G/TBT/N/PRY/138  
6 July 2023 
(23-4581) 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. Notification under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Seed (HS 
code: 1002); Barley (HS code : 1003); Oats (HS code : 1004); Maize (corn) (HS code : 
1005); Rice (HS code : 1006); Grain sorghum (HS code : 1007); Buckwheat, millet, c anary 
seeds and other cereals (exc. wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize (corn), rice and 
grain sorghum) (HS code : 1008) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : REGLAMENTO 
TÉCNICO PARA ALIMENTOS ELABORADOS A BASE DE CEREALES PARA LACTANTES Y 
NIÑOS PEQUEÑOS  (Technical Regulation for processed cereal -based foods for infants and 
young children) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation applies to processed cereal -
based foods int ended to supplement the normal diet of children from 6 months to 36 
months of age, taking into account individual nutritional needs, respecting their 
physiological maturity and neuropsychomotor development in order to feed infants and 
young children as par t of a progressive and diversified diet.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/PRY/138  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
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9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 5 September 2 023 
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 National Information and 
Notification System (SNIN) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC), at the following 
address:  
Andrea Celeste Fernández Noguera  
Unidad de Coordinación (Coordination Unit),  Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio 
(Under -Secretariat of State for Trade)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 616 3284  
Fax: (+595) (21) 616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py ; andrea.fernandez@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  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  - Subsecretaría de Relaciones 
Económicas e Integración  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic Organizations - Under -
Secretariat for Economic Relations and Integration)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto,  Nº 594  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
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