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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GTM/20
29 August 2003
(03-4548)
Committee on Sanitary
and Phytosanitary MeasuresOriginal:  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 may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of the Harmonized System.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading
partners of Guatemala
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ministerial Decision No. 1089-2001
Establishing Regulations Governing the Procedures for Areas Free from the MediterraneanFruit Fly ( Ceratitis capitata  Wied), for Internal Quarantine Posts and for the Transport of
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Host Fruit within the Territory of Guatemala  (4 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Decision applies to areas in Guatemalan territory where the
Mediterranean fruit fly is not present or where it has been controlled and eradicated.  It
establishes the procedures for determining, establishing and maintaining pest-free areas, thecontingency plan, eradication of outbreaks, verification of maintenance of a pest-free area,
declaration of a pest-free area, loss of a pest-free area, recovery of a pest-free area,
procedures for internal quarantine posts (vehicle inspection, vehicle spraying, seizure of fruit,
fruit spraying and technical implementation), transport of fruit in free circulation, transport of
Mediterranean fruit fly host fruit, transport of fruit subject to partial quarantine, customs
seals, penalties and disputes.
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
Promote recognition of areas free from and with low prevalence of the Mediterranean
fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata  Wied) to ensure that they are recognized at national and
international level and that agricultural export products can be marketed and circulated tocountries with areas free from this pest.  Technical procedures therefore need to established
for internal quarantine posts to prevent the spre ad of the Mediterranean fruit fly to pest-free
areas in Guatemalan territory.G/SPS/N/GTM/20
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8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] 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. 1089-2001 (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Guatemala, 23 November 2001 (published in the Official
Journal)
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Guatemala, 24 November 2001
12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, 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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Standards and Regulations Unit
Office of Standards and Procedures
7ª Avenida 12-90, Zona 13, Anexo Edificio Monja Blanca
Tel./Fax:  (502) 475-3058, (502) 475-3068, (502) 475-3074E-mail:  correo@unr.com.gt