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Table AI.1
Merchandise exports (f.o.b.) by product, 2005-2010
(US$ million and per cent)
|Description |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |2010 |
| |(US$ million) |
|Total |3,405 |3,952 |4,518 |5,942 |5,386 |7,030 |
| |(% of exports) |
|Total primary products |69.0 |69.3 |68.7 |72.9 |75.1 |75.6 |
| Agriculture |63.7 |64.9 |63.6 |69.3 |73.5 |73.3 |
| Food |54.5 |55.2 |53.1 |58.8 |63.6 |62.4 |
| 0112 Meat of bovine animals, frozen |16.5 |17.2 |12.5 |14.7 |13.7 |12.2 |
| 2222 Soya beans |3.0 |3.5 |4.6 |5.5 |8.5 |11.1 |
| 0412 Other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled |0.2 |0.4 |0.5 |2.2 |4.8 |5.8 |
| 0423 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not |5.1 |4.5 |4.7 |5.9 |7.0 |4.9 |
|polished, glazed, parboiled or converted (including broken rice) | | | | | | |
| 0111 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled |5.1 |6.5 |5.1 |5.4 |4.0 |3.9 |
| 0222 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened |3.0 |3.1 |2.8 |3.0 |2.9 |3.4 |
| 0249 Other cheese; curd |2.6 |2.2 |2.4 |2.5 |2.4 |2.7 |
| 0482 Malt, whether or not roasted (including malt flour) |2.2 |2.0 |1.9 |2.9 |3.2 |2.1 |
| 0011 Bovine animals, live |0.1 |0.4 |0.5 |1.0 |1.3 |2.0 |
| Agricultural raw materials |9.2 |9.7 |10.5 |10.5 |9.8 |10.9 |
| 2475 Wood of non-coniferous species, in the rough (whether or |1.6 |1.9 |2.5 |2.9 |3.6 |4.3 |
|not stripped of bark or sapwood) or roughly squared, but not | | | | | | |
|treated with paint, stains or other preservatives | | | | | | |
| 2687 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed |3.1 |2.9 |3.0 |2.1 |1.9 |1.9 |
|(including combed wool in fragments) | | | | | | |
| 2461 Wood in chips or particles |1.8 |1.7 |1.4 |2.8 |1.5 |1.8 |
| Mining |5.3 |4.3 |5.1 |3.7 |1.6 |2.3 |
| Ores and other minerals |0.2 |0.3 |0.3 |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Non-ferrous metals |0.3 |0.5 |0.5 |0.2 |0.2 |0.1 |
| 6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked |0.3 |0.5 |0.4 |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Fuels |4.8 |3.5 |4.3 |3.3 |1.4 |2.0 |
|Manufactures |29.7 |29.5 |29.7 |25.9 |23.8 |23.4 |
| Iron and steel |0.8 |0.8 |1.0 |1.1 |0.8 |0.6 |
| 6794 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (e.g. open seam or |0.6 |0.6 |0.7 |0.8 |0.7 |0.6 |
|welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel | | | | | | |
| Chemicals |5.8 |5.7 |6.6 |6.7 |6.4 |6.0 |
| 5542 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); |0.9 |0.9 |1.1 |1.1 |1.1 |0.9 |
|surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including | | | | | | |
|auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether| | | | | | |
|or not containing soap, n.e.s. | | | | | | |
| 5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. |1.0 |1.0 |1.1 |1.1 |1.3 |0.8 |
| 5912 Fungicides put up in forms or packings for retail sale or |0.1 |0.3 |0.3 |0.5 |0.3 |0.6 |
|as preparations or articles | | | | | | |
| Other semi-manufactures |11.2 |12.1 |11.5 |8.5 |6.8 |7.4 |
| 6114 Other bovine leather and equine leather, without hair on |7.1 |7.4 |6.5 |4.2 |3.0 |2.8 |
|(other than leather of subgroup 611.8) | | | | | | |
| 6211 Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in |1.2 |1.2 |1.1 |1.1 |1.0 |1.3 |
|plates, sheets or strip | | | | | | |
| 6343 Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each ply not |0.0 |0.4 |0.7 |0.8 |0.6 |0.6 |
|exceeding 6 mm thickness | | | | | | |
| Machinery and transport equipment |2.9 |3.7 |3.7 |3.7 |3.4 |4.1 |
| Power-generating machinery |0.0 |0.1 |0.0 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Other non-electrical machinery |0.4 |0.4 |0.3 |0.2 |0.4 |0.6 |
| Agricultural machinery and tractors |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |
