G/SPS/N/GTM/62  
 
29 February 2016  
(16-1195)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: GUATEMALA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación , MAGA 
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Live swine and fresh meat, products and by-products 
thereof 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Acuerdo Ministerial No. 350-2015. Se crea el 
Programa Nacional de Sanidad Porcina (Ministerial Decision No. 350-2015 establishing 
the National Swine Health Programme)  Language(s): Spanish  Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content: The notified  Ministerial Decision establishes the National Swine 
Health Programme, PRONASPORC, which is to be coordinated by the Directorate of 
Animal Health, under the Vice-Ministry of Agricultural Health and Regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food.  
The aims of PRONASPORC are the control, diagnosis, prevention, epidemiological 
surveillance and eradication of diseases that affect the national swine herd or that pose 
a risk to public health or to domestic and international trade in swine and the products 
and by-products thereof. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] 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)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code - 
Chapter 1.4.: Animal health surveillance;  Article 1.4.3.: Principles of 
surveillance; Section 1: Types of surveillance; Subparagraph b.ii): Structured non-random surveillance activities, such as: control programmes or health 
schemes  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
[ ] None G/SPS/N/GTM/62 
 
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  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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 28 May 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 June 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2015 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Viceministerio de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Regulaciones Dirección de Sanidad Animal Departamento de Vigilancia Epidemiológica y Análisis de Riesgo 
Byron Gil 
Tel.:  (+502) 2413-7385, Ext. 7442 E-mail: bmorales@maga.gob.gt 
 byrongilvet@yahoo.com 
 Programa Nacional de Sanidad Porcina, PRONASPORC 
Tel.:  (+502) 2413-7439 
E-mail: dorellana1@yahoo.com