G/SPS/N/PRY/34  
5 September  2023 
(23-5930) 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) : Sesamum seeds and other mino r crops (HS code : 1207.40)  
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 
azoxystrobin 20% y el límite máximo de residuo (LMR) para el cultivo de sésamo"  
(Resolution approving the guidelines for the use of azoxystrobin 20% and the maximum 
residue level (MRL) in sesamum crops) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/PRY/23_12169_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution approves the guidelines for the use on 
sesamum crops of phytosanitary products formulated as azoxystrobin 20%, which must 
be included on the labels of such products marketed in Paraguay . It also establishes the 
maximum residue level (MRL) for azoxystrobin 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM No.) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/PRY/34  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of publication for 
public consultation on the official SENAVE website  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/ yy): Upon adoption  
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 : [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification  
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) 445 769/441 549  
Email:  leticia.soria@senave.gov.py  
 maria.vera@senave.gov.py  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] Natio nal 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