. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/60 
18 January 2008 
 (08-0275) 
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) 
Dirección General de Regulación, Vigilancia y Control de la Salud  
(Department of Health Regulation, Monitoring and Control) 
6ta. Avenida 3-45, zona 11, Ciudad de Guatemala Tel.: +(502) 2475-4682 Fax:  +(502) 2475-4682 E-mail: dgrvcs_mspas@yahoo.com 
Name and address (including telephone and 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:    
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):   HS tariff subheading 
2106.90.79 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Reglamento Técnico 
de Soya Natural Fluida  (Technical Regulation on natural liquid soya) (10 pages, in 
Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation seeks to establish the types and 
characteristics of and requirements for natural liquid soya ( Glycine max ) milk, whether or 
not homogenized, tyndallized, pasteurized, ultra-high temperature (UHT) or sterilized (HST), produced in Guatemala or abroad. 
The specifications and parameters contained in  this Technical Regulation apply to natural 
liquid soya ( Glycine max ) milk, whether or not homogenized, tyndallized, pasteurized, 
ultra-high temperature (UHT) or sterilized (HST). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Establishment of quality requirement s and protection of human health. G/TBT/N/GTM/60 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory 
Standard (NGO) No. 4 010, COGUANOR Recommended Guatemalan Standard (NGR) 4 011, COGUANOR NGO 29 001, COGUANOR  NGO 34 039, COGUANOR NGO 34 041 
(Second revision), COGUANOR NGO 34 046 h4, COGUANOR NGO 34 046 h23, 
COGUANOR NGO 34 046 h28, COGUANOR NGO 34 240, COGUANOR NGO 49 007, 
COGUANOR NGO 49 010 and COGUANOR NGO 49 016. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
The day following publication in the 
Official Journal. 
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:  
Dirección General de Regulación, Vig ilancia y Control de la Salud 
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social 6ta. Avenida 3-45, zona 11, Ciudad de Guatemala 
Tel.: +(502) 2475-4682 
Fax: +(502) 2475-4682 E-mail: dgrvcs_mspas@yahoo.com