G/SPS/N/GTM/70  
23 May 2019 
(19-3547) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación  (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) : HS codes : 0102, 0103 and 0104.  
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 : Reglamento para el control progresivo y erradicación 
de la Tuberculosis (Regulation for the progressive control and eradication of tuberculosis) 
Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 20 
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation seeks to regulate supervision and 
establish technical, administrative and legal mechanisms  and the necessary sanitary 
measures for the progressive control and eradication of tuberculosis, and for the 
declaration of herds, areas and countries as free of this disease, in accordance with the 
recommendations issued by the World Organisation for Ani mal Health.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety , [X] 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) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 8.11  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/GTM/70  
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2 019 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): 30 August 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy ): 22 July 2 019 
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:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación , MAGA (Ministry of A griculture, 
Livestock and Food)  
7ª Avenida 12 -90 zona 13  
Tel.: (+502) 2413 7385  
Fax: (+502) 2413 7387  
Email : savisar@maga.gob.gt   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación , MAGA (Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food)  
7ª Avenida 12 -90 zona 13  
Tel.: (+502) 2413 7385  
Fax: (+502) 2413 7387  
 
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