| Office machines and telecommunications equipment |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.0 |
| Other electrical machinery |0.3 |0.4 |0.6 |0.5 |0.3 |0.5 |
| 7731 Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, cable |0.0 |0.1 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.3 |
|(including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric | | | | | | |
|conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre | | | | | | |
|cables … | | | | | | |
| Automotive products |1.8 |2.6 |2.6 |2.6 |2.1 |2.7 |
| 7843 Other parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of |1.4 |1.6 |1.8 |1.5 |1.3 |1.2 |
|groups 722, 781, 782 and 783 | | | | | | |
| 7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s. |0.1 |0.1 |0.0 |0.2 |0.5 |0.9 |
| Other transport equipment |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.4 |0.2 |
| 7932 Ships, boats and other vessels (other than pleasure craft,|0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |
|tugs, pusher craft, special-purpose vessels and vessels for | | | | | | |
|breaking up) | | | | | | |
| Textiles |2.1 |1.4 |1.3 |1.1 |0.9 |0.8 |
| Clothing |2.0 |1.7 |1.5 |1.1 |1.0 |0.8 |
| Other consumer goods |4.9 |4.0 |4.1 |3.7 |4.4 |3.7 |
| 8931 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of |2.4 |2.5 |2.6 |2.3 |2.4 |2.3 |
|plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics | | | | | | |
| 8211 Seats (other than those of heading 872.4), whether or not |1.3 |0.4 |0.6 |0.5 |0.6 |0.8 |
|convertible into beds, and parts thereof | | | | | | |
| 8921 Books, pamphlets, maps and globes, printed (not including |0.2 |0.2 |0.1 |0.2 |0.8 |0.1 |
|advertising material) | | | | | | |
| Other |1.3 |1.3 |1.6 |1.2 |1.1 |1.0 |
| Gold |1.3 |1.3 |1.6 |1.2 |1.1 |1.0 |
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates based on data from the Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 3) and the Uruguayan authorities.
Table AI.2
Merchandise imports (c.i.f.) by product, 2005-2010
(US$ million and per cent)
|Description |2005 |
|Total |3,879 |
|Total primary products |37.1 |39.9 |35.4 |41.6 |37.5 |30.6 |
| |(US$ million and per cent) |
|Total exports |3,405 |3,952 |4,518 |5,942 |5,386 |7,030 |
| |(% of exports) |
| America |60.4 |52.3 |54.3 |46.4 |44.0 |45.0 |
| MERCOSUR |22.9 |23.8 |27.8 |26.9 |28.4 |31.0 |
| Brazil |13.5 |14.7 |16.2 |16.6 |20.4 |21.1 |
| Argentina |7.8 |7.6 |9.9 |8.5 |6.4 |7.3 |
| Paraguay |1.6 |1.5 |1.7 |1.8 |1.6 |2.3 |
| United States |23.2 |13.6 |11.2 |3.7 |3.5 |3.0 |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |1.0 |2.0 |2.1 |4.0 |3.5 |3.6 |
| Mexico |4.1 |3.4 |4.6 |3.0 |2.5 |1.8 |
| Chile |2.4 |4.2 |2.4 |2.3 |1.5 |1.8 |
| Peru |1.1 |0.5 |1.0 |1.3 |1.0 |1.0 |
| Canada |2.6 |1.1 |1.6 |0.5 |0.7 |0.5 |
| Cuba |1.0 |1.0 |1.2 |1.1 |0.6 |0.7 |
| Europe |19.4 |19.6 |21.4 |22.3 |18.1 |18.4 |
| EU(27) |17.6 |17.1 |18.4 |19.3 |15.4 |14.6 |
| Germany |4.2 |4.2 |4.5 |3.6 |3.0 |3.5 |
| Spain |3.8 |3.0 |3.3 |4.0 |2.8 |2.6 |
| Italy |2.7 |2.8 |2.2 |2.4 |2.1 |2.1 |
| Netherlands |1.4 |1.7 |2.1 |2.7 |2.2 |1.8 |
| United Kingdom |2.5 |2.4 |2.7 |2.9 |2.6 |1.6 |
| EFTA |1.4 |2.2 |2.5 |2.5 |1.9 |1.9 |
| Switzerland and Liechtenstein |0.7 |1.4 |1.7 |1.4 |1.3 |1.2 |
| Other Europe |0.4 |0.3 |0.4 |0.5 |0.8 |2.0 |
| Turkey |0.2 |0.2 |0.4 |0.4 |0.7 |1.9 |
| Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |1.2 |5.7 |2.5 |5.7 |4.1 |5.3 |
| Russian Federation |1.1 |5.7 |2.5 |5.6 |4.0 |5.2 |
| Africa |3.9 |4.8 |4.2 |4.2 |4.7 |3.3 |
| Algeria |0.4 |1.1 |0.4 |0.4 |0.5 |0.6 |
| Middle East |3.9 |4.1 |2.8 |4.4 |5.5 |3.2 |
| Israel |0.8 |1.4 |1.0 |1.4 |1.1 |1.2 |
| Asia |8.2 |9.0 |8.7 |7.4 |8.6 |9.0 |
| China |3.5 |4.0 |3.6 |2.9 |4.3 |5.4 |
| Japan |0.9 |1.1 |0.7 |0.7 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Six East Asian Traders |2.8 |3.0 |2.8 |2.3 |3.1 |2.1 |
