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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/GTM/74 
3 February 2012 
 (12-0673) 
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 a nd 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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) code:  67.160.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.01.05:11, 
Bebidas Alcohólicas.  Bebidas  Alcohólicas Fermentadas.  Requisitos de Etiquetado (Central 
American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67. 01.05:11:  Alcoholic beverages.  Fermented 
alcoholic beverages.  Labelling requi rements.) (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the labelling 
requirements to be met by pre-packaged fermented alcoholic beverages for human 
consumption.  It applies to the labelling of a ll fermented alcoholic beverages, pure or mixed, 
in their final presentation unit and marketed within the Central American area. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Food safety G/TBT/N/GTM/74 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
(a) CODEX General Standard for the La belling of Prepackaged Foods:  CODEX 
STAN 1-1985 (Rev. 1-1991 and amended by the 23
rd, 24th, 26th and 28th Sessions, 
1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005); 
(b) Norma de Bebidas Alcohólicas.  Etiquet ado.  Parte 1:  Etiquetado de Bebidas 
Destiladas, COGUANOR NGO 33 002 h1:99  (Guatemalan Standards Commission 
(COGUANOR) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No . 33 002 h1:99:  Alcoholic beverages.  
Labelling.  Part 1:  Labe lling of distilled beverages). 
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 Salud Pública y Asistencia Social 
Dirección General de Regulación, Vig ilancia y Control de la Salud 
Departamento de Control de Alimentos 
3ª Calle final 2-10, Zona 15 Col. Valles de Vista Hermosa Guatemala Tel.: (+502) 2369-8784 to 86 E-mail: gladysaarreola@yahoo.com  
Website: http://www.mspas.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