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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15…
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15.986 of 16 November 1988; Law No. 16.157 of 12 November 1990

QR No. 6: Restriction on the import of aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air conditioning units containing prohibited ozone depleting substances
Environment related objective
To protect the ozone layer and to comply with obligations under the Montreal Protocol

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994

Grounds for Restriction: Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985); Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15.986 of 16 November 1988; Law No. 16.157 of 12 November 1990

QR No. 6: Restriction on the import of aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air conditioning units containing prohibited ozone depleting substances
Aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air conditioning units
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
MEAs
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016 Air pollution reduction Ban/Prohibition Energy
Law No. 17.775 of 20 May 2004 QR No. 7: Import…
Law No. 17.775 of 20 May 2004

QR No. 7: Import restriction on leaded gasoline
Environment related objective
To reduce air pollution

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law No. 17.775 of 20 May 2004

QR No. 7: Import restriction on leaded gasoline
Naphtha with a total lead content exceeding 13 mg/l
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Agriculture, Chemicals
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries …
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) Resolution of 23 September 1997

QR No. 8: Import restriction on insecticides
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from harmful effects of insecticides

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) Resolution of 23 September 1997

QR No. 8: Import restriction on insecticides
Organochloride based insecticides for all agricultural uses
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Agriculture, Chemicals
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries …
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) Resolution of 30 January 2002

QR No. 9: Import restriction on phytosanitary products
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from harmful effects of methyl parathion-based phytosanitary products

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) Resolution of 30 January 2002

QR No. 9: Import restriction on phytosanitary products
Methyl parathion-based phytosanitary products for all agricultural uses
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition Other
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999 QR No. 16:…
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999

QR No. 16: Import restriction on hazardous waste
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from hazardous wastes and to comply with obligations under the Basel Convention

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994

Grounds for Restriction: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1989)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999

QR No. 16: Import restriction on hazardous waste
Hazardous waste
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
Air pollution reduction, Waste management and…
Air pollution reduction, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition Manufacturing
Law No. 17.887 of 19 August 2005 QR No. 17:…
Law No. 17.887 of 19 August 2005

QR No. 17: Import restriction on used vehicles
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from harmful effects of used vehicles

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law No. 17.887 of 19 August 2005

QR No. 17: Import restriction on used vehicles
Used vehicles: automobiles and light goods vehicles (up to 1,500 kg load capacity); buses; trucks; semi trailer tractors; chassis with or without engines; trailers or semi trailers; coach work and/or cabins; motorcycles (including motorized bicycles) and bicycles equipped with auxiliary motors, with or without sidecars, sidecars, as well as used spare parts and accessories for such vehicles (temporary ban)
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Waste
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005 QR No. 19:…
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005

QR No. 19: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from persistent organic pollutants and to comply with obligations under the Stockholm Convention

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994

Grounds for Restriction: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2003)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005

QR No. 19: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Persistent organic pollutants: aldrine or aldrin, chlordane, dieldrine or dieldrin, endrine or endrin, heptachlor or hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene and DDT
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Organic
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/2 Uruguay 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011 QR No. 20:…
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011

QR No. 20: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from persistent organic pollutants and to comply with obligations under the Stockholm Convention

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) and XX(g) of the GATT 1994

Grounds for Restriction: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2003)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011

QR No. 20: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Persistent organic pollutants: alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, beta hexachlorocyclohexane and chlordecone
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period:
2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 4 November 2016
Keywords
Organic
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/3 United States of America 2016 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Forestry
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief…
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief
Amendments Act (FRCSRA) of 1993; 16
U.S.C. 620, et seq.

QR No. 1: Prohibition of log exports from state and Federal lands in the contiguous 48 states west of the 100th meridian

Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security; U.S. States also administer their own plans under the authority of FRCSRA.
Environment related objective
To, inter alia, conserve exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief
Amendments Act (FRCSRA) of 1993; 16
U.S.C. 620, et seq.

QR No. 1: Prohibition of log exports from state and Federal lands in the contiguous 48 states west of the 100th meridian

Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security; U.S. States also administer their own plans under the authority of FRCSRA.
Unprocessed logs
Type of measure
CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
44
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012 2014): 2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2016
Keywords
Natural resources
Conservation
Forest
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/3 United States of America 2016 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Forestry
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50…
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406

QR No. 2: Prohibition of exports of unprocessed western red cedar logs harvested from state or Federal lands

Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Environment related objective
To, inter alia, conserve exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406

QR No. 2: Prohibition of exports of unprocessed western red cedar logs harvested from state or Federal lands

Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Western red cedar (thuja plicata), logs and timber, and rough, dressed and worked lumber containing wane
Type of measure
P-X: Prohibition for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012 2014): 2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2016
Keywords
Natural resources
Conservation