| Hong Kong, China |0.5 |0.4 |0.5 |0.7 |1.4 |0.9 |
| Thailand |1.3 |1.4 |1.1 |0.9 |0.6 |0.5 |
| Korea, Republic of |0.7 |0.6 |0.7 |0.3 |0.5 |0.3 |
| Singapore |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |0.3 |0.3 |
| Malaysia |0.1 |0.3 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.1 |
| Chinese Taipei |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Other Asia |1.0 |0.9 |1.6 |1.5 |1.1 |1.4 |
| Viet Nam |0.3 |0.3 |0.5 |0.4 |0.4 |0.6 |
| Other |3.0 |4.5 |6.1 |9.6 |15.0 |15.8 |
| Free zones |0.0 |4.5 |6.1 |9.5 |14.9 |11.9 |
| Areas not elsewhere specified |3.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.1 |0.1 |3.9 |
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates based on data from the Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 3) and the Uruguayan authorities.
Table AI.4
Merchandise imports (c.i.f.) by trading partner, 2005-2010
(US$ million and per cent)
|Description |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |2010 |
| |(US$ million) |
|World |3,879 |4,775 |5,628 |9,069 |6,907 |8,315 |
| |(% of imports) |
| America |59.2 |68.7 |68.7 |61.5 |65.0 |59.6 |
| MERCOSUR |42.0 |45.7 |46.2 |43.2 |45.3 |36.5 |
| Brazil |21.3 |22.6 |23.4 |17.8 |21.1 |18.6 |
| Argentina |20.3 |22.6 |22.3 |24.8 |23.6 |17.0 |
| Paraguay |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.6 |0.6 |0.8 |
| United States |6.7 |6.9 |7.4 |5.9 |8.2 |8.4 |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |6.3 |12.6 |11.3 |7.1 |7.6 |9.1 |
| Mexico |1.3 |1.3 |1.5 |1.3 |1.4 |2.1 |
| Chile |1.8 |1.5 |1.4 |1.1 |1.4 |1.4 |
| Canada |0.6 |0.4 |0.3 |2.1 |0.4 |1.0 |
| Peru |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |
| Europe |11.4 |10.8 |10.8 |9.3 |11.5 |13.3 |
| EU(27) |10.8 |10.2 |10.3 |8.5 |10.8 |12.2 |
| Germany |2.3 |2.1 |2.0 |1.6 |2.4 |2.4 |
| Spain |1.2 |1.2 |1.3 |1.0 |1.2 |1.8 |
| Italy |2.0 |1.7 |1.7 |1.3 |1.7 |1.6 |
| France |1.7 |1.7 |1.5 |1.1 |1.2 |1.4 |
| United Kingdom |0.9 |1.0 |0.8 |0.6 |0.8 |0.9 |
| EFTA |0.5 |0.5 |0.4 |0.6 |0.5 |0.6 |
| Switzerland and Liechtenstein |0.4 |0.4 |0.4 |0.4 |0.5 |0.6 |
| Other Europe |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.2 |0.5 |
| Turkey |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.2 |0.5 |
| Commonwealth of Independent states (CIS) |8.0 |0.9 |3.7 |10.6 |3.8 |4.3 |
| Russian Federation |8.0 |0.9 |3.5 |10.5 |3.7 |4.2 |
| Africa |8.7 |3.6 |1.1 |3.1 |2.0 |1.8 |
| Angola |1.1 |0.0 |0.0 |2.2 |1.2 |0.7 |
| Middle East |0.2 |3.0 |0.2 |0.3 |0.4 |0.4 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |0.0 |2.7 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.2 |
| Asia |12.4 |12.9 |15.4 |15.2 |16.9 |20.2 |
| China |6.2 |7.3 |9.6 |10.0 |11.9 |13.5 |
| Japan |1.1 |1.1 |1.1 |1.0 |1.1 |1.1 |
| Six East Asian Traders |3.5 |3.2 |3.1 |2.7 |2.6 |3.7 |
| Korea, Republic of |1.3 |1.2 |1.1 |1.0 |0.8 |1.2 |
| Chinese Taipei |1.4 |1.2 |1.2 |0.9 |0.8 |1.2 |
| Thailand |0.2 |0.1 |0.2 |0.2 |0.3 |0.4 |
| Malaysia |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.3 |0.3 |
| Hong Kong, China |0.3 |0.3 |0.3 |0.3 |0.3 |0.3 |
| Singapore |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |
| Other Asia |1.5 |1.3 |1.6 |1.5 |1.4 |1.9 |
| India |1.0 |0.7 |0.9 |0.8 |0.7 |0.8 |
| Other |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |0.3 |0.4 |
| Free zones |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |0.1 |
| Unspecified areas |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.1 |0.1 |0.3 |
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates based on data from the Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 3) and the Uruguayan authorities.
Table AIII.1
Technical regulations in force as at November 2011
|Legislation |Subject |Summary of measure |
