G/TBT/N/PRY/102  
26 October  2017 
(17-5823) 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 ICS numbers may be provided in additio n, where applicable) : Outdated 
phytosanitary products, fertilizers, soil conditioners and related substances . Control of 
documents  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Por la cual se Reglamenta la extensión de fecha de validez ; retiro de 
circulación del mercado y disposición final de productos fitosanitarios, fertilizantes, 
enmiendas y afines con fecha vencida"  (Draft Resolution regulating the extension of the 
validity date, the market recall and fi nal disposal of outdated phytosanitary products, 
fertilizers, soil conditioners and related substances)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution regulates the extension of the 
validity date and the market recall of the aforementioned products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health.  G/TBT/N/PRY/102  
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  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))  
Ley N° 3.742/09 "De Control de productos fitosanitarios de uso agrícola"  (Law No. 
3.742/09 on the control of phytosanitary products for agricultural use)  
Ley N° 123/91 "Qu e 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 into 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 address es, 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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