. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/28 
6 April 2010 
 (10-1794) 
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 Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
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:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre) 
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto N° 594 
Asunción, Paraguay 
Tel.: +(595) 21 493 657 E-mail: girala@mre.gov.py
, snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):   Primary cells and 
batteries.  MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM):  8506.10.30, 8506.10.20, 8506.10.10. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de Decreto 
por el cual se reglamenta la Ley N° 3.107/06 de importación, fabricación, ensamblado, 
tránsito, transporte, depósito y comercialización de pilas y baterías primarias, comunes de 
carbón- zinc y alcalinas de manganeso, noc ivas para la salud humana y el ambiente  
(Draft Decree regulating Law No. 3.107/06 on the import, manufacture, assembly, transit, transport, storage and marketing of standa rd carbon zinc and alkaline manganese primary 
cells and batteries that are harmful to human  health and the environment) (3 pages, 
in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified text establishes a mandatory certification system for 
standard carbon zinc and alkaline manganese primary cells and batteries and button cells 
classified under NCM tariff headings 8506.10.10 (alkaline cells), 8506.10.20 (other cells), 
and 8506.10.30.  This certification system is consistent with ISO certification system 1b 
(ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004) and is based on the study of samples taken by the National Customs Directorate at each customs clearance office. G/TBT/N/PRY/28 
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  The certification system must respect the maximum levels of mercury, cadmium and/or 
lead set forth in Law No. 3.107/2006.  Certification will be granted by a product certification body accredited by the National Accreditation Body. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of health and the environment. 
8. Relevant documents:  Ley N° 3.107/06 de importación, f abricación, ensamblado, tránsito, 
transporte, depósito y comercialización de pilas y baterías primarias, comunes de carbón- 
zinc y alcalinas de manganeso, nocivas para la salud humana y el ambiente  
(Law No. 3.107/06 on the import, manufacture, assembly, transit, transport, storage and 
marketing of standard carbon zinc and alkalin e manganese primary cells and batteries that 
are harmful to human health and the environment). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } - 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days 
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: 
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN del Mi nisterio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) 
(Coordination Unit of the National Information a nd Notification System of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade) 
Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333 
Asunción, Paraguay Tel.: +(595) 21 616 3284 Fax: +(595) 21 616 3084 E-mail:  snin@mic.gov.py
 
 
Also available online at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/PRY/10_1354_00_s.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/PRY/10_1354_01_s.pdf