|Decree of 22/7/04. Approves |Drugs, cosmetics; diagnostic reagents and |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on sunscreens in |
|Common Market Group (GMC) |personal hygiene products or toiletries; |cosmetics. Labelling requirements. List of |
|Resolution No. 26/02 |chemical contraceptive preparations and |ultraviolet filters permitted under GMC Resolution |
| |condoms |No. 8/99 at end of text |
|Ministry of Public Health (MSP) |Packaging and equipment |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. List of permitted |
|Decree No. 10 of 14/2/11. | |resins and polymers |
|Approves GMC Resolution | | |
|No. 24/004 | | |
|MSP Decree No. 123 of 5/5/98 |Food products |Proportions established in Article 2 of the Decree |
|Decree No. 129 of 16/3/09. |Standardization, certification and |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on metrological control |
|Approves GMC Resolution |metrology. Pre-measured products marketed | |
|No. 07/008. Decree No. 253 |in units of length, mass, content volume | |
|of 17/8/10 of the Ministry of |and number of units of equal nominal | |
|Industry, Energy and |content | |
|Mining (MIEM). Approves GMC | | |
|Resolution No. 17/10 | | |
|Decree No. 130 of 4/5/06 |Food products |Must be enriched or fortified with the levels of iron |
| | |and folic acid indicated in the Decree (Article 3). |
| | |Labelling requirements (Articles 12-15) |
|Decree No. 137 of 17/4/1996 |Products of plant origin |MERCOSUR Technical Regulations. Product |
|of the Ministry of Livestock, | |characteristics in terms of identity, quality, |
|Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP).| |preparation, packaging and presentation |
|Approves GMC Resolutions | | |
|Nos. 98/994, 99/994 and 100/994 | | |
|Decree No. 141 of 2/4/92. |Food products |Labelling requirements. Application of MERCOSUR |
|Amended by Decree No. 231/06 and | |Technical Regulations on the labelling of packaged |
|Decree No. 117 of 21/4/06 | |foods (GMC Resolution No. 26/03) and the nutrition |
| | |labelling of packaged foods (GMC Resolutions Nos. 44/03|
| | |and 46/03) |
|Decree No. 152 of 3/5/01. |Equipment for the use of the radio spectrum|MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Safety and |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 72/98| |effectiveness requirements to be met by products |
|MSP Decree No. 163 of 30/3/09 |Processed cheese, processed pasteurized |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on Product Identity and |
|approving GMC Resolutions |cheese, UHT processed cheese, and grated |Quality. Labelling requirements |
|Nos. 79/94, 134/96 and 81/96 |cheese, marketed within MERCOSUR | |
|Decree No. 164 of 31/5/00 |Packaging and equipment |Technical Regulation establishing the list of raw |
|approving GMC Resolution | |materials that may be used to manufacture paper, card |
|No. 56/97 | |and paperboard that come into contact with foodstuffs |
|MSP Decree No. 165 of 8/6/99 |Instruments, apparatus, devices and other |Labelling requirements |
| |items or products for medical or | |
| |odontological use; products to be | |
| |implanted in the body | |
|MSP Decree No. 165 of 8/6/99 |Drugs, cosmetics and like products; |Labelling requirements |
| |diagnostic reagents and personal hygiene | |
| |products or toiletries; chemical | |
| |contraceptive preparations and condoms | |
|Decree No. 193/998. Approves GMC|Products of plant origin |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Composition, quality, |
|Resolution No. 142/96 | |packaging and labelling requirements. |
|Decree No. 215 of 13/6/02. |Animals and products of animal origin |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Methodology for |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 08/02| |determining net weight |
