. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/8 
17 July 2007 
 (07-3029) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PARAGUAY
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
Centro de Referencias OMC  (WTO Reference Centre) 
Coordinator:  Mr Gustavo Javier Irala Mendoza 
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  
(Directorate of Multilatera l Economic Organizations) 
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Presidente Franco y Ayolas, Edificio Ayfra, 6º piso, Oficina Nº 602 
Asunción 
Paraguay 
 
Tel.: +(595) 21 493646, ext. 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fuels 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Decreto Nº 10.397/07 
"Por el cual se establece los niveles mínimos de calidad de los combustibles", que amplia el Decreto Nº 10.911 "Por el cual se Reglamenta la Refinación, Importación, Distribución y 
Comercialización de los Combustibles Derivados del Petróleo y se Deroga la Resolución 
Nº 435/01"  (Decree No. 10.397/07 "Establishing the minimum quality standards for fuels", 
which broadens Decree No. 10.911 "Regulating the refining, importation, distribution and 
marketing of petroleum-based fuels and repealing Resolution No. 435/01"). 
6. Description of content:  The notified document establishes that all companies engaged in 
the refining, importation, distribution and marketing of petroleum-based fuels must deal 
exclusively with products which meet the tec hnical requirements set forth in the standards 
and/or regulations established by the National Institute for Technology and Standardization 
(INTN) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given the absence of such requirements in 
similar international standards. G/TBT/N/PRY/8 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 The need to introduce measures to ensure  the correct implementation of improved 
quality control checks and importation and marketing mechanisms, and the protection of the 
environment;  such measures will benefit the environment and human health and ensure the 
greater well-being of end-users. 
8. Relevant documents:   Ley 904/63 "Que establece las funciones del Ministerio de Industria 
y Comercio";  el Decreto Nº 1.911/00 "Por el cual se Reglamenta la Refinación, 
Importación, Distribución y Comercialización de los combustibles derivados del Petróleo" 
y la Resolución Nº 435/01 "Por el cual se establece los niveles mínimos de calidad de los 
combustibles"  (Law No. 904/63 "Establishing the responsibilities of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade";  Decree No. 1.911/00 "Regulating the refining, importation, 
distribution and marketing of petroleum- based fuels" and Resolution No. 435/01 
"Establishing the minimum quality standa rds for fuels") (available in Spanish). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } - 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web site addre sses, if available, of other body: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) 
Contact person:  Ms Aida Romero 
Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333 
Asunción Paraguay  
Tel.:  +(595) 21 6163180 
Fax:  +(595) 21 6163084 
E-mail: snin@mic.gov.py 
 aromero@mic.gov.py