. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/22 
22 March 2004  
 
(04-1271) 
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):   Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  (01051100), turkeys (01051200), 
other (01051900), fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  weighing not more than 2000g 
(01059200), fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  weighing more than 2000g (01059300), 
other (01059900), not cut in pieces, fresh or  chilled (02071100), not cut in pieces, frozen 
(02071200), in paste form, mechanically deboned (02071310), breast s (02071391), in paste 
form, mechanically deboned  (02071410), br easts (02071491), other (02071499), not cut in 
pieces, fresh or chilled  (02072400), in paste form, mechanically deboned (02072610), other 
(02072690), not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled  (02073200), not cut in pieces, frozen 
(02073300), fatty livers, fresh or chilled (0207 3400), in paste form, mechanically deboned 
(02073510), other (02073590), in paste form, mechanically deboned  (02073610), other 
(02073690), poultry fat (02090030), fertile eggs for repr oduction (04070010), ostrich eggs 
(04070020), other (04070090), dried (0408110 0), other (04081900), dried (04089100), 
other (04090000), feathers of a kind used fo r stuffing;  down (05051000), other (05059000), 
of poultry of heading 0105 (16010020), of meat or meat offal of poultry of heading 0105 
(16021020), of turkeys (16023100), of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus  (16023200), 
prepared poultry feed (23099020), skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down 
(67010000). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
trading partners of Guatemala.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Official Declaration of 
the Status of  Guatemala as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle 
disease (1 page, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  Guatemala has carried out the requisite studies on highly 
pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease and possesses the n ecessary information 
proving that it has complied with the interna tional procedures for officially declaring itself 
free of these diseases.  
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests        
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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. 565-2004 of 14 January 2004 (ava ilable in Spanish, 1 page)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  14 January 2004 (published in the Official Journal)  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  9 February 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] 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