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19 January  2023 
(23-0436) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article  10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member : URUGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles  3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Asesoría  de Política Comercial  (Trade Policy Advisory Office)  
Ministry of Economy and Finance  
Paraguay 1401 - 2º Piso  
Tel. (+598) 1712 - Ext. 4319/4315  
email: apc.otc@mef.gub.uy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería  (Ministry of Indust ry, Energy and Mining)  
Dirección Nacional de Industrias  (National Directorate of Industry)  
Mercedes 1041 - 1º Piso  
Tel. (+598) 2840 1234 - Ext. 2166  
email: comentariosseguridadvial@miem.gub.uy  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nat ional tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Motor 
vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Decreto del Poder Ejecutivo que reglamenta los artículos  2 a 6 de la Ley Nº 19.824  (Draft 
Executive Decree  regulating articles 2 to 6 of Law No. 19.824) (19 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Executive Decree regulates articles 2 to 6 of 
Law No. 19,824 on road safety . The safety e lements or measures required for different 
categories of motor vehicles are determined in order to guarantee compliance with 
minimum rules for the protection of occupants and other road users, as well as the 
mechanisms for verifying compliance with the cor responding requirements for imported 
vehicles and those assembled in the national territory.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  G/TBT/N/URY/71  
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  Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Text available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The text of the draft Decree is attached to this notification.  
https://www.gub.uy/ministerio -industria -energia -
mineria/comunicacion/noticias/consulta -publica -sobre -proyecto -decreto -reglamentario -
del-capitulo -i-ley 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/URY/23_0478_00_s.pdf  
 