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G/SPS/N/GTM/57 
19 November 2012 
 (12-6325) 
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  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100 
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:  RTCA 67.04.66:12 Leche Pasteurizada (Pasterizada) 
(Central American Technical Regulation (R TCA) No. 67.04.66:12:  Pasteurized milk) 
Language(s):  Spanish Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation establishes the general specifications for 
milk destined directly for human consump tion or for processing that complies with the 
definition in section 4 thereof. 
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 stan dard?  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)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None 
 Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: G/SPS/N/GTM/57 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
(a) RTCA 67.01.33:06:  Industria de Alimentos y Bebida s Procesados.  Buenas Prácticas 
de Manufactura.  Principios Generales (Processed food and beverage industry.  
Good manufacturing practices.  General principles). 
(b) RTCA 67.04.50:08:  Alimentos.  Criterios Microbiológicos para la Inocuidad de 
Alimentos (Food products.  Microbiological criteria for food safety). 
(c) RTCA 67.04.54:10:  Alimentos y Bebidas Procesadas.  Aditivos Alimentarios 
(Processed foods and beverages.  Food additives). 
(d) RTCA 67.01.07:10:  Etiquetado General de los Alimentos Previamente Envasados 
(preenvasados) (General labelling of pre-packaged foods). 
(e) RTCA 67.01.60:10:  Etiquetado Nutricional de Prod uctos Alimenticios Preenvasados 
para Consumo Humano para la Poblac ión a partir de 3 años de Edad 
(Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods  for human consumption for adults and 
children of over three years of age). 
(f) RTCA 67.04.65:12:  Uso de Términos Lecheros (Use of dairy terms). 
(g) CODEX STAN 234-1999:  Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling and 
revisions thereof. 
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) :  18 January 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Dirección de Inocuidad 7ª Ave. 12-90 Zona 13 Tel.: (+502) 2413-7000 Website: http://www.maga.gob.gt  
E-mail: khristap@gmail.com 
 Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social 
Departamento de Regulación y Control de Alimentos Tel./Fax: (+502) 2369-8784 to 86 
E-mail: gladysaarreola@yahoo.com 
 Ministerio de Economía 
8ª Ave. 10-43 Zona 1, 4º Nivel Dirección Política Comercial Externa Oficina de Integración Económica 
Fax: (+502) 2412-0200, Ext. 4310 
E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt