或援引。48. 让国际标准在国内适用的程序，要求行政机关表明国家愿意签署、签订或加入某项国际文书。立法机关有权批准国际文书并将之纳入国内法，然后行政机关对已获批准或加入的文书进行交存。因此，乌拉圭做出国际承诺的国家意志形成机制，需要在国内法中通过立法进行批准。
48. For an international standard to be applicable domestically, the executive must express the will of the State by signing or acceding to an international instrument. It is the responsibility of the legislature to adopt and incorporate the instrument into domestic legislation, after which the executive deposits the instrument of ratification or accession. Thus, the procedure for expressing the Uruguayan State’s consent to be bound internationally requires the adoption of enabling domestic legislation.