G/TBT/N/PRY/91  
10 April 2017 
(17-1909) 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 : Ministerio de Industria y Comercio , MIC (Ministry of Industry and 
Trade)  
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 ab ove: 
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 Ext eriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
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 addition, where applicable) : Plastic bags 
and biodegradable bags  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resoluc ión 
N° 353/2017 "Por el cual se Reglamenta el Artículo 2° del Decreto N° 5.537/2016 "Que 
Reglamenta la Ley N° 5.414/2015 "De promoción de la Disminución del Uso de Plástico 
Polietileno" y se establece el Régimen de Licencia Previa de Importación de Bolsas de 
Plástico y Bolsas Biodegradables " (Resolution No. 353/2017 which implements  Article 2 of 
Decree No. 5.537/2016 regulating Law No. 5.414/2015 "Promoting the reduced use of 
polyethylene plastic" and establishing the prior import licensing regime for plast ic bags and 
biodegradable bags)  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution establishes a plan to promote the gradual 
replacement of single -use polyethylene bags by other reusable bags and/or biodegradable 
bags, and encourages  the development of t he production of bags made from biodegradable 
materials . It establishes the mandatory certification of reusable polyethylene plastic bags 
used for the transportation of goods, based on Paraguayan Standard PNA 59 001 16 . It 
also establishes the prior import  licensing regime for plastic bags and biodegradable bags.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The replacement of single -use polyethylene bags by reusable and/or 
biodegradable bags.  G/TBT/N/PRY/91  
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  8. Relevant documents : Ley N° 5.414/2015 "De promoción de la disminución del uso de 
plástico Polietileno"  (Law No. 5.414/2015 "Promoting the reduced use of polyethylene 
plastic"), El Decreto N° 5.537/2016 "Que reglamenta la Ley 5.414/2015 "De promoción de 
la disminución del uso  de plástico Polietileno"  (Decree No. 5.537/2016 regulating 
Law No 5.414/2015 "Promoting the reduced use of polyethylene plastic")  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 27 February 2 017 
Proposed date of entry into force : 27 February 2 017  
10. Final date for com ments : - 
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 del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC)  
Avda. Mariscal F . López 3333  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616 3284  
Fax: (+595) 21 -616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
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