G/LIC/N/2/PRY/6  
10 August  2016 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
PARAGUAY  
The following notification, dated 12 July 2 016, is being circulated at t he request of the delegation 
of Paraguay . 
 
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FOOTWEAR  
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or regulation establishing/changing the 
import licensing procedure : 
 Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolutio n No. 150/201 5 regulating 
and updating Decree No. 10.350/12 "creating the register of importers of footwear 
sector products and establishing the prior import licensing regime" and repealing 
Resolution No. 1.209 of 10 October 2 014. 
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate the document symbol of the  
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof ; contact point for information and/or 
administrative b ody(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4  
2. Information concerning the institution/change of import licensing procedure : 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact 
HS Nomenclature (i.e.  1996, 2002 or 2007) . Abbreviations should be avoided . 
In the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in 
Microsoft Word or compatible software . Please do not use PDF or ph otocopies .) 
 MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff subheadings 6401.10.00, 
6401.92.00, 6401.99.00, 6401.99.90, 6402.20.00, 6403.20.00, 6403.40.00, 
6403.51.10, 6403.51.90, 6403.59.10, 6403.59.90, 6403.91.10, 6403.91.90, 
6403.99.10, 6404.11.00, 6404.19.0 0, 6404.20.00, 6405.10.10, 6405.10.20, 
6405.10.90, 6405.90.00, 6406.10.00, 6406.20.00, 6406.90.20, and 6406.90.90 . 
                                               
1 "Members wh ich institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1).  G/LIC/N/2/PRY/6  
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  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade ) 
 Address : Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso , Asunción  
 Tel.: +591 21 616 3207  
 Fax: +591 21 616 3066  
 Email address : vmonges@mic.gov.py  
 Website : http://www.mic.gov.py  
 Contact officer : Victor Monges  
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body .) 
 Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade ) 
 Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate -General of Domestic Trade ) 
 Address : Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso , Asunción  
 Tel.: +591 21 616 3207  
 Fax: +591 21 616 3066  
 Email  address : vmonges@mic.gov.py  
 Website : http:// www.mic.gov.py  
 Contact officer : Victor Monges  
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
 Published in 2015 on the website http://www.snin.gov.py  
(e) Indication of whether the licensin g procedure is:  
 [X] automatic . If so please indicate : (f) the administrative purpose : Control , 
registration and collection of statistical data . 
 [X] non-automatic . If so please indicate : (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing proc edure : Market situation  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot 
be provided  
Up to ten  (10) working days  
3. Other relevant data or information : (i.e. co mplete title and data concernin g 
the legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime 
and list thereof ; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications,  etc.) 
 
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