G/TBT/N/PRY/93  
22 May 2017  
(17-2742) 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)  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto Nº 5 94 
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -493 657  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 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) : Minimum 
percentage of anhydrous ethanol in blends containing 85 -, 90- and 95 -octane gasoline.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución 
N°507/ 2017 por la cual se establece el Porcentaje Mínimo de mezcla de Etanol Anhidro con 
las Naftas de 85, 90, y 95 octanos  (Resolution No. 507/2017 establishing the minimum 
percentage of anhydrous ethanol in blends containing 85 -, 90- and 95 -octane gasoline)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes that, until 1 5 June 2 017, the 
minimum percentage of anhydrous ethanol in blends containing 85 - and 90 -octane 
gasoline is to be 17% by volume, while the maximum is to be 25% by volume . From 
June 2017, the minimum percentage of anhydrous ethanol in blends containing 85 - and 
90-octane gasoline is to be 24% by volume, while the maximum is to be 25% by volume.  
The minimum percentage of anhydrous ethanol in blends containing 95 -octane gasoline is 
to be 24% by volume, and the maximum is to be  25% by volume.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment.  G/TBT/N/PRY/93  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Article 17 of Law No. 2.748/05 on the promotion of biofuels est ablishes that any liquid fuel 
characterized as gasoline or naphtha must be blended with absolute ethanol, and that the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade is to establish the type of gasoline or naphtha and the blend 
ratio in accordance with the actual producti on of absolute alcohol . The Ministry of Industry 
and Trade will authorize the sale of unblended absolute ethanol from pumps where the 
technical requirements for its use are met and where sufficient amounts exist for it to be 
used unblended.  
Article 14.b (C hapter 1II on compulsory blends) of Decree No. 10.703/13 regulating 
Law No. 2.748/05 on the promotion of biofuels, establishes that the proportion of absolute 
ethanol in gasoline marketed in the territory of the Republic, other than aviation fuel and 
gasoline with an octane rating of 97 or more, will be determined by decision of the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade in accordance with the actual and competitive production of absolute 
ethanol.  
Resolution No. 502/2017 amending technical specifications for certai n gasoline parameters 
(Annexes I and II to Decree No. 4.562/15, which establish new technical specifications for 
petroleum -based fuels to be imported into and marketed in the country) and repealing 
Resolution No. 1336 of 2 2 November 2 013.  
9. Proposed dat e of adoption : 3 May 2 017 
Proposed date of entry into force : 3 May 2 017 
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 del 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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