G/SPS/N/PRY/27  
15 August 2013  
(13-4390)  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: Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , 
SENAVE (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Dried leaves, dried ribs/veins and dried stems of Nicotiana tabacum  
(tobacco). 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners (except MERCOSUR States Parties)  
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document: Proyecto de Resolución "Por la cual se establece 
requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de Nicotiana tabacum (Tabaco) con origen de países extra región"  (Draft Resolution "Laying down phytosanitary requirements for the 
importation into Paraguay of Nicotiana tabacum  (tobacco) originating in countries outside 
the region") Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 3 
Text available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/PRY/13_3259_00_s.pdf  
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution lays down phytosanitary 
requirements governing the importation into Pa raguay of dried leaves, dried ribs/veins and 
dried stems of Nicotiana tabacum  (tobacco) originating in countries outside the region. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X] plant protection, [  
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  International 
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Nos. 5 and 11  
[ ] None 
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:  G/SPS/N/PRY/27 
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  9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE) 
Humaitá 145 e/Independencia Nacional y Ntra. Señora de la Asunción Edificio Planeta, piso 15 
Asunción, Paraguay 
Tel.: (+595) 21 498-872 Fax: (+595) 21 458-070 
E-mails: uci.dgp@mag.gov.py 
 msf@mag.gov.py Website: http://www.senave.gov.py/proyectos- de-normativas-en-consulta.html