G/TBT/N/PRY/100  
18 September 2017  
(17-4913) 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 above:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
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 [X], 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) : "Touring 
class" ("T") protective he lmets  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : 
Decreto  N° 7621/2017 por el cual se crea el Registro de fabricantes e Importadores de 
Cascos de Protección "Clase Turismo" ("T")  (Decree No. 7621/2017 creating the registry of 
manufacturers and importers of "touring class" ("T") protective helmets).  
6. Description of content : The notified Decree creates the registry  of manufacturers and 
importers of "touring class" ("T") protective helmets in tended for drivers and passengers of 
two-wheel, three -wheel or four -wheel motorcycles without cabs . It establishes the  
mandatory certification, the prior import licensing regime and the marking and labelling of 
such helmets.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ley N° 904/63 que establece las funciones del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, 
modificado por la Ley N° 2961/06 y por la Ley N° 5289 /14 (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)  G/TBT/N/PRY/100  
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   Ley N° 5289/2014 Que modifica los Artículos 2°, Inciso s) y 5° de la 
Ley N° 904/1963, "Que establece las funcion es del Ministerio de Industria y 
Comercio, modificado por las Ley N° 2961/2006"  (Law No. 5289/2014 amending 
Article 2(s) and Article 5 of Law No. 904/1963 establishing the responsibilities of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as amended by Law No. 2961/2 006).  
 Ley N° 2422/2004,"Código Aduanero" establece que la autoridad aduanera deberá 
impedir la entrada o salida de mercaderías cuyo tráfico se halla prohibido o 
restringido por las normativas vigentes  (Law No. 2422/2004 on the Customs Code 
establishing that the customs authority must prevent the entry or exit of goods 
whose trade is prohibited or restricted by existing regulations).  
 Ley N° 444/94 "Que ratifica el Acta Final de la Ronda de Uruguay del GATT, y 
aprueba el Acuerdo sobre Procedimiento para el  Trámite de Licencias de 
Importación de la Organización Mundial del Comercio  (Law No. 444/94 ratifying the 
Final Act of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and 
adopting the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures of the World T rade 
Organization).  
 Norma Paraguaya PNA 21 043 09, Cascos de Protección para Usuarios de 
Motocicletas  (Paraguayan Standard PNA 21 043 09 on protective helmets for 
motorcycle users), December 2 009, first edition, establishing the requirements for 
"touring c lass" ("T") protective helmets intended for drivers and passengers of 
two-wheel, three -wheel or four -wheel motorcycles without cabs.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : - 
Proposed date of entry into force : - 
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
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  
Asunc ión, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616-3284 
Fax: (+595) 21 -616-3084 
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
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