G/TBT/N/PRY/71  
22 November 2013  
(13-6437)  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:  Servicio Nacional de Calidad, Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas, 
SENAVE  (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle 
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:  
Centro de Refere ncia 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 wher e applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provid ed in addition, where applicable):  
Watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ): tariff subheading 0807.11.00 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de 
Reglamento Técnico para la fijación de identidad y calidad de la Sandía 
(Citrullus Vulgaris) (Draft Technical Regulation on establishing the identity and quality 
of watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris )). 
6. Description of content:  The aim of the notified draft Technical Regulation is to 
establish the terminology relating to the quality and packaging requirements for and the characteristics of watermelons ( Citrullus vulgaris ) for sale on the 
domestic market or for export. It does not apply to watermelons intended for industrial 
use. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:  Resolución SENAVE Nº 550/11 "Por el cual se Establece 
el Reglamento Técnico para el Muestreo de Cultivos y/o Productos Vegetales con Fines 
Analíticos de Residuos de Plaguicidas y Otros Contaminantes"  (National Plant and Seed 
Quality and Health Service Resolution No. 550/11 Establishing the Technical Regulation on the sampling of plant crops and/or products for the purpose of analysing pesticide residues and other contaminants); G/TBT/N/PRY/71 
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  Resolución SENAVE 354/12, Reglamento Técnico para el Envasado y Transporte de frutas 
y Hortalizas IN NATURA que se comercialicen en el Paraguay  (National Plant and Seed 
Quality and Health Service Resolution No. 354/12: Technical Regulation on the packaging 
and transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables marketed in Paraguay). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   2013 
2013 
10. Final date for comments:  The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests 
for documents and receive any relevant comments in the 30 days following notification. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresse s, if available, of other body: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN 
Ministerio 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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