WTO notification · SPS
UruguayUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
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Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca por la que se aprueban los siguientes procedimientos: 'Procedimiento para la Habilitación de Establecimientos de Cuarentenas y Unidades autorizadas para el alojamiento de équidos importados, Versión 1' y 'Procedimiento para la Importación de Équidos, Versión 1' (Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisher
Uruguay issued an addendum on 27 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/URY/103. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1 December 2025. The comment period closed on 30 January 2026.
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Equine animals
The comment period closed on 30 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/URY/103/Add.1; it can take them up with Uruguay.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Latest notice (G/SPS/N/URY/103/Add.1, 27 February 2026)
Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries approving the following procedures: 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'Resolution No. 56/2026, of 19 February 2026, of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services, approving the 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and
Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries approving the following procedures: 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'Resolution No. 56/2026, of 19 February 2026, of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services, approving the 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and the 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'.
The objectives of the notified draft text are twofold: to approve the mandatory procedure setting out the requirements for the temporary or definitive importation of equine animals and the steps to be followed in this regard; and to approve the mandatory procedure governing the activities of the Official Veterinary Service (SVO), and the requirements for the accreditation of quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate equine animals imported temporarily.The above-mentioned procedures provide details concerning related legislation and the responsibilities of the SVO. They also establish definitions, describe modalities for importing equine animals, provide a guide to the import process and the registration process for importing companies and a description of the quarantine process, and set out the conditions to be met by quarantine facilities for imported equine animals.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/URY/103/Add.1
Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries approving the following procedures: 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'Resolution No. 56/2026, of 19 February 2026, of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services, approving the 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and
Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries approving the following procedures: 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'Resolution No. 56/2026, of 19 February 2026, of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services, approving the 'Accreditation procedure for quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate imported equine animals, Version 1' and the 'Procedure for importing equine animals, Version 1'.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/URY/103
Comment deadline: Closed on 30 January 2026
Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca por la que se aprueban los siguientes procedimientos: 'Procedimiento para la Habilitación de Establecimientos de Cuarentenas y Unidades autorizadas para el alojamiento de équidos importados, Versión 1' y 'Procedimiento para la Importación de Équidos, Versión 1' (Draft Resolution of the Directorate-General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisher
The objectives of the notified draft text are twofold: to approve the mandatory procedure setting out the requirements for the temporary or definitive importation of equine animals and the steps to be followed in this regard; and to approve the mandatory procedure governing the activities of the Official Veterinary Service (SVO), and the requirements for the accreditation of quarantine facilities and units authorized to accommodate equine animals imported temporarily.The above-mentioned procedures provide details concerning related legislation and the responsibilities of the SVO. They also establish definitions, describe modalities for importing equine animals, provide a guide to the import process and the registration process for importing companies and a description of the quarantine process, and set out the conditions to be met by quarantine facilities for imported equine animals.
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