G/TBT/N/PRY/94  
 
8 Jun e 2017  
(17-3046) 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 a bove:   
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise nat ional tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Labelling of 
textile products  (abrogation of Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/07). The notified 
text c overs the products falling under  MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature ( NCM) 
Chapters  50 to 63. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución Nº 03/17 del GMC. Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre Etiquetado de 
Productos Textiles (Derogación de la Res. GMC Nº 33/07) (Draft Common Market G roup 
Resolution No. 03/17 approving the MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the labelling of 
textile products (abrogation of Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/07)) (25 pages, in 
Spanish)   
6. Description of content:  The notified d raft Common Market Group Resolution No. 03/17 
approves  the MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the labelling of textile products  and 
repeals  Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/07. The Technical Regulation  provides 
consumers with an instrument  that ensures  clear and accurate descri ptions of the 
composition  of textile products, fabric size and weight ( grammage ) and yarn count , as well  
as instructions in relation to the  treatment, cleaning and care of such products throughout 
their useful life.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To issue a harmonized technical regulation that reflects technological 
developments and new international standards in th e field, with a view to the facilitati on of 
free trade.    G/TBT/N/ PRY/94  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Resolución GMC Nº 33/07 que aprueba el Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de Etiquetado de 
Productos Textiles a fin de adecuarla al desarrollo de los avances tecnológicos en la materia 
(Common Market Group Resolution No. 33/07 approving the MERCOSUR Technical 
Regulat ion on the labelling of textile products  in order to bring it into line with  technological 
developments  in the field);   
Decreto Nº 12.085/08 de incorporación al ordenamiento jurídico nacional  (Decree 
No. 12.085/08: Incorporation into national  legislation) ; 
Resoluciones Nº 38/98 y 56/02 del Grupo Mercado Común  (Common Market Group 
Resolutions Nos. 38/98 and 56/02) . 
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: - 
10. Final date for comments:  The Paraguayan authorities will respond to r equests for 
documents and receive any relevant comments in the 60 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  
Ministeri o 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  
Website:  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/PRY/17_2615_00_s.pdf