G/TBT/N/PRY/98  
10 July 2017 
(17-3673) 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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Industria y Comercio , MIC (Ministry of Industry and 
Trade)  
Name and address (including telephone 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 ab ove: 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
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 where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provi ded in addition, where applicable) : Quality 
control and certification procedure for Type I biodiesel ; mandatory blending of biodiesel 
with Type II and Type III diesel oil.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Resolución por la 
cual se modifican y se derogan algunos artículos de la Resolución Nº 367/2015 "Por la cual 
se establece el procedimiento de control y certificación de calidad del biodiesel Tipo I y se 
establece la obligatoriedad de mezclas del biodiesel con el gasoil T ipo II y III"  (Resolution 
amending and repealing certain articles of Resolution No. 367/2015, which establishes the 
quality control and certification procedure for Type I biodiesel and the mandatory blending 
of biodiesel with Type II and Type III diesel oi l)  
6. Description of content : The notified text amends Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and repeals 
Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Resolution No. 367/2015 , which establishes  the quality control 
and certification procedure for Type I biodiesel and the mandatory bl ending of biodiesel 
with Type II and Type III diesel oil.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment.  G/TBT/N/PRY/98  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Law No. 904/63 establishing the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade, as amended by Law No. 2961/06 and Law No. 5289/14.  
 Law No. 2748/05 on the promotion of biofuels.  
 Decree No. 10703/13 regulating Law No. 2748/05 on the promotion of biofuels.  
 Resolution No. 367/2015 establishing the quality c ontrol and certification procedure 
for Type I biodiesel and the mandatory blending of biodiesel with Type II and Type 
III diesel oil.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : The Paraguayan author ities 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 email and website addresses, if available,  of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616-3284 
Fax: (+595) 21 -616-3084 
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
 
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