. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/24 
22 March 2004 
 
 (04-1273) 
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):  Pure-bred breeding animals (01031000),  Weighing less than 50 kg. 
(01039100),  weighing 50 kg. or more  (01039200), carcasses and half-carcasses 
(02031100), hams, shoulders and cuts thereof,  with bone in (02031200), other (02031900), 
carcasses and half-carcasses  ( 02032100), hams, shoulders and cu ts thereof, with bone in 
(02032200), other (02032900), skin (02063010), other (02063090), livers (02064100), skin 
(02064910), other (02064990), edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included (04100000), of sheep or swine (0504002 0), of swine (16010030), of meat and offal 
of swine (16021030), hams and cuts thereof (16024100), shoulders and cuts thereof (16024200), pigskin, dried,  cooked and pressed (16024910) , other (16024990), other, 
including preparations of blood of any an imal (16029000), semi-chrome-tanned (wet-blue) 
(41063110), other (41063190), in the dry state (crust) (41063200), of swine (41133000).  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners of Guatemala.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  National Programme for 
the Prevention, Control and Eradication of Classical Swine Fever (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:  The Agreement establishes the Pr ogramme for the Prevention, 
Control and Eradication of Classical Swine Feve r.  The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock 
and Food, through the Standards and Regulations  Unit, is responsible for the management 
and implementation of this programme and, to th at end, will coordinate its work with other 
State bodies and institutions and the pig production sector.  The Agreement covers the components of the programme, phases of the programme, quarantine measures, biosecurity 
measures, movement within the country, au thorization for vaccination and vaccination 
programmes, epidemiological surveillance, notification, penalties and transitional provisions.  G/SPS/N/GTM/24 
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 7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  To establish a programme for the prevention, control and 
eradication of Classical Swine Fever, unde r the responsibility of the Standards and 
Regulations Unit of the Ministry of Agricu lture, Livestock and Food, with the aim of 
eradicating this disease from the country th rough the procedure for the declaration of 
disease-free areas, zones and farms.  
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. 562-2004 of 9 January 2004 (3 pages, in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Guatemala, 9 January 2004 (published in the Official Journal)  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Guatemala, 10 January 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] 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 Es tratégica, 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.