G/SPS/N/PRY/29  
25 July 2019 
(19-4916) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN  (National 
Food and Nutrition Institute) - Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social , MSPyBS 
(Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Dairy produce ( NCM 0401 - 0402 - 0403 - 0404 - 0405 - 0406)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Reglamento Técnico sobre Leche y Productos Lácteos  
(Technical Regulation on dairy produce) Language(s) : Spanish Number of pages : 42 
Text available at: 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/PRY/19_3621_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes the identity 
and quality  characteristics and requirements for dairy produce that will apply in 
Paraguayan territory and to imports of dairy produce.  As part of the process to adopt the 
Technical Regulation on dairy produce, draft regulations and draft updates to standards 
are bei ng published for stakeholders from the public and private sectors.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection , 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission ( e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) 
− CXS 206 -1999, General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms  
− CXS 207 - 1991, Standard for Milk Powders and Cream Powder  
− CXS 290 -1995, Standard for Edible Casein Products  
− CXS 289 -1985, Standard for Whey Powders  
− CXS 279 -1971, Standard for Butter  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/PRY/29  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
http://www.inan.gov.py/site/?p=1688  (available in Spanish)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 60 calendar days after publication  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Upon signature of the MSPyBS -INAN 
Resolution  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy ): Six months after signature of the MSPyBS -INAN Resolution  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 23 September 2 019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) o f other body:  
Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN (National Food and Nutrition 
Institute)  
Santísima Trinidad esq . Itapua ; Asunción - Paraguay  
Fax: (+595) 21 -294-073 Int. 605  
Email : direccion@inan.gov.py  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición - INAN 
Santísima Trinidad esq . Itapua ; Asunción - Paraguay  
Fax: (+595) 21 -294-073 Int. 605  
Email : direccion@inan.gov.py