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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Resolution 80/94, which establishes the MERCOSUR technical regulation on the identity and quality of bulk fluid milk for...

This regulation establishes the identity and quality of bulk fluid milk for industrial use and commercialization in MERCOSUR.

Resolution 69/93, which establishes the MERCOSUR technical regulation on microbiological requirements for cheese.

This regulation establishes the microbiological requirements for the manufacture and marketing of cheese in MERCOSUR.

Treaty of Asunción for the Establishment of a Common Market

The Treaty of Asunción for the Establishment of a Common Market was signed on March 26, 1991 by the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Rep...

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Decree 915/988: Prohibition of hormonal veterinary drugs in Uruguay

Decree 915/988 prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, and use of veterinary hormonal drugs for promoting growth or fattening in cattle, sheep, swine, horses, and poultry intended for human cons...

Decree Law No. 15239: Use and Conservation of Soils and Surface Waters Destined for Agricultural Purposes

Regulatory framework that declares of national interest the use and conservation of soil and surface water for agricultural purposes in Uruguay. It establishes the obligation of all citizens to collab...

Cooperative Program for the Agri-food and Agro-industrial Technological Development of the Southern Cone.

To contribute to the construction of a Regional Innovation System, focused on the generation of knowledge and technologies to address the demands of the Agri-food and Agro-industrial System within the...

Water Code (Uruguay)

It specifically establishes, in addition to establishing the national Water policy, what the powers of the Executive Branch are in matters of water. Regulates easements, both natural and civil.

Treaty of the Plata Basin

The Plata Basin Treaty, signed by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, focuses on the harmonious development and physical integration of the basin and its areas of influence, promoting co...

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...

Constitution of the Republic of Uruguay

This is the highest legal norm in the country. According to this, drinking water and sanitation are fundamental human rights, therefore the resource must be managed sustainably and the environment mus...

Decree 5/4/962: Prohibition of estrogen preparations in animals intended for human consumption Uruguay

Decree 5/4/962 prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of natural or synthetic estrogen-based preparations for sexual neutralization and fattening of animals intended for human consumpti...