|MIEM Decree No. 2/007 of 10/9/07 |Matches and toothpicks |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on net content |
| | |verification. Sampling |
|MIEM Decree No. 24 of 19/1/11 |Non-invasive automatic sphygmomanometers |Metrological Technical Regulation. Technical, |
| | |efficiency and safety requirements for products |
|Decree No. 240 of 12/5/08. |Food-grade post-consumer recycled PET |Technical Regulation establishing general requirements |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 30/07|containers (food-grade PCR PET) which come |and evaluation criteria. Labelling requirements |
| |into contact with foodstuffs, equipment and| |
| |packaging | |
|Decree No. 243 of 27/6/01. |Cosmetics and like products |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on quantitative |
|Adopts GMC Resolution No. 50/00 | |indications for cosmetics (Annex) |
|Decree No. 244 of 27/6/01. |Cosmetic and make-up products marketed in |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Control of net content |
|Adopts GMC Resolution No. 49/00 |nominal quantities of 5g or ml to 20g or ml|for quantitative indication |
|Decree No. 245 of 27/6/01. |Paper and paperboard; articles of paper |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the indication of the |
|Adopts GMC Resolution No. 02/01 |pulp, of paper or of paperboard |nominal content of products |
|MIEM Decree No. 252 of 17/8/10. |Ice-glazed fish, molluscs and crustaceans |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Methodology for the |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 40/09| |metrological control of products |
|Decree No. 253 of 15/8/05. |Packaging and equipment |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. General requirements |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 25/99| |and assessment criteria for products. Sanitary |
| | |suitability requirements |
|MIEM Decree No. 265 of 11/7/02. |Food products |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Quantitative |
|Approves GMC Resolution | |verification of wheat flour. Must be enriched or |
|No. 09/2002 | |fortified with the levels of iron and folic acid |
| | |indicated in Decree No. 130 of 4/05/06 |
|MIEM Decree No. 27 of 22/1/86 |Instruments for measuring mass (scales) |Metrology requirements. Inspection |
|Decree No. 272 of 08/6/09 |Measuring instruments |Metrology requirements |
|Decree No. 275 of 17/7/01 |Textiles, textile articles and footwear |Labelling requirements |
|MSP Decree No. 283 of 24/7/01. |Condoms |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on male natural rubber |
|Approves GMC Resolution | |latex condoms |
|No. 75/200 | | |
|Decree No. 284/008 of 09/6/08 |Drugs, cosmetics; diagnostic reagents and |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation |
| |personal hygiene products or toiletries; | |
| |chemical contraceptive preparations and | |
| |condoms | |
|Decree No. 286 of 15/6/09. |Brewery products for human consumption |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Minimum identity and |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 14/01|(beer, liquid malt, malted barley or malt, |quality standards for products. Labelling requirements|
| |malt extract, brewing adjuncts, wort) | |
|Decree No. 287/009 of 15/6/09 |Beverages, spirits and vinegar |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Minimum identity and |
| | |quality standards. Labelling requirements |
|Decree No. 290 of 16/6/08. |Tobacco and manufactured tobacco |Labelling requirements. Health warnings must take up |
|Amended by Decree No. 277/009 |substitutes |the lower 80% of both the front and back of cigarette |
| | |packets and tobacco product packaging |
|MIEM Decree No. 30 of 26/1/2010 |Electrical clinical thermometers with |Metrological Technical Regulation. Technical |
