. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/12 
14 September 2007 
 (07-3846) 
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:  
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , SENAVE 
(National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service) Dirección de Agroquímicos  (Agrochemical Department) 
Secretaría de Relaciones Internacionales  (Secretariat of International Relations) 
Humanita 145 entre Independencia Naci onal y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: +(595) 21 441-491 / 21 445-769 Web site: www.senave.gov.py 
E-mail: agroquimicos@ senave.gov.py / relaciones_in ternacionales@senave.gov.py 
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:  
Centro de Referencias OMC  (WTO Reference Centre) 
Coordinator:  Mr. Gustavo J. Irala Mendoza Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales 
(Directorate of Multilateral Economic Organizations) 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
Presidente Franco y Ayolas, Edificio Ayfra, 6º piso, Oficina Nº 602 Asunción, Paraguay 
Tel.: +(595) 21 493-646, Internal No. 602 
E-mail: girala@mre.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):  
 Means of transport for active ingredients and formulated agricultural pesticides G/TBT/N/PRY/12 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolución del 
SENAVE N° 371 del 27 de agosto de 2007 "Por la  cual se aprueba el Reglamento para el 
registro y habilitación de medios de transpo rtes de ingredientes activos y plaguicidas 
formulados de uso agrícola”  (Resolution No. 371 of 27 August 2007 of the National Plant 
and Seed Quality and Health Service (SEN AVE) "Approving the Regulation governing the 
registration and authori zation of means of transport for active ingredients and formulated 
agricultural pesticides") (12 pages including the Annex, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Authorization and control of th e means of transport used for the 
movement of pesticides within national territory. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 To establish the new Regulation governing the transport of active ingredients and 
formulated agricultural pesticides with a view to minimizing possible risks to public health and environmental harm. 
8. Relevant documents:   Ley 2459/04 por la cual crea el Servicio Nacional de Calidad y 
Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas, SENAVE  (Law No. 2459/04 creating the National Plant and 
Seed Quality and Health Service), which authoriz es this institution to establish the technical 
regulations for conducting within  national territory any activity  related to matters falling 
within its sphere of competence (available in Spanish). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   27 August 2007 
27 November 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
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: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Mini sterio de Industria y Comercio (MIC): 
Contact person: Aida Romero Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333 
Asunción, Paraguay 
Tel.: +(595) 21 616-3180 Fax: +(595) 21 616-3084 E-mail: aromero@mic.gov.py  rmaidana@mic.gov.py 
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE) 
Dirección de Agroquímico s / Secretaría de Rela ciones Internacionales 
Humanita 145 entre Independencia Naci onal y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: +(595) 21 441-491 / 21 445-769 Web site: www.senave.gov.py 
E-mail: agroquimicos@ senave.gov.py / relaciones_in ternacionales@senave.gov.py