G/TBT/N/GTM/92  
15 August 2016  
(16-4391) 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 : GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganade ría y Alimentación , MAGA (Ministry of Agriculture, 
Livestock and Food)  
Dirección de Fitozoogenética y Recursos Nativos  (Directorate of Plant and Animal Genetics 
and Indigenous Resources)  
Departamento de Agricultura Orgánica  (Department of Organic Agricultu re) 
Tel.: (+502) 24137000, Ext. 7478 and 7479  
Email: construorganic@gmail.com  and/or aramos@maga.gob.gt  
Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Po lítica Comercial Externa  (Directorate of Foreign Trade Policy)  
8ª. Av. 10-43 4to . Nivel Zona 1  
Guatemala, Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24120200, Ext. 4320 and 4330  
Email: ralvarado@mineco.gob.gt  
Name and address (inc luding 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 above:  
Ministerio de Economía  
Dirección de Política Comercial Externa  
8ª. Av. 10-43 4to . Nivel Zona 1  
Guatemala, Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24120200, Ext. 4320 and 4330  
Email: ralvarado@mineco.gob.gt  
Website: http:/ /www.mineco.gob.gt/integración -economica   
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) : 67.040  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Reglamento 
Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.06.74:16 Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos . 
Requisitos para la Producción, Proceso, Comercialización, Exportación, Importaci ón y 
Etiquetado  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.74:16 : Organic 
agricultural products . Requirements governing production, processing, marketing, 
exportation, importation and labelling) (66 pages, in Spanish)  G/TBT/N/GTM/92  
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  6. Description of conte nt: The notified Regulation establishes the provisions and 
procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, 
storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products . It applies to the 
following products that  carry or should carry a descriptive label relating to organic 
production methods.  
A product is considered to carry information concerning organic production methods when 
the label or property claims, including advertising material and commercial documents , 
describe the product or its ingredients using the terms "organic", "biological", "ecological" 
or other similar internationally recognised vocabulary, including abbreviated forms, which 
suggest to the buyer that the product or its ingredients have been ob tained via organic 
production methods in the country in which they have been put on the market.  
The Regulation must be applied by all natural or legal persons engaged in the production, 
processing, labelling, storage, transportation and marketing of certif ied organic agricultural 
products . It is also binding upon the public and private bodies engaged in the registration, 
control and/or certification of such production.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Plant health, animal health and consumer information.  
8. Relevant documents : -  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of publication of th e 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:  
Ministerio de Economía  
Dirección de Política Comercial Externa  
8ª. Av. 10-43 4to . Nivel Zona 1  
Guatemala, Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24120200, Ext. 4320 and 4330  
Email: ralvarado@mineco.gob.gt  
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/integración -economica