| |maximum device, accuracy classes I and II, |requirements. Labelling requirements |
| |for measuring human body temperature | |
|Decree No. 308 of 29/6/94 |Instruments, apparatus, devices and other |Metrological Technical Regulation. Technical |
| |items or products for medical or |requirements. Labelling requirements |
| |odontological use | |
|Decree No. 315 of 5/7/94 National|Beverages, spirits and vinegar |Uruguayan Technical Standards Institute (UNIT) |
|Bromatological Regulations (and | |standards indicated in Chapter 27 of the Regulations |
|amendments thereto) | | |
|Decree No. 320 of 5/6/94 |Narcotics, psychotropic substances, |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Common documents |
| |precursors and substances used in the |required for the importation and exportation of |
| |manufacture thereof |narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances |
|MGAP Decree No. 325 of 3/9/97. |Wine products |Registration of the importer in the Register of the |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 45/96| |National Institute of Grape Growing and Wine |
| | |Production, which issues the analysis certificate for |
| | |marketing the products in the country. Labelling |
| | |requirements |
|MIEM Decree No. 329 of 31/8/95 |Appliances and equipment which use gaseous |Must comply with UNIT standard No. 953:94 (Article 2) |
| |and/or liquid fuels | |
|MIEM Decree No. 329 of 5/11/10 |Pipes, pipe and tap fittings |Must comply with UNIT standard No. 952:94 |
|MSP Decree No. 330/007 of 3/9/07 |Powdered and liquid cows' milk for food |Energy efficiency labelling requirements in accordance |
| |programmes: product enriched and fortified|with UNIT standard No. 1138 |
| |with ferrous bisglycinate chelate in a | |
| |proportion of 10 mg of elemental iron per | |
| |litre | |
|Decree No. 336/007 of 10/9/07. |Food products |Labelling requirements |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 4/6 | | |
|Decree No. 338 of 22/9/82 |Miscellaneous goods |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on net content |
| | |verification |
|Decree No. 338 of 28/8/96. |Food products |Inspection by the Uruguayan Technical Laboratory (LATU)|
|Approves Amended Text of 1996. | |upon entry into the country in order to check if |
|Amended by Law No. 18.083/06 | |products comply with existing bromatological provisions|
|Decree No. 343 of 8/11/08 and |Toys |Technical Regulation establishing requirements to be |
|MIEM Decree No. 388 of 7/10/05 | |met by products; marketing certificate issued by the |
| | |National Directorate of Industry (DNI) |
|MIEM Decree No. 349 of 25/11/98 |Reconstructed tyres of headings 40.11.10 |Certificate of conformity issued by the DNI. Products |
| |and 40.11.20 |must meet the technical requirements of GMC Resolution |
| | |No. 65/92 |
|Decree No. 35 of 21/1/80. |Rubber and articles thereof |Products must meet the technical requirements of GMC |
|Amended by Decree No. 479 | |Resolution No. 65/92 |
|of 4/12/01 | | |
|Decree No. 375 of 17/8/90. |Genetically modified organisms |Prior import authorization issued by the National |
|Amended by Decrees Nos. 247 of | |Biosafety Office (GNBio) (Article 1) |
|9/5/91, 123 of 5/5/98, and 241 of| | |
|21/8/00 | | |
|Decree No. 375 of 3/10/05 |Food products |Requirements concerning the fluoride content of edible |
| | |salt, packaging and labelling |
|Decree No. 377 of 21/10/04 |Children's bicycles traded between MERCOSUR|Technical safety requirements. Conformity certificate |
| |member States |issued by the DNI |
|Decree No. 378 of 8/10/82 |Transport equipment |Technical Regulation on safety requirements. Labelling|
| | |requirements |
|MGAP Decree No. 401 of 10/10/01 |Cider |Quality requirements; the capacity of original |
