G/TBT/N/PRY/115  
17 December  2019 
(19-8779) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN (National 
Food and Nutrition Institute) - Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social  (Ministry of 
Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addr esses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Palma casi 15 de agosto Nº 594  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -493-657 
Email: snin@mre.gov.py ; doem@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nationa l tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Processed 
foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social : "Reglamento Técnico sobre 
Reducción del contenido de grasas trans de producción industrial en los alimentos 
comercializados en el territorio nacional"  (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Public Health 
and Social Welfare : Technical regulation on the reducti on of the content of industrially 
produced trans fats in food products marketed in Paraguayan territory ) (3 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution sets out the importance of 
reducing industrially produced trans -fatty a cids (TFA), commonly known as " trans fats", 
in food products marketed in the country, in view of their harmful effects on human 
health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of health ; quality re quirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Declaration of Rio de Janeiro (WHO/PAHO), which provides member countries 
with recommendations for reducing the consumption of trans -fatty acids (TFA).  G/TBT/N/PRY/115  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN, del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) (National 
Information and Notification System (SNIN) Coordination Unit of the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción , Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616-3284 
Fax: (+595) 21 -616-3084 
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
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