G/TBT/N/GTM/9 4 
 
13 June 2017  
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Committee on Tec hnical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministerio de Economía , MINECO  (Ministry of the Economy ) 
Dirección de Política de Comercio Exterior  (Foreign Trade Policy Directorate ) 
Tel: (+502) 2412 -0200, Ext. 4320  
Fax: (+502) 2412 -0339 
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:   
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 national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
International Classification for Standards (ICS) code  67.100.01  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
RTCA  67.04.72:17, Productos lácteos. Quesos no madurados, incluido el queso fresco. 
Especificaciones (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.04.72:17: Milk 
products . Unripened cheese, including fresh cheese . Specifications ) (7 pages, in Spanish)   
6. Description of conte nt: The notified Technical Regulation  establishes the specifications  to 
be met by unripened cheese, including fresh cheese , i.e. cheese that is  ready  for 
consumption immediately or shortly  after manufacture . The Regulation  applies to  unripened 
cheese, incl uding fresh cheese , intended for direct human consumption or further 
processing in the territory of the States Parties.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of health  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Central American Technical Regulation ( RTCA ) (current version) : Industria de alimentos 
y bebidas procesados. Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura. Principios generales  
(Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). General 
principles ); 
 RTCA  (current version) : Alimentos. Criterios microbiológicos para la inocuidad de 
alimentos  (Foods. Microbiological criteria for food safety ); 
 RTCA ( current version ): Alimentos y bebidas procesadas. Aditivos alimentarios  
(Processed foods and beverages. Food additives ); 
 RTCA ( current version ): Etiquetado general de los alimentos previamente envasados 
(preenvasados)  (General labelling of pre -packaged foods ); G/TBT/N/ GTM/9 4 
 
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   RTCA ( current version ): Etiquetado nutricional de productos alimenticios preenvasados 
para consumo humano para la población a partir de 3 años de edad  (Nutrition labelling 
of pre -packaged foods for human consumption intended for adults and children over 
three years of age ); 
 CODEX STAN 234 -1999: Recommended methods of analysis and sampling ; 
 RTCA (current  version) : Uso de términos lecheros  (Use of dairy terms ). 
 RTCA (current version): Productos lácteos. Quesos. Especificaciones  (MIlk products. 
Cheese. Specifications).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal " Diario de 
Centro américa " 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal " Diario de 
Centroamérica " 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days as of the date of 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:   
Departamento de Integración Económica  
Dirección de Política de Comercio Exterior  
Tel: (+502) 2412 -0200, Ext. 4320  
Fax: (+502) 2412 -0339 
Email:  ralvarado@mineco.gob.gt  
Website:  http://www.mineco.gob.gt  
Full text of notified document :  
http://www.mineco.gob.gt/ consulta -p%C3%BAblica