G/TBT/N/PRY/133  
10 June 2022 
(22-4380) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN (National Food and Nutrition 
Institute), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social , MSPBS (Ministry of Public Health 
and Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and websit e 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Ref erence Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto Nº 594  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Salt; 
sulphur ; earths and stone ; plastering minerals ; lime and cement ( HS heading 25)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico de la Sal Yodada y no Yodada ; se dispone requisitos y condiciones 
para la elaboración, fraccionamiento y autorización de importación de este producto ; se 
establecen disposiciones generales para su monitoreo, control y vigilancia ; se abroga la 
Resolución S.G . N° 599, de fecha 22 de octubre de 2014 ; y, se abroga la Resolución S.G . 
N° 26, de fecha 05 de febrero de 2015  (Draft Technical Regulations on iodized and non -
iodized salt ; providing requirements and conditions for the production, fractionation and 
import authorization of this pr oduct ; establishing general provisions for its monitoring, 
control and surveillance ; repealing S.G . Resolution No. 599 of 2 2 October 2 014; and 
repealing S.G . Resolution No. 26 of 5 February 2 015) (27 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpo se of notified draft Technical Regulation is to 
guarantee the safety and quality of iodized and non -iodized salt and potassium iodate, by 
providing the requirements and conditions for the production, fractionation and import 
authorization of this product, and establishing general provisions for its monitoring, 
control and surveillance.  G/TBT/N/PRY/133  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
- S.G. Resolution No. 599/2014  
- S.G. Resolution No. 26/2015  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 9 August 2 022 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
(a) For questions on technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment 
procedures, please contact the Coordination Unit of the SNIN in the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade (MIC), at the following address:  
Andrea Fernández  
Unidad de Coordinación, Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción  
Tel.: (21) 616 3284  
Fax: (21) 616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.snin.gov.py  
(b) For WTO notifications, information and formal consultations by Member countries 
concerning TBT, the focal point is:  
Centro de Referencias OMC  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales -Subsecretaría de Relaciones 
Económicas e Integración  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto, Nº 594  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
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