Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§170-172; Table AIII.1 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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In Uruguay, the use of genetically modified live organisms of plant origin and parts thereof (transgenic crops) is regulated by special rules
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§189-191 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Uruguay's legislation allows exports to be prohibited or restricted for reasons such as environmental protection, including scrap and ozone-depleting substances in order to comply with the Montreal Protocol
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§190, 193 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Decree No. 345/004 of 23 September 2004 provides that the export of certain equipment or manufactures requires a permit from the National Directorate of the Environment, which ensures that such products or equipment do not contain, are not manufactured with or require the use of controlled substances appearing in Annexes A and B to the Montreal Protocol, while in accordance with Law No. 13.833 (Fisheries) of 23 December 1969, the export of live marine species at any stage of development requires a special authorization
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§14, 262 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
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Other support measures |
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Law No. 16.906 of 7 January 1998 on the Protection and Promotion of Investment, implemented by Decree No. 455/007 of 26 November 2007, sets the general framework for investment incentives and promotion in Uruguay, mainly in the form of tax breaks for activities which, inter alia, utilize cleaner technologies
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§68, 267-268 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
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Other support measures |
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Forests planted in priority forest zones, as well as the land occupied by forests, are eligible for national and departmental tax exemptions, including artificial forests for conservation or commercial purposes and natural forests for conservation purposes
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§285 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
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Other measures |
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In 2011, the Law on Public-Private Participation (Law No. 18.786 of 19 July 2011) was approved and establishes the regulatory framework for public-private participation (PPP) contracts, including contracts regarding energy infrastructure and disposal and treatment of waste
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§288-292, 297 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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Subject to authorization by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), private companies are also permitted to produce biodiesel and alcohol fuel, while Decree No. 377/009 of 14 August 2009 encourages the National Electricity Plants and Transmission Authority (UTE) to enter into contracts with small-scale generating plants that use Uruguayan renewable sources and Decree No. 173/010 of 1 June 2010 authorizes subscribers connected to the low-voltage distribution grid to install renewable wind-power, solar, biomass or mini-hydraulic generating equipment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§320 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
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The main changes proposed in the draft Law on the Rendering of Accounts and Balance of Budget Execution for the 2010 financial year (Law No. 18.834), include among other things, the inclusion of environmental sustainability criteria in government procurement
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-III§322; Table III.22 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
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Law No. 17.164 of 2 September 1999 excludes plants, animals and essentially biological processes, as well as inventions whose commercial exploitation must be prevented in order to protect public order, morality, human and animal life or health or to protect plants or the environment from patentability
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-IV§2, 16-18, 21 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
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Agriculture |
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Uruguay's agricultural strategy for the period 2011-2015 is aimed at enhancing agricultural and agro-industrial competitiveness and ensuring that development is sustainable from the standpoint of social integration, environmental conservation by promoting the use and rational management of renewable natural resources, helping to preserve biological diversity and adapting to and mitigating climate change
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Bio
Climate
Conservation
Environment
Natural resources
Renewable
Sustainable
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