. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/GTM/69 
11 February 2011 
 (11-0717) 
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:  GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Economía , MINECO (Ministry of the Economy) 
Dirección de Política Comercial Externa  (Directorate of Foreign Trade Policy) 
Coordinación de Inte gración Económica  (Economic Integration Coordination Office) 
Tel.:  +(502) 2412-0339, Ext. 4310 E-mail:  mailto:rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt
 
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/  
Text available at: 
http://www.mineco.gob.gt/Presentacion/Explor arDirectorio.aspx?titulo=TituloIntegracionE
conomica&subtitulo=Sistema+de+Integraci %u00f3n+Centroameri cana&llaveExploracion=
Integraci%u00f3n+Centroamericana  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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):   International 
Classification for Standards (ICS) Code 67.040 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   RTCA 67.04.60.10, 
Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alim enticios Preenvasados para Consumo Humano 
para la Población a par tir de 3 años de edad (Central American Technical Regulation 
(RTCA) No. 67.04.60:10:  Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods for human 
consumption for adults and children of over th ree years of age) (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Technical Regulation establishes the minimum 
requirements for the nutrition labelling of pr e-packaged foods for human consumption 
intended for adults and children of over three years of age. 
It applies to the labelling of pre-packaged foods sold directly for human consumption and 
marketed within the Central American area and covers nutrition information and nutrition 
and health claims. 
It does not apply to fermented or distilled alcoholic beverages. G/TBT/N/GTM/69 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer information and prev ention of practices liable to mislead or deceive consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:  
• Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC).  "Official Methods of 
Analysis", 17th Edition.  Washington, USA, 2002; 
• US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).  "Guide to Nutrition Labeling and 
Education Act (NLEA) Requirements", Editorial Changes.  February 1995; 
• Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá , INCAP (Institute of Nutrition of 
Central America and Panama).  Anteproyecto para Reglamento Técnico de Unión 
Aduanera de Centroamérica de Etiquetado Nutricional de Productos Alimenticios 
Preenvasados para Consumo Humano para la Población de Cuatro y Mas Años de 
Edad (Proposed draft Technical Regulation of the Central American Customs Union 
on Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods  for human consumption for adults and 
children of four or more years of age).  Guatemala, October 2000; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commiss ion.  CODEX ALINORM 04/27/26:  
"Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims.  Draft Table of Conditions for 
Nutrient Contents (Part B):  Dietary Fibre"; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.  CODEX STAN 146-1985:  "General 
Standard for the Labelling of and Claims for Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary 
Uses" (Worldwide Codex St andard).  Italy, l985; 
• FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commiss ion.  CAC/GL 2-1985 (Rev.1-1993):  
"Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling".  Italy, l998. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of publication in the Official Journal 
To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enqui ry point [X] or address, telephone and 
fax numbers and E-mail and website add resses, if available, of other body:  
Coordinación de Integración Económica 
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Tel.: +(502) 2412-0339, Ext. 4310 E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt
 
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/  
Full text of document available at: 
http://www.mineco.gob.gt/  
http://www.mineco.gob.gt/Presentacion/Explor arDirectorio.aspx?titulo=TituloIntegracionE
conomica&subtitulo=Sistema+de+Integraci %u00f3n+Centroameri cana&llaveExploracion=
Integraci%u00f3n+Centroamericana