G/TBT/N/PRY/70  
16 August 2013  
(13-4418)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Calidad, Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas, 
SENAVE  (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
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 
E-mail: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
Sweet oranges  (Citrus sinensis )  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico para la fijación de identidad y calidad de la Naranja (Citrus sinensis) (Draft Technical Regulation on establishing the identity and quality of sweet oranges ( Citrus sinensis )) 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified draft Technical Regulation is to establish 
the terminology relating to and the quality, packaging and presentation requirements 
to be met by sweet oranges ( Citrus sinensis ) for sale on the domestic market 
or for export.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/PRY/70 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Resolución SENAVE Nº 550/11 "Por el cual se Establece el 
Reglamento Técnico para el Muestreo de Cultivos y/o Productos Vegetales con Fines 
Analíticos de Residuos de Plaguicidas y Otros Contaminantes"  (National Plant and Seed 
Quality and Health Service Resolution No. 550/11 Establishing the Technical Regulation on the sampling of plant crops and/or products for the purpose of analysing pesticide residues and other contaminants). 
Resolución SENAVE 354/12, Reglamento Técnico para el Envasado y Transporte de 
frutas y Hortalizas IN NATURA que se comercialicen en el Paraguay  (National Plant and 
Seed Quality and Health Service Resolution  No. 354/12: Technical Regulation on the 
packaging and transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables marketed in Paraguay). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   2013 
2013 
10. Final date for comments:  The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests for 
documents and receive any relevant comments in the 60 days following notification.  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available, of other body: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN 
Ministerio 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  
Text also available at: 
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