G/TBT/N/PRY/ 92 
 
15 May 2017  
(17-2559) 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 Industria y Comercio , MIC ( Ministry of Industry and 
Trade )  
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 a bove:   
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nati onal tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Incandescent and fluorescent lamps (MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature subheadings 
8539.22.00, 8539.31.00 and 8539.29.90)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decreto 
Nº 7103/2017 "Por el cual se crea el Registro de Fabricantes e Importadores de Lámparas 
Incandescentes y Fluorescentes, dependiente del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, se 
establece el Régimen de Licencia Previa de Importación y la Cer tificación Obligatoria de 
Eficiencia Energética"  (Decree No.  7103/2017 creating the register of manufacturers and 
importers of incandescent and fluorescent lamps under the authority of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade and establishing the prior import li censing regime and mandatory 
energy efficiency certification )  
6. Description of content:  The notified Decree creates the register of manufacturers and 
importers of i ncandescent and fluorescent lamps under the authority of the Ministry of 
Industry and Tra de; establishes the prior import licensing regime for incandescent and 
fluorescent lamps falling under MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature subheadings 
8539.22.00, 8539.31.00 and 8539.29.90; and establishes mandatory energy efficiency 
certification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Environmental protection . Creation of the register of manufacturers and 
importers and establishment of prior import licen sing and mandatory energy efficiency 
certification for incande scent and fluorescent lamps  with a view to the control and efficient 
use of electrical power.  G/TBT/N/ PRY/92 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Decreto Nº 7103/2017 "De Creación del Registro de Fabricantes e 
Importadores de Lámparas Incandescentes y Fluorescentes, dependiente del M inisterio de 
Industria y Comercio, establecimiento del Régimen de Licencia Previa de Importación y 
Certificación Obligatoria de Eficiencia Energética"  (Decree No.  7103/2017 creating the 
register of manufacturers and importers of incandescent and fluorescen t lamps under the 
authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and establishing the prior import licensing 
regime and mandatory energy efficiency certification ); 
Ley Nº 444/1994 "Que ratifica el Acta Final de la Ronda de Uruguay del GATT, y aprueba el 
Acuerdo sobre Procedimiento para el Trámite de Licencias de Importación de la 
Organización Mundial del Comercio  (Law No. 444/1994 ratifying the Final Act of the 
Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade  and adopting  the 
Agreement on Import  Licensing Procedures of the World Trade Organization ).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 27 April 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 27 April 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telepho ne and fax 
numbers  and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN  
Ministeri o de Industria y Comercio, MIC 
Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333  
Asunción,  Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616-3284 
Fax: (+595 ) 21-616-3084 
E-mail: snin@mic.gov.py  
Website:  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/PRY/17_2240_00_s.pdf