feed.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Countries  classified in Categories  III and IV according to the risk classification
methodology adopted by the European Comm ission Scientific Steering Committee (EU
SSC) and countries not classified by this Committee.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture
and Fisheries Resolution of 4 July 2002  (9 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Resolution adopts  the risk assessment criteria established by
the European Commission Scientific Steer ing Committee until such time as the Office
International des Epizooties (OIE) establishes a list classifying countries according to the risk
of TSEs. It prohibits the importation of bovin e animals and meat products and by-products of
ruminants from countries classified in Categories III and IV. It authorises the importation ofovine and caprine animals from countries attesting to the absence of scrapie. It establishes
certification requirements for the importation of milk and dairy products and bovine semen
and embryos from countries classified in Categories  III and IV, as well as for the
importation of ovine and caprine semen and embryos, milk substitutes, meat meal, tallow
that is not protein free, gelatin, collagen and animal feed.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,
[ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  There is an urgent need
for measures preventing the entry of TSEs into the country to be updated and adapted as a
result of the increase in the number of countries affected.
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Chapter 2.3.13 of the International Animal
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10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Official Journal
No. 26,045 of 9 July 2002
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  9 July 2002
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ X ] National notification
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: