. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/43 
17 January 2008 
 (08-0228) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public 
Health and Social Welfare) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers sh ould be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Natural liquid soya milk:  HS tariff subheading 2106.90.79 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Argentina, 
Brazil, United States of America, Mexico a nd other countries which produce soya milk, the 
raw material of which is isolated soya protein  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de Reglamento 
Técnico de Soya Natural Fluida  (Draft 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 containe d 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:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Technical 
Regulation on natural liquid soya (10 pages, in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal. G/SPS/N/GTM/43 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  The day following publication in the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as of the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification authority, 
[   ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (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./Fax: +(502) 2475-4682 E-mail: dgrvcs_mspas@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (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./Fax: +(502) 2475-4682 E-mail: dgrvcs_mspas@yahoo.com