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28 September  2020 
(20-6577) 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:  
Unidad Reguladora de los Servicios de Energía y Agua , URSEA (Energy and Water 
Services Regulatory Authority)  
Torre Ejecutiva, Liniers 1324 2º Piso  
Montevideo , Uruguay  
consulta.publica@ursea.gub.uy  
(+598) 2 150 8154 
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:  
Asesoría de Política Comercial  (Trade Policy Advisory Office)  
Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas  (Ministry of the Economy and Finance)  
Colonia 1206 - 2º Piso – Montevideo , Uruguay  
apc.otc@mef.gub.uy  
(+598) 1712 4319  
(+598) 1712 4315  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Domestic 
gas appliances, portabl e containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and 
natural gas  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Anteproyecto 
de Reglamento de Seguridad de Gasodomésticos, Recipientes Portátiles y sus Accesorios 
para Gas Licuado de Petróleo y Gas Natural  (Preliminary draft Regulation on the safety of 
domestic gas  appliances, portable containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum 
gas and natural gas) (9 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified preliminary draft Regulation is to 
regulate the minimum safety requirements for domestic gas appliances, portable 
containers and their accessories for liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas that are 
marketed in Uruguay.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/URY/43  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolución GMC Nº 36/08 - Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre Requisitos 
Mínimos de Seguridad y Eficiencia Energética par a Artefactos de Uso Doméstico 
que Utilizan Gas como Combustible  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
www.ursea.gub.uy  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_02_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/URY/20_5759_03_s.pdf  
 