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6 January  2022 
(22-0096) 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)  
Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas  (Ministry of the Economy and Finance)  
Paraguay 1401 - 2ª Piso  
Tel.: (+598) 1712 4319 ; (+598) 1712 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 indicate d if different from above:  
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente  (Ministry of the Environment)  
Plaza Independencia 710, Piso 6, Torre Ejecutiva Norte  
Email: info@ambiente.gub.uy  
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) : Single-
use plastic products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
Ministerial Nº 272/2021 sobre Política Nacional de Residuos  (Ministerial Resolution No. 
272/2021 on National Waste Policy) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The not ified Ministerial Resolution promotes the reduction in 
plastic waste generation, under the National Waste Policy, prioritizing the sustainable use 
and consumption of reusable products and discouraging single -use plastic products that 
are unnecessary and ha ve a very short shelf life.  
Measures include a ban, as from 3 1 January 2 022, on the manufacture, importation, 
distribution, marketing, sale and delivery of any kind of single -use plastic straws that are 
not part of a product's presentation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 28 April 2 021 
Proposed date of entry into force : 31 January 2 022 G/TBT/N/URY/59  
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  10. Final date for comments : 30 January 2 022 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/URY/22_0109_00_s.pdf  
 