Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - 2014-2016, 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022, 2022-2024 - Uruguay - Addendum

URUGUAY

Addendum

The following communication, dated 21 October 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Uruguay.

 

A.      Notifying Member: Uruguay

B.      Date of notification: 21 October 2025

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol):

_G/MA/QR/N/URY/6

D. Type of notification:

      1.  Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force)

      2.  Changes to a notification previously made in (doc. symbol) which are of the following nature:

            2.1   Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1.

            2.2   Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below.

            2.3   Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1.

      3.  Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):

E.     The notification provides information for the following biennial period:

        2014-2016, 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022, 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 21 October 2025.

F.      This notification contains information* relating to:

      Section 1:   List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force.

      Section 2:  Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force and additional information.

G.      Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.

When preparing the notification for the period 2024-2026 that was circulated in document _G/MA/QR/N/URY/6, it was noted that the reference to Decree No. 434/011 of 5 December 2011, regarding the ban on the importation of persistent organic pollutants – Endosulfan, had mistakenly been omitted from previous notifications. The purpose of this communication is to add this measure to previous notifications.


Sección 1: Lista de restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor

 

RC Nº

Descripción general de la restricción

Tipo de restricción

Código(s) de la(s) línea(s) arancelaria(s) afectada(s), basados en
el SA (2022)

Designación detallada del producto

Justificación en el marco de la OMC y motivos de la restricción, por ejemplo, otros compromisos internacionales

Fundamento jurídico nacional y entrada en vigor (es decir, ley, reglamento o decisión administrativa)

Administración, modificación de medidas notificadas anteriormente y otras observaciones

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Prohibición a la importación de contaminantes orgánicos persistentes

P

2920.90.21

3808.91.94

Contaminantes orgánicos persistentes: endosulfán

Artículo XX(b), (g) del GATT, Convenio de Estocolmo sobre Contaminantes Orgánicos Persistentes (2003)

Decreto N° 434/011, de 05.12.2011. Entrada en vigor: 19/12/2011

 

Enlace: https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/434-2011

 

 

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* In Spanish only.