| | |containers must not exceed one litre. Labelling |
| | |requirements |
|Decree No. 391 of 10/10/02. |Toys, games and sports requisites; parts |Technical Regulation establishing product safety |
|Regulations on precursors and |and accessories thereof |requirements. Certification issued by accredited or |
|chemical products. Amended by | |designated certification bodies. Compliance with |
|Decree No. 554 of 31/12/07 | |Standard NM 300 or certification showing conformity |
| | |with European Standard EN 71, insofar as this is |
| | |equivalent to NM 300 |
|MIEM Decree No. 41 of 25/1/93 |Beverages, spirits and vinegar |Labelling requirements (Article 10) |
|Decree No. 425 of 12/11/07. |Food products |Labelling requirements |
|Approves GMC Resolution No. 36/04| | |
|MIEM Decree No. 428 of 22/9/09 |Drugs, cosmetics and like products, and raw|MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on general mandatory |
| |materials used in their manufacture; |labelling |
| |diagnostic reagents and personal hygiene | |
| |products or toiletries; chemical | |
| |contraceptive preparations and condoms | |
|MIEM Decree No. 429 of 22/9/09 |Machinery and mechanical appliances; |Energy efficiency labelling requirements in accordance |
| |electrical equipment and parts thereof; |with UNIT Standard No. 1160. The requirement will |
| |sound and/or image recorders and |become mandatory 18 months after 1/10/09 (Articles 1 |
| |reproducers and parts and accessories |and 4) |
| |thereof | |
|MIEM Decree No. 430 of 22/9/09 |Machinery and mechanical appliances; |Energy efficiency labelling requirements in accordance |
| |electrical equipment and parts thereof; |with the UNIT Standard. After the first stage of |
| |sound and/or image recorders and |voluntary compliance, the requirement will become |
| |reproducers and parts and accessories |mandatory (Article 2) |
| |thereof | |
|MGAP Decree No. 431 of 21/9/94 |Machinery and mechanical appliances; |Energy efficiency labelling requirements in accordance |
| |electrical equipment and parts thereof; |with UNIT Standard No. 1157. The requirement will |
| |sound and/or image recorders and |become mandatory 18 months after 1/10/09 (Articles 1 |
| |reproducers and parts and accessories |and 4) |
| |thereof | |
|Decree No. 443 of 13/11/01 of the|Beverages, spirits and vinegar |Labelling requirements |
|MSP, Ministry of the Economy and | | |
|Finance (MEF); MIEM. Approves | | |
|GMC Resolution No. 57/98 | | |
|Decree No. 45 of 9/2/83 |Other products of the chemical and allied |Technical Regulation on hypochlorite-based household |
| |industries |hygiene products. Maximum concentration levels of |
| | |active chlorine. Labelling requirements. Packaging |
| | |requirements (Annex A and Annex B) |
|MSP Decree No. 466 of 5/10/09 |Caramelized condensed milk (Dulce de leche)|MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Identity and quality |
| |traded between MERCOSUR States Parties |requirements for products. Hygiene and labelling |
| | |requirements |
|MEF Decree No. 469/001 of |Food products |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Identity and quality |
|30/11/01 | |requirements for products. Hygiene requirements. |
| | |Labelling requirements |
|MSP Decree No. 474 of 30/7/68. |Personal hygiene products, cosmetics and |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Self-inspections to |
|Amended by Decree No. 241 of |perfumes |verify compliance with good manufacturing and control |
|21/8/00 | |practices in this area |
|Decree No. 5 of 3/1/92 |Food products |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the declaration of net|
| | |contents |
|MIEM Decree No. 516 of 09/11/09 |Liquid-in-glass clinical thermometers |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation. Conditions relating to |
