G/LIC/N/2/PRY/3  
 
18 February 2014  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: Spanish  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
PARAGUAY  
The following notification, dated 13 February 2014, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Paraguay.  
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 1  FUEL 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or regulation establishing/changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 64/14  amending 
Articles 1 and 2 of Resolution No. 1065 of 5 October 2012 "establishing the 
payment of fees relating to the approval of import documents, import authorization and prior import licences for petroleum-based products". 
(b) If the notified measure refers to  a change in an already notified 
import licensing procedure, please  indicate the document symbol 
of the notification to which ch ange(s) has(ve) been introduced.  
(In this case please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes 
(i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
G/LIC/N/2/PRY/5 
2. Information concerning the institutio n/change of import licensing procedure:  
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  ( E x a c t  n a m e  o f  t h e  
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. 
In the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex 
in Microsoft Word or compatible software . Please do not use PDF or photocopies.)  
See Annex II to Decree No. 10.397/07 and Annex I to Resolution No. 741/13. 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address:  Mcal. López e/ Dr. Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción 
Telephone: +591 21 616-3071 
Fax: +591 21 616-3070/3129 
Email address: vmonges@mic.gov.py ; jcabral@mic.gov.py ; 
combustible@mic.gov.py  
Website:  http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Victor Monges  
                                               
1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify 
the Committee of such within 60 days  of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1). G/LIC/N/2/PRY/3 
 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Combustibles  (Directorate-General of Fuels) 
Dirección de Combustibles Líquidos  (Department of Liquid Fuels) 
Address:   Mcal. López e/ Dr. Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción 
Telephone: +591 21 616-3071 
Fax: +591 21 616-3070/3129 Email address: vmonges@mic.gov.py ; jcabral@mic.gov.py ; 
combustible@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Victor Monges 
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Published in their respective years of enactment on the following websites: 
http://www.presidencia.gov.py ; http://www.mic.gov.py ; http://www.snin.gov.py  
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic.  If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose: Quality  
control 
[   ] non-automatic.  If so please indicate: (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing  procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided. 
Up to ten (10) working days 
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning 
the legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc. ) 
 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/3 
 
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  2  SALT 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or regulation establishing/changing the 
import licensing procedure: 
Resolution No. 59/14  establishing regulations under Article 10 of Decree 
No. 10114 of 23 November 2012 governing th e issue by the Ministry of Industry 
and Trade of prior import licences for washed and centrifuged salt intended 
for human and animal consumption and the food and non-food industries. 
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
G/LIC/N/2/PRY/13 
2. Information concerning the institutio n/change of import licensing procedure:  
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact 
HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. 
In the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software. Please do not use PDF or photocopies.)  
Washed iodized salt, washed and centrifuged salt to be used as a raw material 
in the manufacture of iodized salt for use in the food industry and intended 
for human and animal consumption, and washed and centrifuged salt for use in the non-food industry, as included under MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature 
(NCM) tariff subheadings 2501.00.11.000, 2501.00.19.000, 2501.00.20.000 and 
2501.00.90.000. 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address:  Mcal. López e/ Dr. Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción 
Telephone: +591 21 616-3207 Fax: +591 21 616-3066 
Email address: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho 
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate-General of Domestic Trade) 
Dirección de Normas y Disciplinas Comerciales  (Department of Trade Rules 
and Disciplines) Address:   Mcal. López e/ Dr. Weiss, 1er Piso, Asunción 
Telephone: +591 21 616-3207 
Fax: +591 21 616-3066 Email address: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho G/LIC/N/2/PRY/3 
 
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  (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
Published in 2014 on the website http://www.mic.gov.py  
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic.  If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose: 
Consumer health and safety  
[   ] non-automatic.  If so please indicate: (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:   
(h) Expected duration of the licensing pr ocedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason  why this information cannot be 
provided. 
Up to ten (10) working days 
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning 
the legislation, inclusion or exclusion of cert ain products from the import licensing regime 
and list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission 
of applications, etc.)  
 
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