G/TBT/N/PRY/135  
15 September  2022 
(22-6819) 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 , MSP y BS (Ministry of Public Health and 
Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and webs ite 
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 R eference 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) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be p rovided in addition, where applicable) : Waters, 
including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or flavoured, and other non -alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable 
juices of heading 20.09 (HS cod e: 2202) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico que establece los requisitos para las aguas envasadas de consumo 
humano y para las aguas envasadas bajas en sodio  (Draft Technical Regulation 
estab lishing requirements for packaged waters for human consumption and packaged 
waters that are low in sodium) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Technical Regulation seeks to establish 
requirements for packaged waters for hum an consumption and packaged waters that are 
low in sodium.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety ; 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Constitution of Paraguay (Article 72)  
- Law No. 836/80, Health Code (Articles 3, 4 and 326)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : Six months after adoption  
10. Final date for comments : 16 November 2 022 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
(a) For questions on technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment 
procedures, please contact the Coordination Unit of the National Information and 
Notification System (SNIN) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC), at the following 
addres s: 
Andrea Fernández  
Unidad de Coordinación (Coordination Unit), Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio y 
Servicios  (Under -Secretariat of State for Trade and Services)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 616 3284  
Fax: (+595) (21) 616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
Website : http://www.snin.gov.py  
(b) For WTO notifications, informatio n and formal consultations by Member countries 
concerning TBTs, the focal point is:  
Centro de Referencias OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  - Subsecretaría de Relaciones 
Económicas e Integración  (Directorate of Mu ltilateral Economic Organizations - Under -
Secretariat for Economic Relations and Integration)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto, Nº 594  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
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