| |(except thermometers for premature babies |product registration and labelling |
| |or ovulation thermometers) | |
|Decree No. 519 of 21/11/84 |Instruments, apparatus, devices and other |MERCOSUR Technical Regulation |
| |items or products for medical or | |
| |odontological use; products to be | |
| |implanted in the body | |
|Decree No. 550 of 11/11/08 |Drugs, cosmetics and like products, and raw|Specific technical requirements. Certificate of free |
| |materials used in their manufacture; |sale issued in the country of origin (No. 16). |
| |diagnostic reagents and personal hygiene |Manufacturing processes (No. 8) |
| |products or toiletries; chemical | |
| |contraceptive preparations and condoms | |
|MIEM Decree No. 554 of 7/12/09 |Non-invasive mechanical sphygmomanometers |Metrological Technical Regulation |
|MIEM Decree No. 57 of 01/3/06 |Instruments, apparatus, devices and other |Metrological Technical Regulation |
| |items or products for medical or | |
| |odontological use; products to be | |
| |implanted in the body | |
|Decree No. 593 of 6/11/85. |Capacity measures |Prior approval of model to be imported. Capacity |
|Regulations to Decree-Law | |measures must be graduated in accordance with the |
|No. 15.298/82 | |International System of Units (SI) |
|Decree No. 68 of 15/2/11 |Measuring instruments |Capacity measures must be graduated in accordance with |
| | |the International System of Units (SI) (Article 30) |
|MGAP and MREE Decree No. 7 of |Other products of the chemical and allied |Maximum level of lead allowed in these products |
|5/1/07. Approves GMC Resolution |industries | |
|No. 52/02 | | |
|Decree No. 929 of 30/12/88 |Imports of fresh fruit, vegetables and |Specifically established quality requirements. |
| |flowers; specific provisions for |Packaging and labelling requirements. Inspection by |
| |pineapples, garlic, onions, sweet peppers, |the MGAP Plant Health Directorate prior to entry into |
| |tomatoes, carrots and potatoes |the country with a view to verifying product quality. |
| | |Sampling method |
|Law No. 13.663 of 13/06/68 |Fertilizers |Registration of product and importer with MGAP. |
| | |Information and labelling requirements. |
|Law No. 16.753 of 13/6/96 |Alcohol and alcoholic beverages |Registration of importer in the National Fuel, Alcohol |
| | |and Portland Cement Authority (ANCAP) register. |
| | |Alcoholic drink labels must display the information |
| | |indicated in Article 7 |
|Law No. 17.220 of 11/11/99 of the|Seeds and other plant propagation materials|Labelling requirements (Articles 56, 57 and 58 of the |
|Ministry of Housing, Land | |Decree) |
|Management and the Environment | | |
|(MVOTMA) | | |
|Electric Power Regulatory Unit |Low-voltage electrical equipment |Type conformity certificate for essential safety |
|(UREE) Resolution of 11/10/02. | |requirements, endorsed or granted by UREE-recognized |
|Amended by Resolution No. 6/2003 | |certification bodies, or product certificate by mark of|
|of 20/5/03 and Resolution No. 131| |conformity with standard, following a system such as |
|of 20/8/09 of the Energy and | |that in Guide UNIT/ISO/IEC 28, granted by a product |
|Water Services Regulatory Unit | |certification body with commercial presence in the |
|(URSEA) | |country, accredited by the Uruguayan Accreditation |
| | |Organization (OUA) and recognized to this effect by the|
| | |UREE, depending on the product. Labelling requirements|
|MEF Resolution No. 156 of 14/8/09|Footwear under headings 6401 to 6405 of the|Registration of importer in the Footwear Labelling |
| |NCM |Register within the framework of consumer protection |
Source: WTO, on the basis of information from LAIA and the Foreign Trade Information System (SICE).
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