G/TBT/N/PRY/114  
7 November  2019 
(19-7550) 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 : Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social , MSPyBS (Ministry 
of Public Health and Social Welfare), through the Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y 
Nutrición , INAN (National Food and Nutrition Institute) ; Ministerio de Industria y 
Comercio , MIC (Ministry of Industry  and Trade), through the Instituto Nacional de 
Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología , INTN (National Institute of Technology, 
Standardization and Metrology)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, 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)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de agosto Nº 594  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -493-657 
Email: snin@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 national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable) : Metallic 
packaging, linings, utensils, lids and equipment in contact with foodstuffs.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común "Reglamento  Técnico Mercosur sobre Disposiciones 
para envases, revestimientos, utensilios, tapas y equipamientos metálicos en contacto 
con alimentos (Modificación de la Resolución GMC Nº 46/06)  (Draft Common Market 
Group (GMC) Resolution : MERCOSUR Technical Regulatio n on metallic packaging, linings, 
utensils, lids and equipment in contact with foodstuffs (Amendment to GMC Resolution 
No. 46/06)) (10 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft resolution sets forth requirements regarding 
metallic p ackaging, linings, utensils, lids and equipment in contact with foodstuffs and 
amends GMC Resolution No. 46/06 . It will apply in the territory of the States Parties, to 
trade among them and to imports from outside the MERCOSUR area.  
7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of health, consumer information ; Consumer information, labelling ; 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• MERCOSUR/LXX SGT N° 3/P . RES. Nº 19/19  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification . The Paraguayan authorities will 
respond to requests for documents and accept relevant comments until 60 day s after the 
date of 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  (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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