. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/GTM/76 
3 February 2012 
 (12-0671) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Economía , MINECO (Ministry of the Economy) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:  
Dirección de Política Comercial Externa  (Directorate of Foreign Trade Policy) 
Oficina de Integración Económica  (Economic Integration Office) 
8ª. Av. 10-43, Zona 1, 4º Nivel Guatemala Telefax: (+502) 2412-0200 E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt  
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/  
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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 65.100 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 65.05.61.11, 
Requisitos para el Registro de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos, de Uso Agrícola  
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTC A) No. 65.05.61.11:  Requirements for the 
registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use) (32 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation lays down the requirements for 
the registration of microbiological pesticides for agricultural use.  It applies to the 
registration of agricultural microbiological pesticides which are produced, formulated, 
packaged, repacked/repac kaged, imported, exported, distri buted and marketed in countries 
of the Central American region.  Microbiologi cal pesticides used for experimental purposes 
or produced solely for personal use are exempt from registration. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of plant health. G/TBT/N/GTM/76 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
(a) ANEXO 10, Resolución No. 118-2004 (COMIE CO), Requisitos técnicos para el 
registro comercial de Plaguicidas Microbiológicos de uso agrícola  (Annex 10 to 
Resolution No. 118-2004 (Council of Ministers for Economic Integration, COMIECO):  Technical requirements for the commercial registration of 
microbiological pesticides for agricultural use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and e-mail and website addresses, if available, of other body: 
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal 7ª. Ave. 12-90, Zona 13 Guatemala 
Tel.: (+ 502) 2413-7000 
E-mail: luismenendez.maga@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.maga.gob.gt/  
 
Ministerio de Economía Dirección de Política Comercial Externa 
Oficina de Integración Económica 
8ª. Av. 10-43, Zona 1, 4º Nivel Guatemala Telefax: (+ 502) 2412-0200 E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt  
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/