. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/23  
22 March 2004 
 (04-1272) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  (01051100), turkeys (01051200), 
other (01051900), fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  weighing not more than 2000g 
(01059200), fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  weighing more than 2000g (01059300), 
other (01059900), not cut in pieces, fresh or  chilled (02071100), not cut in pieces, frozen 
(02071200), in paste form, mechanically deboned (02071310), breast s (02071391), in paste 
form, mechanically deboned  (02071410), br easts (02071491), other (02071499), not cut in 
pieces, fresh or chilled  (02072400), in paste form, mechanically deboned (02072610), other 
(02072690), not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled  (02073200), not cut in pieces, frozen (02073300), fatty livers, fresh or chilled (0207 3400), in paste form, mechanically deboned 
(02073510), other (02073590), in paste form, mechanically deboned  (02073610), other 
(02073690), poultry fat (02090030), fertile eggs for repr oduction (04070010), ostrich eggs 
(04070020), other (04070090), dried (0408110 0), other (04081900), dried (04089100), 
other (04090000), feathers of a kind used fo r stuffing;  down (05051000), other (05059000), 
of poultry of heading 0105 (16010020), of meat or meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 (16021020), of turkeys (16023100), of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  (16023200), 
prepared poultry feed (23099020), skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down (67010000).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners of Guatemala.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Rules  for the prevention, 
control and eradication of Newcastle disease (4 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Includes general procedures aimed at controlling and eradicating 
Newcastle disease, operational phases, dia gnosis, transport, vaccination, quarantine 
measures, compensation, control and eradi cation plan, epidemiological surveillance, 
location of poultry farms, incubators, sla ughterhouses, packing plants, bolting mills, and 
producers of balanced feedstuffs, transporta tion of poultry, poultry products, and by-
products, related tools and meal of animal origin, and final provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
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8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Ministerial Decision 
No. 625-2004 of 13 January 2004 (available in Spanish, 4 pages)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  13 January 2004 (published in the Official Journal)  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  14 February 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9, Ciudad Guatemala Tel.:  (502) 361 7786, 334 1048 
Fax:  (502) 361 7783  
E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt  Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación Unidad de Normas y Regulaci ones - Área Fitozoosanitaria 
7ª. Avenida 12-90 zona 13, Anexo Edificio Monja Blanca 
Ciudad Guatemala Telefax:  (502) 475 3058, (502) 457 3068, (502) 475 3074. E-mail:  correo@unr.gob.gt and onp@unr.gob.gt