G/TBT/N/PRY/103  
3 November  2017 
(17-5974) 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 : Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , 
SENAVE (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service)  
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:  
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) : Registration 
of active substances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se modifica la resolución N° 446/06 en lo referente a la Categoría 
de Exportación ; se establecen nuevos lineamientos para el Registro de sustancias Activas 
grado Técnico en esta categoría ; y se implementa un Sistema de Control Interno"  (Draft 
Resolution "Amending Resolution No. 446/06 on the export category ; establishing new 
guidelines for the registration of technical grade active substances in this category ; and 
implementing an internal control system")  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution establishes new guidelines for the 
registration of technical grade active substances in this category and implements an 
internal control system.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health  
8. Relevant documents:  
Ley N° 2.459/04 " Que crea el Servicio Nacional  de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de 
Semillas (SENAVE)"  (Law No. 2.459/04 "Creating the National Plant and Seed Quality and 
Health Service  (SENAVE)" ) G/TBT/N/PRY/103  
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  Ley N° 3.742/09 " De Control de productos fitosanitarios de uso agrícola"  (Law No. 
3.742/09 "Control of phytosanitary products for agricultural use")  
Ley N° 123/91 " Que adoptan nuevas Normas de Protección Fitosanitaria" (Law No. 123/91 
"Adopting new phytosanitary protection standards")  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry in to force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests for 
documents and receive any relevant comments in the 30 days following 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:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC)  
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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