G/TBT/N/PRY/131  
15 November  2021 
(21-8631) 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  (Ministry of 
Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and webs ite 
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, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable) : Food 
additives and processing aids  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común "Reglamento Técnico Mercosur sobre Asignación 
de aditivos alimentarios y coadyuvantes de tecnología para la categoría de alimentos 1. 
productos lácteos, subcategorías leche en polvo y crema en polvo ; leches fermentadas y 
quesos (Modificación de las Resoluciones GMC Nº 79/94, 29/96, 30/96, 31/96, 32/96, 
34/96, 42/ 96, 78/96, 81/96, 82/96, 83/96, 134/96, 136/96, 145/96, 01/97, 47/97, 
48/97, 44/98, 07/18)  (Draft Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution "MERCOSUR 
Technical Regulation on the determination of food additives and technological processing 
aids for food category  1: Dairy products - subcategories : Milk powder and cream powder ; 
fermented milk and cheeses " (Amendment of GMC Resolutions Nos. 79/94, 29/96, 30/96, 
31/96, 32/96, 34/96, 42/96, 78/96, 81/96, 82/96, 83/96, 134/96, 136/96, 145/96, 
01/97, 47/97, 48/97, 44/98  and 07/18)) (37 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution updates the determination of food 
additives and technological processing aids for dairy products, with a view to adapting 
the regulations to technological develop ments and to the international reference 
standards.  G/TBT/N/PRY/131  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Treaty of Asunción  
• Ouro Preto Protocol  
• Common Market Group Resolutions Nos. 79/94, 29/96, 30/96, 31/96, 32/96, 
34/96, 42/96, 78/96, 81/96, 82/96, 83/96, 134/96, 136/96, 145/96, 01/97, 
47/97, 48/97, 38/98, 44/98, 45/17 and 07/18  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN  (National Information and Notification System (SNIN) 
Coordination Unit)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio , MIC (Ministry o f Industry and Trade)  
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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