G/TBT/N/PRY/136  
27 October  2022 
(22-8067) 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 : Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN (National 
Food and Nutrition Institute), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social , MSP  y BS 
(Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and web site 
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) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Food 
technology (ICS code : 67) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : PROYECTO DE 
RESOLUCION Nº 04/22 . Modificación de las Resoluciones GMC Nº 50/97 y 09/07 sobre 
Aditivos Alimentarios y sus concentraciones máximas para las categorías : 6: C ereales y 
Productos de/o a Base de Cereales y 7 : Productos de Panificación y Galletería  (Draft 
Resolution No. 04/22 : Amendment to Common Market Group (GMC) Resolutions No. 
50/97 and No. 09/07 on food additives and their maximum concentration levels for 
categories 6 (cereals and cereal and/or cereal -based products) and 7 (bread and biscuits)) 
(2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified draft Resolution is to  update the 
food additives and their maximum concentration levels for categories 6 (cereals and 
cereal and/or cereal -based products) and 7 (bread and biscuits).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protecti on of human health or safety ; Quality requirements ; Harmonization  G/TBT/N/PRY/136  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Resolución GMC Nº 50/97 establece la Asignación de aditivos y su concentración máxima 
para la Categoría de Alimentos 7 : Productos de Panificación y Galletería  
- Resolución GMC Nº 09/07 establece la Asignación de aditivos y sus concentraciones 
máximas para la categoría de alimentos 6 : Cereales y Productos de/o a Base de Cereales  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry int o force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 27 December 2 022 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
(a) For questions on technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment 
procedures, please contact the Coordination Unit of the National Information and 
Notification System (SNIN) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC), at the following 
address:  
Andrea Fernández  
Unidad de Coordinación (Coordination Unit),  Subsecretaría de Estado de Comercio 
(Under -Secretariat of State for Trade)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 616 3284  
Fax: (+595) (21) 616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
Website : http://www.snin.gov.py  
 
(b) For WTO notifications, information and formal consultations by Member countries 
concerning TBT, the focal point is:  
Centro de Referenci as OMC  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  - Subsecretaría de Relaciones 
Económicas e Integración  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic Organizations - Under -
Secretariat for Economic Relations and Integration)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto, Nº 594  
Asunción  
Tel.: (+595) (21) 4148802  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
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