G/TBT/N/GTM /96 
15 August  2018 
(18-5185) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerios de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social , MSPAS (Ministry of 
Public Health and Social Welfare)  
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:  
Dirección General de Regulación, Vigilancia y Control de la Salud del Ministerio de Salud 
Pública y Asistencia Social  (Directorate -General of Health Regulation, Surveillance and 
Control)  
Ministerios de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social , MSPAS (Ministry of Public Health and 
Social Welfare)  
6ta. Avenida 3 -45 Zona 11  
Ciudad de Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 2475 4682  
Email: dvrcs_mspas@yahoo.com  
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 provide d in addition, where applicable) : 67.100.10  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.76:18 Productos Lácteos . Leches en polvo y crema 
(nata) en polvo . Especificaciones  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 67.04.76:18, Dairy products . Milk powder and cream powder . Specifications) (6 pages, 
in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to 
be met by m ilk powder and cream powder that comply with the definition established in 
the notified text . It also applies to milk powder and cream powder for direct human 
consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human life and health, and prevention of practices likely to 
mislead or deceive consumers.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA  Industria de alimentos y bebidas 
procesados . Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura . Principios Generales (current 
version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos . Criterios Microbiológicos 
para la inocuidad de Alimentos  (current version);  G/TBT/N/GTM/96  
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   Central  American Technical Regulation RTCA Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas . 
Aditivos Alimentarios  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado General de los Alimentos 
Previamente Envasados (Preenvasados)  (current version);  
 Central Amer ican Technical Regulation RTCA Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos 
Alimenticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población a partir de 3 
Años de Edad  (current version);  
 Central American Technical Regulation RTCA Uso de Términos Lecheros  (current 
version).  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in Official Journal La Gaceta.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Coordinación de Integración Económica  (Economic Integration Coordination Office)  
8ª. Ave. 10 -43, Zona 1, 4to . Nivel 
Ciudad de Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24 12 0200, Ext. 4319  
Fax: (+502) 2412 0339  
Email: ljuarez@mineco.gob.gt