. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/66 
24 November 2010 
 (10-6321) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public 
Health and Social Welfare) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:  
Departamento de Regulación y Control de Productos Farmacéuticos y Afines 
(Department for the Regulation and Control of Pharmaceutical and Related Products)  
3ª. Calle final 2-10 Colonia Valles de Vist a Hermosa, zona 15 ciudad de Guatemala 
Tel.: (502) 23656255 to 60. E-mail: drcpfa.jefatura@gmail.com
 
Technical contact point: 
María Antonia Pardo de Chávez 
E-mail: mapardodechavez@yahoo.com  
 http://www.mspas.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 applic able, 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 65.03.57:10 
Plaguicidas.  Plaguicidas de uso doméstico y de  uso profesional.  Requisitos de etiquetado  
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA)  No. 65.03.57:10:  Pesticides.  Pesticides 
for domestic and professional use.  Labelling requirements.) (19 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The Regulation establishes the in formation and specifications that 
must appear on the labels of pesticides for domestic and professional use.   
It applies to the labels of pesticides for domestic and professional use in their different 
formulations and presentations. 
It does not apply to pesticides of botanical or microbiological origin. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health. G/TBT/N/GTM/66 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
- Guidelines on Good Labelling Practice for Pesticides, Food and Agriculture 
Organization of United Nations (FAO), Rome 1995; 
- Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 063.  Plaguicidas.  Rotulado para los productos de 
uso casero  (Guatemalan Standards Comm ission (COGUANOR) Mandatory 
Standard (NGO) No. 44 063.  Pesticides.   Labelling of Household Products); 
- Norma COGUANOR NGO 44 052.  Plaguici das.  Etiquetado de plaguicidas 
químicos formulados para uso en la agricultura.  2ª.  Revisión  (Guatemalan 
Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Manda tory Standard (NGO) No. 44 052.  
Pesticides.  Labelling of Chemical Pestic ides Formulated for Use in Agriculture.  
2
nd Revision); 
- Norma para la Clasificación Toxicológica  y Etiquetado de Plaguicidas de uso 
Doméstico y en Salud Pública.  Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense.  
NTON 02 003-98  (Standard for Toxicological Classification and Labelling of 
Pesticides for Household Use and in P ublic Health.  Nicaraguan Mandatory 
Technical Standard (NTON) No. 02 003-98); 
- Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM–046–SSA1–19 93, Plaguicidas–Productos para uso 
doméstico-etiquetado  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-046-SSA1-1993, 
Pesticides - Products for Domestic Use and Labelling); 
- Reglamento de Costa Rica, Decreto 30045–S  (Costa Rican Regulation, Decree 
No. 30045-S); 
- Manual sobre elaboración y empleo de las especificaciones de la FAO y de la 
OMS para plaguicidas.  Especificac iones para plaguicidas Roma 2004  (Manual on 
Development and Use of FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides.  Rome 2004); 
- Requerimientos de etiquetado para productos empacados, Organización 
Internacional de Metrología Legal, OIML R79/ 1997  (Labelling Requirements for 
Prepackaged Products, International Organization of Legal Metrology, OIML R79/1997; 
- The WHO Recommended Classification by Hazard and Guidelines to 
Classification 2004.  Corrigenda Publishe d by 12 April 2005 incorporated.  
International Programme on Chemical Safety. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA 
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/  
8ª. Av. 10-43 Zona 1, Oficina Integración Económica 4to. Nivel 
Tel.: 24120338 and 24120339 ext. 4310 
E-mail for comments:  rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt