. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/5 
24 April 2007 
 (07-1690) 
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 del 
MERCOSUR de Identidad y Calidad de Tomate  (MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the 
identity and quality of tomatoes) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución Nº 01/07 del GMC sobre Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de Identidad y 
Calidad de Tomate (derogaci ón de la Res. GMC Nº 99/94)   (Draft Common Market Group 
Resolution No. 01/07 in respect of MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and quality of tomatoes (Abrogation of Common Ma rket Group Resolution No. 99/94))  (8 pages, 
in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and 
quality of tomatoes.  MERCOSUR Technical Regulations ensure  equal treatment in respect 
of the identification and classification of tomatoes marketed within MERCOSUR and therefore help to protect consumer health, e liminate non-tariff technical barriers to trade and 
prevent fraud and unfair trade practices. 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 To establish the identity and quality charact eristics of tomatoes for consumption "in 
natura". 
8. Relevant documents:   Resolución GMC Nº 12/06 que aprobó la “Estructura y Criterios 
para la Elaboración de Reglamentos Técnic os MERCOSUR de Identidad y Calidad de 
Productos Vegetales In Natura” (Common Market Group Resolution No. 12/06 approving 
the structure and criteria for the preparation of MERCOSUR Technical Regulations on the 
identity and quality of plant pr oducts “in natura”);  
Resoluciones Nº 38/98 y 12/06 del Grupo Mercado Común  (Common Market Group 
Resolutions Nos. 38/98 and 12/06). 
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 
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE) 
Secretaría de Relaciones Internacionales 
Humaita 145 entre Independencia Nacion al y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: +(595) 21 441-491 / 21 445-769 E-mail: agr oquimicos@senave.gov.py