Uruguay

Rye Grass to Uruguay

Lolium spp.

Common Name: Rye grass

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"This seed was cultivated in New Zealand where Tilletia controversa is not known to occur"

or

"The plants from which this seed was derived were inspected throughout the growing season and were found free of Tilletia controversa"

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Lucerne to Uruguay

Medicago sativa

Common Name: Lucerne

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"The seed bed is free from Ditylenchus dipsaci"

and

"Trogoderma granarium is not known to occur in New Zealand"

and either

"The seed bed was in an area free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

or

"The place of production is free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

or

"The seed bed was officially inspected during the last two plant cycles and found free of Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Peas to Uruguay

Pisum spp.

Common Name: Pea

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola has not been recorded on pea in New Zealand"

and

"In the official analysis, the lot did not present more than 0.1% of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. pisi"

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Barley to Uruguay

Hordeum vulgare

Common Name: Barley

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

“The seed cultivation was officially inspected during one complete growth cycle and found free of Barley stripe mosaic virus”

or

“The consignment is free from Barley stripe mosaic virus as per the results of official laboratory analysis”

And

“The seed cultivation was officially inspected during one complete growth cycle and found free of Anguina agrostis, Anguina tritici, Cirsium arvense and Euphorbia esula”

or

“The consignment is free from of Anguina agrostis, Anguina tritici, Cirsium arvense and Euphorbia esula as per the results of official laboratory analysis”

And

“The seed cultivation was carried out in an area in which Striga spp. is not present”

or

“The seed cultivation was officially inspected during one growth cycle and found free from Striga spp.”

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

---

Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Lotus to Uruguay

Lotus spp.

Common Name: Lotus

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

“The seed bed was officially inspected during the last 2 cycles of growth and found to be free from Ditylenchus dipsaci"

or

“The seed was found free of Ditylenchus dipsaci by laboratory analysis”

and

"Trogoderma granarium is not known to occur in New Zealand"

and

The seed was grown in an area free of Orobanche spp.

or

The seed bed was officially inspected during the last two cycles of growth and found to be free of Orobanche spp.

and either

“The seed was grown in an area free of Cirsium arvense, Euphorbia esula, Hieracium pilosella and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosis”

or

“The seed bed was officially inspected during the last 2 cycles of growth and found to be free of Cirsium arvense, Euphorbia esula, Hieracium pilosella and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosis”

or

“The seed was found to be free of Cirsium arvense, Euphorbia esula, Hieracium pilosella and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. insidiosis by laboratory analysis”

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Beans to Uruguay

Phaseolus vulgaris

Common Name: Bean

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"Trogoderma granarium is not known to occur in New Zealand"

and either

"The product was cultivated in an area free from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola and Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens"

or

"The seed bed was officially inspected during one complete cycle of growth and found free of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola and Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens"

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

---

Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Clovers to Uruguay

Trifolium spp.

Common Name: Clover

Conditions: Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate and additional declaration required.

Additional Declaration:

"The seed bed is free from Ditylenchus dipsaci"

and

"Trogoderma granarium is not known to occur in New Zealand"

and either

"The seed bed was in an area free from Tomato ringspot virus"

or

"The seed bed is free from Tomato ringspot virus"

and either

"The seed bed was in an area free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

Or

"The place of production is free from Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

or

"The seed bed was officially inspected during the last two plant cycles and found free of Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus"

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Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

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Bulbs, tubers, corms, rhizomes (for propagation) to Uruguay

Conditions:

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Seed and Grain for Sowing to Uruguay

Conditions:

Phytosanitary import permit required. Phytosanitary certificate required. Additional declaration and treatment may be required. Post entry quarantine may be required. ISTA certificate may be required.

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Uruguay General Requirements

General Information

For enquires about this standard email the Plant Exports Team:

plantexports@maf.govt.nz

To help Exports process your email please record in the subject line of your email descriptive keywords which are relevant to your enquiry i.e. ICPR enquiry-Country-specific details.

For urgent enquiries phone or fax the Plant Exports Team

Telephone: 0800 008 333 (selecting option 3, then option 4)
Fax: 64 4 894 0733

Scope

This standard specifies Uruguay's phytosanitary requirements for the stated commodities only. If a commodity or commodity grouping is not identified within Commodity Class Requirements or Commodity Specific Requirements exporters should contact:

• Uruguay directly in order to ascertain requirements. Refer Phytosanitary Import Permits

or

• Biosecurity New Zealand (Exports). Please note, the determination of phytosanitary requirements is undertaken on a cost recovery basis

Users of this document are strongly advised to review all sections of the ICPR for the determination of a commodity’s phytosanitary requirements.

Phytosanitary Legislation

The following legislation controls the importation of plants and plant materials into Uruguay:

• Law 3921 28 October 1911, Defensa Agricolas amended with the introduction of Law 16.736 articles 262 and 286 12 January 1996
• Law 16.671 13 December 1994, Aprueba el Acuerdo de Medidas Sanitarias and Fitosanitarias de las OMC
• Law Aprueba el Nuevo Texto de la Convencion Internacional de Proteccion Fitosanitaria (1997)
• Decrees 233/87, 328/91, 370/97, 371/97, 372/97and 373/97

General requirements

Prohibitions

Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Part Prohibited
	Soil	All

Phytosanitary Import Permits

Phytosanitary import permits state the phytosanitary requirements for importation

Phytosanitary import permits are required for:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit and vegetables
• Fresh cut flowers and foliage
• Dried cut flowers and foliage
• Nursery stock
• Seed for sowing, consumption and processing
• Growing media
• Packing material

Phytosanitary import permits are not required for:

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

Phytosanitary import permits and conditions of import may be requested from:

Departamento de Cuarentena
Ing. Agr. Cristina Manovsky
Avda. Millan 4703 - Montevideo
URUGUAY

Telephone: (5982) 309 8720
Facsimile: (5982) 309 8720 ext. 226
Email: dgsa@chasque.apc.org
Website: www.chasque.apc.org/dgsa

Please note conditions of import or additional declarations identified upon phytosanitary import permits received from Uruguay may differ from those identified within this standard. Conditions of import identified herein are accurate at the time of this standards publication. Where import conditions identified upon an import permit differ from that identified within this standard, the permit conditions take precedence.

Where conditions of export identified upon an import permit differ from that stated within this EPS, please contact Plant Exports Team. 

Phytosanitary Certificates

Phytosanitary certificates are required for the importation of all commodity classes with the exception of frozen fruit and vegetables

Quarantine Pests

List 1

Maximum Pest Limits (MPLs)

For all commodities exported to Uruguay requiring phytosanitary certificates, the MPL's are:

Quarantine pests* specified by Uruguay	0.5%
Soil	25g/600unit

*Quarantine pests for Uruguay include organisms identified within:

• Quarantine pests of this standard
• Additional declarations
• Phytosanitary import permit

Inspection on Arrival

All consignments will be inspected upon arrival

Sampling Rate

Rate dependent upon commodity type. Sampling rates not specified by Uruguay

Ports of Entry

Commodities are not restricted entry via specific ports

Transit Requirements

Product transiting a third country en route to Uruguay must be packaged in a manner, which will prevent contamination of the consignment by pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.

Product transiting Uruguay en route to its final destination must be packaged and transported in a manner, which will prevent the introduction of pests and diseases during transit. The consignment must not be broken down or repacked during transit.