WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/39 
24 February 2006 
 
 (06-0790) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Aeschynomene asper; Ageratina adenophora ( synonym of Eupatorium 
adenophorum); Allium vineale;  Andropogon annulatum ( synonym of  Dichantium 
annulatum); Andropogon pertursus; Arceuthobium americanum; Arceuthobium 
campylopodum; Arceuthobium douglasii; Arceut hobium pusillum; Arceuthobium tsugense; 
Arceuthobium vaginatum; Brachiaria milliiformis ( synonym of  Panicum miliiformis); 
Chloris chloridea; Chlori s gayana; Cirsium arvense ( synonym of  Cirsium incanum, 
Cirsium lanatum); Corchurus olitorius; Cuscu ta americana; Cuscuta indecora; Cuscuta 
planiflora; Cuscuta reflexa; Cyperus kyllingia (synonym of  Kyllingia monocephala); 
Digitaria adscendens ( synonym of  Digitaria chinensis,  Digitaria henry, Digitaria 
marginata); Echinochloa pyramidalis; Imp erata brasiliensis; Imperata cilíndrica 
(synonym of  Imperata arundinaceae); Ipomea acuatica ( synonym of  Ipomea  reptans); 
Ischaemum aristatum; Lectochloa scabra; Melochia concatenata ( synonym of  Melochia 
corchorifolia); Mikania cordata; Mikania scandens; Monochoria hastata; Monochoria 
vaginalis; Orobanche minor; Orobanche ramosa ( synonym of  Orobanche aegyptiaca); 
Panicum vaginatum; Paspalum dilatatum;  Paspalum scrobiculatum; Pennisetum 
alopecuroides; Phalaris arundinacea; Phalar is minor; Saccharum spontaneum; Setaria 
poiretiana ( synonym of  Setaria sulfata); Striga angustifolia ( synonym of  Striga  
euphrasoides); Striga asiatica (synonym of  Striga lutea); Striga aspera; Striga densiflora; 
Striga gesneroides ( synonym of  Striga orobanchoides); Striga hermonthica; Xanthium 
spinosum.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners of Guatemala. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto  de Acuerdo 
Ministerial, Disposiciones aplicables para prohi bir el ingreso de malezas cuarentenarias 
asociadas a los envíos  (Draft Ministerial Decision,  Provisions for prohibiting the entry of 
quarantine weeds associated with sh ipments) (4 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This draft ministerial decisi on sets forth the provisions for 
prohibiting the entry into national territory of quarantine weeds associated with shipments.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,  [    ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from other 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Proyecto  de Acuerdo 
Ministerial, Disposiciones aplicables para prohi bir el ingreso de malezas cuarentenarias 
asociadas a los envíos  (Draft Ministerial Decision,  Provisions for prohibiting the entry of 
quarantine weeds associated with sh ipments) (4 pages, in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   This measure will enter into force on the day following its 
publication in the Diario Oficial de Centro América  (Official Journal of  Central America). 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  
12. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9, ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A. Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786/2334-1048 Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 
E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
Enquiry Point:  
Contact persons:  
Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt
 
Mr. Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza 
E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Normas y Regulaci ones- Área Fitozoosanitaria 
7ª. Avenida 12-90, zona 13, Edificio Anexo Monja Blanca 
ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A. 
Fax:  (502) 2475-3058/2457-3068/2475-3074 E-mail:  Otto.lavagninon@maga.gob.gt
;  olavagnino@gmail.com  
     
 
    
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  13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9, ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A. 
Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786/2334-1048 
Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
Enquiry Point  (Servicio Nacional de Información SPS ): 
Contact persons:  
Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga 
E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt  
Mr. Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt