G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4
20 January 2015
(15-0355)  Page: 1/8
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: Spanish
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
PARAGUAY  
The following notification, dated 12 January 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Paraguay.  
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  1  FOOD PRODUCTS 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Ministry of Public Health and So cial Welfare Resolution No. 94/14 establishing 
the conditions and requirements for obtaining, through the Single Window System for 
Imports (VUI) or the Physical Document Delivery System, a food product health registration certificate from the National Food and Nutrition Institute (INAN), and 
approving the annexes thereto. 
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods 
and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
2. Information concerning the institution/ change of import licensing procedure: 
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature 
(i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.)  
Food products, beverages and additives.  
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Instituto Nacional de Alimentos y Nutrición , INAN 
(National Food and Nutrition Institute) Address: Avda. Santísima Trinidad e/ Itapúa Tel./Fax: (+595) 21 294-073, Ext. 620 
Email: inanpy@hotmail.com ; vivischreiber@hotmail.com  
Website: http://inan.gov.py  
Contact officer: Viviana Schreiber  
                                               
1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1). G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.) 
Instituto Nacional de Alimentos y Nutrición , INAN 
(National Food and Nutrition Institute) 
Address: Avda. Santísima Trinidad e/ Itapúa 
Tel./Fax: (+595) 21 294-073, Ext. 620 Email: inanpy@hotmail.com ; vivischreiber@hotmail.com  
Website: http://inan.gov.py  
Contact officer: Viviana Schreiber  
 (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published 
Published in 2014 on the website http://inan.gov.py  
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is: 
[X] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control and 
registration. 
[ ] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure: 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided. 
Up to ten working days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, 
etc.) 
 
2  DANGEROUS DRUGS 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Decree No. 5213/2005 of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD): 
updating the list of narcotic substances and dangerous drugs, pursuant to Article 1 
of Law No. 1340 of 22 November 1988, and establishing rules for the handling and 
marketing thereof.  
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods 
and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for 
submission of applications, etc.)): 
G/LIC/N/2/PRY/2  
2. Information concerning the institution/ change of import licensing procedure: 
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature 
(i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.) 
See Decree No. 5213/2005 updating the list of narcotic substances and dangerous 
drugs.  G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (b) Contact point for information on eligibility 
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social (Ministry of Public Health and Social 
Welfare) Dirección de Vigilancia Sanitaria  (Health Monitoring Directorate) 
Address: Iturbe N°883 entre Fulgencio R. Moreno y Manuel Domínguez 
Tel.: (+595) 21 449-944, Ext. 209 Fax (+595) 21 449-944 
Email: armando.andino.dnvs@mspbs.gov.py 
Website: http://www.mspbs.gov.py/dinavisa  
Contact officer: Armando Andino  
 (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.) 
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social  (Ministry of Public Health and Social 
Welfare) 
Dirección de Vigilancia Sanitaria  (Health Monitoring Directorate) 
Address: Iturbe N°883 entre Fulgencio R. Moreno y Manuel Domínguez Tel.: +595 21 449-944, Ext. 209 
Fax +595 21 449-944 
Email: armando.andino.dnvs@mspbs.gov.py Website: http://www.mspbs.gov.py/dinavisa  
Contact officer: Armando Andino  
 (d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published. 
Published in 2005 in the Official Journal ( Gaceta Oficial ) and on the websites 
http://www.presidencia.gov.py  and http://www.mspbs.gov.py  
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is: 
[ ] automatic. If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose: [X] non-automatic. If so please indi cate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing pr ocedure: Quota administration. 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided. 
Up to two days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.) 
 
3  IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 1043/2014 creating the 
register of importers and establishing the prior import licensing regime for wire, bars and rods of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts. 
Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 14/2015  amending 
Article 1 of Resolution No. 1043 of 21 October 2014 "Creating the register of importers and establishing the prior import licensing regime for wire, bars and rods 
of iron and/or steel and towers and lattice masts". G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods 
and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for 
submission of applications, etc.)):  
2. Information concerning the institution/ change of import licensing procedure: 
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature 
(i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.)  
7213 "Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel" 
7214 "Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, 
hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded" 
7215 "Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel" 
7217 "Wire of iron or non-alloy steel" 7227 "Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel" 7229 "Wire of other alloy steel" 
7308.20 "Towers and lattice masts" 
7308.90 "Other"  
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso Tel:  (+591) 21 616-3207 
Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3066 
Email: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho  
 (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate-General of Domestic Trade) 
Dirección de Normas y Disciplinas Comerciales  (Department of Trade Rules and 
Disciplines) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso 
Tel:  (+591) 21 616-3207 Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3066 Email: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website:  http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho  
 (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published  
Published in 2014 on the websites http://www.mic.gov.py  and http://www.snin.gov.py
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control, 
registration and collection of statistical data. 
[ ] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure:   G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided 
Up to ten days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, 
etc.) 
 
