. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/14 
16 October 2007 
 (07-4462) 
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 Commerce) 
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 de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre) 
Coordinator: Mr. Gustavo Javier 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) 2149-3646, Internal No. 121 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):  
 Textiles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución Nº 06/07 Rev. 1 del GMC sobre Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre 
Etiquetado de Productos Textiles (der ogación de la Res. GMC Nº 09/00) (Draft Common 
Market Group Resolution No. 06/07, Rev. 1, in respect of MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the labelling of textile pr oducts (Abrogation of Common Market Group 
Resolution No. 09/00)) (10 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the 
labelling of textile products ensures the clear and accurate identification of the composition 
of textile products and establishes the re quirements for the treatment, cleaning and 
conservation of such products throughout their useful life. G/TBT/N/PRY/14 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 To provide a harmonized technical regula tion on the labelling of textile products 
with a view to ensuring consumer informa tion and the protection of consumer rights. 
8. Relevant documents:   Common Market Group Resolution No. 09/00 approving 
MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the labelli ng of textile products with a view to 
adapting it to the changes resulting from tec hnological advances in this field;  Common 
Market Council Decision No. 20/02;  Common Market Group Resolutions Nos. 38/98, 
09/00 and 56/02;  draft Resolution No. 06/07/Rev.1;  and WTO notifications G/TBT/N/PRY/7 and G/TBT/N/PRY/7/Add.1 on the same subject. 
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 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) 2 1616-3284 Fax: +(595) 2 1616-3084 E-mail: aromero@mic.gov.py 
 rmaidana@mic.gov.py