. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/18 
2 July 2008 
 (08-3159) 
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:   PARAGUAY
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web site 
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  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
WTO Reference Centre Directorate of Multilateral Economic Organizations) Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Palma casi 15 de Agosto Nº 594 
Asunción, Paraguay 
Tel.: +(595) 2149 3657 
E-mail: girala@mre.gov.py;  snin@mre.gov.py;  info@snin.gov.py 
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):   Electric cable and 
conductors 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR  sobre Cables y Conductores Eléctricos de 
Baja Tensión"  (Draft Resolution "MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on Low Voltage 
Electric Cable and Conductors") (6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft text establishes the obligation to certify, using a 
mark of conformity (ISO System No. 5), compliance with MERCOSUR standards on low 
voltage electric cable and conductors.  This cer tification must be granted by a certification 
body recognized by the agency responsible in the country in which the products are to be 
marketed. G/TBT/N/PRY/18 
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  6. Description of content:  (cont'd) 
 The draft text covers alternating-current , rigid or flexible polyvinyl chloride 
insulated electric cable and conductors of ra ted voltages up to and including 450/750, and 
will apply in the territory of MERCOSUR Stat es parties, to trade between these countries  
and to  imports from outside the MERCOSUR area  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 To ensure consumer safety when usin g low voltage electric cable and conductors 
under foreseeable and normal conditions of use. 
8. Relevant documents:   Proyecto Nº 03/08 "RTM sobre Cables y Conductores Eléctricos de 
Baja Tensión" (Draft text No. 03/08 "MERCOSUR T echnical Regulation on Low Voltage 
Electric Cable and Conductors")  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  
Proposed date of entry into force:  } - 
10. Final date for comments:   The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests for 
documents and receive any relevant comment s in the 60 days following notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Mini sterio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) 
Avda.  Mariscal F. López 3333 Asunción Paraguay 
 
Tel.: +(595) 2 1616 3284 Fax: +(595) 2 1616 3084 E-mail: aromero@mic.gov.py;  info@snin.gov.py