G/SPS/N/GTM/60
10 November 2014
(14-6563)  Page: 1/2
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, Dirección de 
Sanidad Vegetal  (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, Plant Health Directorate) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS num bers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Banana reproduction material (shoots, rhizomes, meristem cultures) 
- 0602.2010 and 0602.2090 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners, or 
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia, China, Canary Islands (Spain), Philippines, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Chinese Taipei and any other country where the 
disease is present.  
5. Title of the notified document: Disposiciones relacionadas con la prevención de la 
introducción de la plaga cuarentenaria Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cubense Raza 4 Tropical 
conocida como FOC RT-4 ausente en el territorio nacional y causante de la enfermedad conocida como el "Mal de Panamá"  (Provisions relating to the prevention of the entry of 
the quarantine pest Fusarium oxysporum  f.sp. cubense -  Tropical Race 4 (Foc-TR4), which 
is absent from national territory and causes what is known as "Panama disease"). Language(s): Spanish Number of pages: 2  
6. Description of content: The notified text declares Fusarium oxysporum  f.sp. cubense -  
Tropical Race 4 (Foc-TR4), which causes what is known as "Panama disease", to be a 
quarantine pest absent from national territory. It prohibits the entry into the country of 
any banana reproduction material (including shoots, rhizomes and meristem cultures) from Australia, China, Canary Islands (Spain), Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, 
Chinese Taipei and any other countries that in future report the presence of the fungus 
Fusarium oxysporum  f.sp. cubense -  Tropical Race 4 (Foc-TR4). 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal heal th, [X] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/GTM/60 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 No. ) 
[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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: 
Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal 
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 7av. 12-90 zona 13 Edificio Anexo a Monja Blanca, Guatemala, Guatemala 
Tel.: (+502) 2413 7385; (+502) 2413 7318 
Website: http://portal2.maga.gob.gt/unr_normativas/search_normativas.php  
 (Ministerial Agreement No. 614) 
 http://visar.maga.go b.gt/?page_id=56 
Email: gaoa50@gmail.com