WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/STR/N/4/PRY/Suppl.2
26 November 1998
(98-4744)
Working Group on
State Trading EnterprisesOriginal:  Spanish
STATE TRADING
Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1
of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII
PARAGUAY
Supplement
The following communication, dated 15 October 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Paraguay.
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I have the honour to refer to the notification to be made on state trading enterprises in
Paraguay.
In this connection, the Permanent Mission wishes to inform you that at present there is no
state enterprise promoting or marketing agricultural products.
Attached herewith is a copy of Decree N o. 12267 of 30 January 1996, endorsing the outcome
of the competitive bidding for the industrial plant of Fertilizantes Paraguayos (FERTIPAR) held bythe Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.G/STR/N/4/PRY/Suppl.2
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Presidency of the Republic
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
DECREE NO. 14741 ENDORSING TH E TRANSFER OF RIGHTS AND
SHARES BY MR. RAMON MARIA RAMIREZ ARRECHEA TO
GENERAL ADOLFO M. SAMANIEGO LUGO (50 PER CENT)
AND MR. JULIO FERNANDO SAMANIEGO (25 PER CENT),
OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLANT
OF FERTILIZANTES PARAGUAYOS (FERTIPAR),
AWARDED UNDER DE CREE NO. 12.267/96
Asunción, 17 September 1996
HAVING regard to the submission by Mr. Ramón Ramírez Arrechea, according to Decree
No. 12.267/96 the successful bidder for the industrial  plant of Fertilizantes Paraguayos (FERTIPAR),
situated in Bella Vista district (Itapúa) and identified as plots Nos. 2479 and  1677 respectively (exp.
S.G. No. 17.283 of 30 August 1996), and
WHEREAS that under registered deeds Nos. 144 and 146 dated 21 August 1996 respectively,
before the notary Judith Llanes Benites, Mr. Ramón María Ramírez Arrechea transferred his rights
and shares in the total value of the property assigned to him, namely the industrial plant of
Fertilizantes Paraguayos (FERTIPAR), to General Aldolfo Samaniego Lugo (50 per cent) andMr. Julio Fernando Samaniego (25 per cent) respectively,
That approval of the Decree transferring the ri ghts and shares for the purpose of legalizing the
transfer of property deed pursuant to Article 2 of Decree No. 12.267/96 is requested,
That the legal adviser of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in Decision A.J. No. 785
dated 9 September 1996, recommended approval of the transfer and subsequent signature of the
transfer of property deed according to the clause on terms and conditions (Section 1.06, 1.13).
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY
HEREBY DECREES:
Article 1.  Approval of the transfer of rights and shares in the total value of the industrial plant
of Fertilizantes Paraguayos (F ERTIPAR), awarded under Decree No. 12.267 dated 30 January 1996,
by Mr. Ramón María Ramírez Arrechea in favour of General Adolfo M. Samaniego Lugo (50 per
cent) and Mr. Julio Fernando Samaniego (25 per cent) respectively, pursuant to registered deedsNos. 144, 146 dated 21 August 1996.
Article 2.  The legalization of the transfer of property deed for the plant of Fertilizantes
Paraguayos (FERTIPAR), situated in the place called Vacay, Bella Vista district, Department of
Itapúa, in favour of the aforementioned successful bidder and the assignees pursuant to Article 2 ofDecree No. 12.267/96 and, for the purposes of complia nce, the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock
will legalize the deed before the senior notary of the Government on behalf of the State of Paraguay.
Article 3.  This Decree shall be countersigned by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock.
Article 4.  For communication, publication and transmittal to the Official Registry.G/STR/N/4/PRY/Suppl.2
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HAVING REGARD to Executive Decree No. 11.328/95 authorizing the Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock to make a new call for competitive bidding for the industrial plant of
Fertilizantes Paraguayos (FERTIPAR) and Decr ee No. 11.776/95 amending Article 2 of Decree
No. 11.328, dated 16 November 1995, and
WHEREAS that the call for competitive bidding was made in the press and the acts of sale
were at the premises of the Ministry of Agricult ure and Livestock from nine hours and twenty minutes
on 27 December 1995 with the participation of officials from the aforementioned body, the President
of the Privatization Council, the Auditors of the Office of Comptroller General of the Republic, the
Ministry of Finance and the Public Auctioneers appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock,
That the record shows the reading of the Auction Decree, the terms of sale with the 25 per
cent surcharge, the publication costs and the name of the purchaser of the aforementioned industrial
plant,
That Article 18 of the Basic and Operational Law No. 276/94 on the Office of the
Comptroller General of the Republic empowers public sector entities to carry out the procedures laiddown in the Administrative Organization Law and sp ecial laws without any prior decision by the
aforementioned control body,
That pursuant to the Administrative Organization Law of 9 June 1909, its amendments and
additions, and Law No. 276/94, this Act must be endorsed,
In fulfilment of the aforementioned legal provisions,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY
HEREBY DECREES:
Article 1. Approval of the outcome of the co mpetitive bidding for the industrial plant of
Fertilizantes Paraguayos (FERTIPAR), carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and
the subsequent assignment of the aforementioned industrial plant situated in Bella Vista district
(Itapúa) to Mr. Ramón María Ramírez Arrechea for the sum of G / 1,638,592,975 (one billion six
hundred and thirty eight million five hundred and ninety two thousand, nine hundred and seventy five
Guaranis) comprising the following:
(a) Plots Nos. 2479 and 1677, situated in the place called Vacay, Bella Vista district,
Department of Itapúa, comprising a surface area of 18 hectares and 249 m2;
(b) civil engineering works comprising an industrial warehouse of 3,891 m2, workshops,
housing, caretaker's office and weighbridges, artesian well with an above-ground
reservoir, access roads and internal paths, petrol station and other minor works;
(c) electromechanical equipment in the indust rial plant with the spare parts indicated in
the general inventory;  and
(d) assets according to the inventory.Article 2. The Minister for Agriculture and Livestock shall be empowered to conclude the
deed transferring the ownership to Mr. Ramón María Ramírez Arrechea in the form and according to
the terms laid down in the schedule of terms and conditions for calls for competitive bidding.
Article 3.  This Decree shall be countersigned by the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock.
Article 4.  For communication, publication and transmittal to the Official Registry.
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