G/TBT/N/ PRY/88  
28 October 2016  
(16-5936) 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 : Secretaria de Ambiente , SEAM (Envir onment Secretariat)  
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, o therwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Used 
pneumatic tyres (HS 4012.20.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Res. 627/2016 
"Por la cual se prohíbe la importación de neumáticos usados para su reutilización directa 
sin previa remanufacturación y se reglamenta la gestión integral de los neumáticos usados 
generadores en el país"  (Resolution No. 627/2016 prohibiting the importation of used 
pneumatic tyres for direct reuse without prior remanufacturing , and regulating the integral 
management of used pneumatic tyres in the country)  
6. Description of content : The notified text prohibits the importation of used pneumatic 
tyres for direct reuse without prior remanufacturing an d regulates the integral 
management of used pneumatic tyres in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and the environment.  
8. Relevant documents : Ley 42/90 "Que prohí be la i mportación, depósito, utilización de 
producto calificados como residuos industriales"  (Law No. 42/90 prohibiting the 
importation, storage and use of products classed as industrial waste ); Ley 1561/2000 "Por 
la cual se crea el Sistema Nacional del Amb iente, el Consejo Nacional del Ambiente y la 
Secretaria del Ambiente"  (Law No. 1561/2000 establishing the National Environment 
System, the National Environment Counci l and the Environment Secretariat) . Article 18(g) 
of this Law provides that the Minister -Executive Secretary shall be responsible for issuing 
any Resolutions required to further the Secretariat's objectives, and the internal 
regulati ons needed to ensure the operation  of the Secretariat .  G/TBT/N/PRY/88  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 21 October 2 016 
Proposed d ate of entry into force : 21 October 2 016 
10. Final date for comments : - 
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 SN IN del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC)  
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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