RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/URY/1
24May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1972)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: URUGUAY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofLivestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, General
Directorate ofAgricultural Services andGeneral Directorate ofLivestock Services
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Mammalian protein
concentrates andbone meals forfeeding ruminants andpets. Bovine animals, sheep,
genetic material, products andby-products ofbothspecies.
4. Title and number ofpages ofthe notified document: Government Decree of
17April 1996
5. Description ofcontent: Revision andamendment oftheRegisters ofmammalian protein
concentrates andbonemeals forfeeding ruminants andpets. Revision andstrengthening
ofmeasures relating totheimportation oflivebovine animals andsheep, genetic
material andproducts andby-products thereof.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman andanimal health. Temporary measure
until more information isavailable andpending ageneral review ofthesituation
regarding transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): New information from theUnited Kingdom
authorities concerning theprobable linkbetween bovine spongiform encephalopathy and
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.
8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Need foralevel ofsanitary protection higher thanthatpossible
under thepresent recommendations oftheIOEInternational Zoosanitary Code.
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9. Relevant documents: Recommendations oftheWorld Health Organization concerning
human andanimal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies intheNovember 1991,
May1995 andApril 1996 Reports.
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 16April 1996
11. Texts available from/comments to: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax
number ofother body:
Dirección General paraAsuntos Económicos delMinisterio deRelaciones
Exteriores,
Fax: (5982) 917413
Telephone: (5982) 920618