G/LIC/N/2/PRY/5  
6 July 2015  
(15-3464)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: Spanish  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
PARAGUAY  
The following notification, dated 2 July 2015, is be ing circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Paraguay.  
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BARS AND RODS OF IRON AND STEEL 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or regulation establishing/changing the 
import licensing procedure: 
 Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 531/2015 
"Establishing the prior import licensing regime for bars and rods of iron and steel" 
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
2. Information concerning the institutio n/change of import licensing procedure:  
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the 
case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word 
or compatible software. Please do not use PDF or photocopies .) 
 MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff subheadings 7213.10.00; 
7213.20.00; 7214.20.00; 7214.30.00; and 7214.99.10 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
 Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción 
 Tel.: (+591) 21 616 3207  Fax: (+591) 21 616 3066 
 Email address: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
 Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
 Contact officer: Fabián Camacho  
                                               
1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of  publication [...]" (Article 5.1). G/LIC/N/2/PRY/5 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
 Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
 Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate-General of Domestic Trade) 
 Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción  Tel.: (+591) 21 616 3207 
 Fax: (+591) 21 616 3066 
 Email address: http://www.snin.gov.py  
 Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
 Contact officer: Fabián Camacho 
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
 Published in 2015 on the website http://inan.gov.py  
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is:  
 [ ] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control, 
registration and collection of statistical data  
 [X] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure: Market situation 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing  procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot 
be provided 
Up to ten (10) working days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the admi nistrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.)  
 
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