G/TBT/N/PRY/99  
17 July 2017 
(17-3851) 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  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  
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 provi ded in addition, where applicable) : Liquefied 
petroleum gas (LPG) . Tariff headings : 2711.19.10, 2711.12.10 and 2711.13.00.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : 
Decreto  Nº 7427/2017 por el cual se modifica el Artículo 6°, y s e amplía el 
Decreto  N° 15.124/2001, se establece el Régimen de Licencia Previa para la Importación 
de Gas Licuado de Petróleo (GLP) en la República del Paraguay, y se implementa 
condiciones mínimas de calidad para su importación  (Decree No. 7427/2017, whic h 
amends Article 6 and broadens the scope of Decree No. 15.124/2001, establishes the prior 
import licensing regime for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the Republic of Paraguay, and 
introduces minimum quality requirements for LPG imports)  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Article 6 and broadens the scope of 
Decree No. 15.124/2001, establishes the prior import licensing regime for liquefied 
petroleum gas (LPG) in the Republic of Paraguay, and introduces minimum quality 
requirements for LP G imports.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The text establishes minimum quality and safety requirements for the 
importation and marketing of LPG.  G/TBT/N/PRY/99  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley N° 904/63 que establece las  funciones del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, 
modificado por la Ley N° 2961/06 y por la Ley N° 5289/14  (Law No. 904/63 
establishing the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as amended by 
Law No. 2961/06 and Law No. 5289/14)  
 Decreto Nº 15.124/2001 por el cual se declara obligatoria la aplicación de Normas 
Técnicas paraguayas INTN referentes al fraccionamiento, distribución, transporte y 
comercialización del Gas Licuado de Petróleo, en sus últimas ediciones  
(Decree  No. 15.124/2001 decl aring obligatory the application of the most recent 
editions of Paraguayan INTN (National Institute of Technology and Standardization) 
technical standards relating to the fractioning, distribution, transport and marketing 
of liquefied petroleum gas)  
 Resolu ción N° 64/2014 por la cual se modifican los Artículos 1º y 2º de la Resolución 
1065, de fecha 5 de octubre de 2012, se establece el pago de tasas en concepto de 
visaciones de documentos de importación, autorización de importación y Licencias 
Previas de Im portación para productos derivados del Petróleo  
(Resolution  No. 64/2014 amending Articles 1 and 2 of Resolution No. 1065 of 
5 October 2 012 "establishing the payment of fees relating to the approval of import 
documents, import authorization and prior import  licences for petroleum -based 
products")  
 Ley Nº 444/94 "Que ratifica el Acta Final de la Ronda de Uruguay del GATT, y 
aprueba el Acuerdo sobre Procedimiento para el Trámite de Licencias de Importación 
de la Organización Mundial del Comercio  (Law No. 444/94  ratifying the Final Act of 
the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and adopting the 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures of the World Trade Organization)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : - 
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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