G/TBT/N/PRY/96  
8 June 2017  
(17-3049) 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)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Ext eriores  (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) : Reglamento 
Técnico MERCOSUR de Identidad y Calidad de Leche (Derogación de RES GMC N° 82/93 y 
138/96) (MERCOSUR Te chnical Regulation on the identity and quality of milk (Repeal of 
Common Market Group Resolutions Nos 82/93 and 138/96))  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución N° 04/17 del GMC sobre Reglamento Técnico M ERCOSUR de Identidad y 
Calidad de Leche (Derogación de la RES GMC N° 82/93 y 138/96)  (Draft Common Market 
Group Resolution No. 04/17 on the MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and 
quality of milk (Repeal of Common Market Group Resolutions Nos 82/ 93 and 138/96))  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the 
identity and quality of powdered milk is to establish the identity and minimum quality 
requirements for powered milk and instant powdered milk for hu man consumption . It does 
not cover powdered milk used in in fant and pharmaceutical formula . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health.  G/TBT/N/PRY/9 6 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Decreto N° 17.056/1997 "P or el cual se dispone la Vigencia en la República del 
Paraguay de las Resoluciones adoptadas por el Grupo Mercado Común del 
MERCOSUR, referente a Reglamentos Técnicos"  (Decree  No. 17.056/1997 
providing for the validity in the Republic of Paraguay of the Re solutions adopted by 
the MERCOSUR Common Market Group in respect of Technical Regulations)  
 MERCOSUR/GMC/RES . Nº 82/93 "Reglamento Técnico para la Fijación de Identidad 
y Calidad de Leche en Polvo"  (MERCOSUR Common Market Group 
Resolution  No. 82/93 : Technic al Regulation establishing the identity and quality of 
powdered milk)  
 MERCOSUR/GMC/RES . N º 138/96 "Inclusión de Coadyuvantes de 
Tecnología/Elaboración en el Reglamento Técnico para fijación de Identidad y 
Calidad de la Leche en Polvo"  (MERCOSUR Common Mark et Group 
Resolution  No. 138/96 : Inclusion of processing aids/Establishment in Technical 
Regulations of the identity and quality of powdered milk)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : The Paragu ayan 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 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.go v.py 
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