G/SPS/N/PRY/31  
15 December  2020 
(20-9066) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , 
SENAVE (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service)  
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) : HS code : 1207.40 - Sesamum  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Resolución "Por la cual se aprueba la norma de uso de 
clorpirifós al 48% y el límite máximo de residuo  (LMR) en el cultivo de sésamo"  
(Resolution approving the guidelines for the use of chlorpyrifos at 48% concentration and 
the maximum residue level (MRL) in sesamum crops) Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/PRY/20_7699_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution approves the guidelines for the use on 
sesamum crops of chlorpyrifos -based phytosa nitary products at 48% concentration, 
which must be included on the labels of these products . It also establishes the maximum 
residue level (MRL) for chlo rpyrifos in sesamum.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety , [ ] animal health , [ ] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text ): Codex Alimentarius Commission - Maximum Residue 
Limits (CAC/MRL)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protecti on Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No G/SPS/N/PRY/31  
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from the date of publication on the 
official SENAVE website.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 60 days from the date of circulation of 
the not ification.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Immediately following adoption of the Resolution . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2 021 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE)  
Humaitá Nº 145 c/Ntra . Sra. de la Asunción  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Fax: (+595 21) 44 5769/44 1549  
Email:  cristina.galeano@senave.gov.py  
leticia.soria@senave.gov.py  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
SENAVE website:  
https://www.senave.gov.py/proyectos -de-normativas -en-consulta