G/TBT/N/BOL/3  
22 October 2015  
(15-5580)  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: PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala - 
Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural  (Vice-Ministry of Medium and Large-
Scale Industrial Production - Ministry of Pr oductive Development and the Plural Economy) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 above:  
Viceministerio de Producción Industrial a Mediana y Gran Escala - Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural 
Tel.: +591-2-2124934, Ext. 340 
Fax: +591-2-2356742 Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz 
Edif. Centro de Comunica ciones La Paz, piso 17 
Tel.: +591-2-2124236 Website: http://www.producci on.gob.bo/vpimge  
Email: reglamentostecnicos@produccion.gob.bo   
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): Processes 
in the food industry (ICS: 67.020); Food products in general (ICS: 67.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Reglamento 
Técnico del Decreto Supremo No. 2452 mismo que reglamenta el numeral 3 del artículo 15 
de la ley 144 de 26 de junio de 2011 de la Revolución Productiva Comunitaria Agropecuaria relacionada al etiquetado de los productos destinados al consumo humano de 
manera directa o indirecta, que sea, contenga o derive de organismos genéticamente 
modificados (Supreme Decree No. 2452 laying down technical regulations to implement 
Article 15.3 of Law No. 144 of 26 June 2011 of the Agricultural Community Productive 
Revolution concerning the labelling of products destined directly or indirectly for human 
consumption, which consist of, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified text lays down regulations to implement Article 15.3 
of Law No. 144 of 26 June 2011 of the Agricu ltural Community Productive Revolution 
concerning the labelling of products destined directly or indirectly for human consumption, 
which consist of, contain or derive from genetically modified organisms. Its application is mandatory throughout the Plurinational State of Bolivia for domestically produced and imported food. G/TBT/N/BOL/3 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To ensure the transparency of consumer information and the protection of 
human health. 
8. Relevant documents: Technical regulations (12 pages, in Spanish). The notice regarding 
the adoption of Supreme Decree No. 2452 was published in the Bolivian Official Journal 
(Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia ), in edition 777NEC of 15 July 2015.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: The labelling requirements will be introduced for products 
destined directly or indirectly for human consumption, which contain or derive from genetically modified organisms, on 2 January 2016 and will be mandatory for all such 
products from 31 December 2017, in accordance with the timetable established in the 
technical regulations. The labelling requirem ents for primary production foods will be 
introduced on 2 January 2017 and will be mandatory for all such products from 31 
December 2019, in accordance with the timeta ble established in the technical regulations. 
Proposed date of entry into force: 2 January 2016  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification. 
60 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia  (Official Journal of the Plurinational State 
of Bolivia) 
Tel.: +591-2-2147935 and +591-2-2147937 Calle Mercado No. 1121 - Edificio Guerrero - Planta baja 
Email: info@gacetaoficialdebolivia.com.bo  
Website: http://www.gacetaoficia ldebolivia.gob.bo/  
Text available at: 
http://www.gacetaoficiald ebolivia.gob.bo/normas /descargarPdf/153233 
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