G/TBT/N/BOL/11  
3 October 2018  
(18-6092) 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 : PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA  
If applicable, name of local government  involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural  (Ministry of 
Productive Development and the Plural Economy)  
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:  
Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz, Edif . Centro de Comunicaciones, piso 17  
La Paz, Bolivia  
Tel.: (+591) (2) 2184343  
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) : Milk in 
powder: 04.02 - Milk and cr eam, concentrated or containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter ; 0402.10 - In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, 
by weight, not exceeding 1.5% ; 0402.10.10.00 - In containers holding not more than 
2.5 kg, 0402.10.90.00 - Other ( not applicable to milk in powder containing added sugar 
or other sweetening matter) - In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, 
by weight, exceeding 1.5% ; 0402.21 - Not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter:  Of a fat content, by weight, of 26% or more, on the dry product ; 0402.21.11.00 
- In containers holding not more than 2.5 kg ; 0402.21.19.00 - Other - Other ; 
0402.21.91.00 - In containers holding not more than 2.5 kg ; 0402.21.99.00 - Other - 
Evaporated milk 0402.91.10.00 - Evaporated milk - In powder, granules or other solid 
forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5% (HS 040210) - Not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS 040221).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico de "Leche en polvo y leche evaporada"  (Draft Technical Regulation 
on milk in powder and evaporated milk) (24 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Technical Regulation applies to milk in powder and 
evaporated milk marketed in the Plurinational State of Bolivia.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To prevent misleading practices and protect consumers ; to protect human 
health and safety ; to establish the  technical requirements for milk in powder and 
evaporated milk, with a view to protecting human health and preventing practices likely 
to mislead consumers.  G/TBT/N/BOL/11  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Decreto Supremo 26510   
9. Proposed date of adoption : 5 December 2 018 
Proposed date of entry into force : 5 December 2 019 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from 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:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/BOL/18_5163_00_s.pdf