G/TBT/N/GTM/89  
 
8 February 2016  
(16-0808)  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:  GUATEMALA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación , MAGA (Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock and Food), Viceministerio de Sanidad Agropecuaria y 
Regulaciones , VISAR (Vice-Ministry of Agricultural Health and Regulations), Dirección de 
Sanidad Vegetal  (Directorate of Plant Health) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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:   
7 avenida 12-90, zona 13 
Edificio anexo a Monja Blanca 
Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala 
Tel.: (502) 2413-7418 / (502) 2413-7410 Email: lmenendez@maga.gob.gt  / gortiz@maga.gob.gt  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  Central 
American Tariff System (SAC), Section VI: Products of the chemical or allied industries, 
Chapter 31: Fertilizers 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Acuerdo 
gubernativo no. 342-2010, Reglamento para el registro de fertilizantes, enmiendas y 
sustancias afines a fertilizantes o a enmiendas ante el ministerio de agricultura, ganadería 
y alimentación  (Government Decision No. 342-2010, Regulation on the registration of 
fertilizers and soil amendments and substances related thereto with the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food) (8 pages, in Spanish)   
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation lays down the requirements for obtaining, 
renewing, endorsing and transferring the regi stration of fertilizers and soil amendments 
and substances related thereto, and the re quirements governing the importation and 
control of such products. The registration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Food of natural and legal persons associated with fertilizers and soil amendments and 
substances related thereto, whether govern mental or non-governmental bodies, is 
mandatory, including in relation to marketing, grants, subsidies and any other operations applicable to these products.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Human safety, quality of agricultural inputs, and safety of people who apply 
and handle agrochemical products.  
8. Relevant documents:  Decreto 36-98, Ley de sanidad vegetal y animal  (Decree 
No. 36-98, Plant and animal health law) G/TBT/N/GTM/89 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 26 November 2010  
Proposed date of entry into force: 4 December 2010 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
http://www.maga.gob.gt  / normativa