G/TBT/N/PRY/85  
28 January 2016  
(16-0598)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social, MSPyBS (Ministry of Public Health and Social 
Welfare) Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición, INAN (National Food and Nutrition Institute)
 
Name and address (including telephon e 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:  
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) 
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 national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Table-top 
sweeteners or sweetening agents containing stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni ) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico por el cual se establecen los Requisitos de Calidad e Inocuidad para los Edulcorantes o Endulzantes de mesa que contengan en su composición Glicosidos de 
Esteviol y/o Extracto de Stevia derivados de la planta de Ka'a He'e-Stevia (Draft Technical 
Regulation establishing the quality and safe ty requirements for table-top sweeteners or 
sweetening agents containing steviol glycosides  and/or stevia extracts from the sweetleaf 
plant) (13 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Technical Regulation applies to table-top 
sweeteners or sweetening agents marketed in  national territory which contain steviol 
glycosides and/or stevia extracts from the sweetleaf plant ( Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni ). 
The main sweeteners used as raw materials in the production of table-top sweeteners are 
excluded from this regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health 
8. Relevant documents: Ley 836/1980 "Código Sanitario" (Law 836/1980: Health Code) G/TBT/N/PRY/85 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 days from the date of adoption.  
10. Final date for comments: The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests 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 addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Mi nisterio 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  
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