. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/6 
24 April 2007 
 (07-1691) 
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 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 Multilateral Economic Organizations) 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Presidente Franco y Ayolas, Edificio Ayfra, 6º piso, Oficina Nº 602  Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: +(595) 21 493-646, ext. 121 
E-mail: girala@mre.gov.py
 
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:    
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):   Reglamento Técnico 
MERCOSUR de la Metodología para Determinación de Peso Escurrido (Derogación de la 
Res. GMC No. 17/00)  (MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the methodology for 
determining drained weight) (Abrogation of Common Market Group Resolution No. 17/00). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución Nº 02/07 del Grupo Mercado Común del MERCOSUR  (Draft MERCOSUR 
Common Market Group Resolution No. 02/07 (2 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regul ation on the determination of 
drained weight. The quantitative verification of drained products marketed in units of mass 
requires the ambient temperature to be studied and recorded in order to minimize possible influences on the results. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 There is a need for a clear definition of the determination of drained weight in order 
to facilitate trade between signatory countries,  eliminate technical barriers to trade and 
ensure consumer protection. G/TBT/N/PRY/6 
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  8. Relevant documents:   MERCOSUR Common Market Council Decision No. 20/02 and 
Common Market Group Resolutions Nos. 91/94, 38/98, 58/89, 17/00 and 56/02. 
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, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of other body:   
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Mini sterio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) 
Contact person: Mrs. Aida Romero 
Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.:  +(595) 21 616-3284 Fax:  +(595) 21 616-3084 E-mail: snin@mic.gov.py 
 aromero@mic.gov.py