4  MADE-UP ARTICLES 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Resolution No. 1037/2014 regulating and updating  Decree No. 1421/09 "Creating 
the register of importers of products from the made-up articles sector and establishing 
the prior import licensing regime" and repealing Resolutions No. 51 of 5 February 2009, No. 306 of 27 May 2009 and No. 407 of 17 July 2011. 
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods 
and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for 
submission of applications, etc.)):  
G/LIC/N/1/PRY/2 and G/LIC/N/2/PRY/1  
2. Information concerning the institution/ change of import licensing procedure: 
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature 
(i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.)  
See Annex I to Decree No. 1421/09 and the following MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature (NCM) tariff subheadings: 5806.20.00; 5806.32.00 and 5607.90.10.  
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso Tel: (+591) 21 616-3207 
Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3066 
Email  fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py 
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho  
 (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate-General of Domestic Trade) 
Dirección de Normas y Disciplinas Comerciales  (Department of Trade Rules 
and Disciplines) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso 
Tel: (+591) 21 616-3207 Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3066 
Email:  fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published  
Published in 2014 on the websites http://www.mic.gov.py and http://www.snin.gov.py  
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control, 
registration and collection of statistical data. 
[ ] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure: 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided  
Up to ten days 
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.)  
 
5  FOOTWEAR 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Ministry of Industry and Tr ade (MIC) Resolution No. 1029/2014  regulating and 
updating  Decree No. 10.350/12 "Creating the register of importers of footwear sector 
products and establishing the prior import licensing regime" and repealing Resolutions No. 65 of 24 January 2013 and No. 321 of 12 April 2013.  
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods 
and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):  
G/LIC/N/2/PRY/2  
2. Information concerning the institutio n/change of import licensing procedure:  
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.) 
 
See Annex I to Decree No. 10.350/12 and the following tariff headings: 6401, 6402, 
6403, 6404, 6405 and 6406. 
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility 
 
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso Tel:  (+591) 21 616-3207 Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3066 
Email: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho  G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Comercio Interior  (Directorate-General of Domestic Trade) 
Dirección de Normas y Disciplinas Comerciales  (Department of Trade Rules 
and Disciplines) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso 
Tel: (+591) 21 616-3207  Fax: (+591) 21 616-3066 
Email: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Fabián Camacho 
 (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published  
Published in 2014 on the websites http://www.mic.gov.py  and http://www.snin.gov.py
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control, 
registration and collection of statistical data. 
[ ] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure:   
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided 
Up to ten days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning 
the legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime 
and list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.) 
 6  FUEL 
1. (a) Title/number/date of the law or re gulation establishing/changing the import 
licensing procedure: 
Decree No. 960/13  partially amending Articles 7 and 10 of Decree No. 10.397/07 
"Establishing minimum quality levels for fuels, extending Decree No. 10.911/00 regulating the refining, importation, distribution and marketing of petroleum-based 
fuels and repealing Resolution No. 435/01". 
 (b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate th e document symbol of the notification 
to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case please also indicate in 
Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)): 
G/LIC/N/2/PRY/2  
2. Information concerning the institutio n/change of import licensing procedure:  
 (a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure (Exact name of the products 
and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e. 1996, 2002 or 2007). Abbreviations should be avoided. In the case of a long list 
of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft Word or compatible 
software. Please do not use PDF, or photocopies.)  
See Annex II to Decree No. 10.397/07 and Annex I to Resolution No. 741/13. G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 
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   (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso Tel: (+591) 21 616-3071 
Fax:  (+591) 21 616-3129 
Email: fcamacho@mic.gov.py  and jcabral@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Victor Monges 
 (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Dirección General de Combustibles  (Directorate-General of Fuels) 
Dirección de Combustibles Líquidos  (Department of Liquid Fuels) 
Address: Mcal. López e/ Dr Weiss, 1er Piso 
Tel: (+591) 21 616-3071 
Fax: (+591) 21 616-3129 Email:  fcamacho@mic.gov.py  and jcabral@mic.gov.py  
Website: http://www.mic.gov.py  
Contact officer: Victor Monges 
 (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published  
Published in 2013 on the websites http://www.mic.gov.py  and http://www.snin.gov.py
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
[X] automatic . If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose : Control, 
registration and collection of statistical data. 
[ ] non-automatic . If so please indicate: (g) the measure being implemented 
through the import licensing procedure: 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason wh y this information cannot be provided 
Up to ten working days  
3. Other relevant data or information: (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and list thereof; changes related to the administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, 
etc.) 
 
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