. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/38 
24 February 2006 
 
 (06-0797) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GUATEMALA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación  (Ministry of 
Agriculture, Livestock and Food)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Natural honey (0409.00.00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners of Guatemala.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document: Proyecto de Acuerdo 
Ministerial para la emisión de licencias s anitarias de funcionam iento y de transporte 
relacionadas con la miel de abejas (Draft ministerial decision on the issuing of sanitary 
operating and transport licences relating to na tural honey) (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  Sets forth  provisions for the issuing of sanitary operating licences 
for production units, processing establishments, warehouses and storage centres and 
provisions for the issuing of sanitary licences for transporting natural honey.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] 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: 
 Proyecto de Acuerdo Ministerial para la  emisión de licencias sanitarias de 
funcionamiento y de transporte rel acionadas con la miel de abejas (Draft ministerial 
decision on the issuing of sanitary operating and transport licences relating to natural honey) 
(8 pages, in Spanish). G/SPS/N/GTM/38 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption: Will enter into force on  the day following its publication in the 
Diario Oficial de Centro América (Official Journal of Central America). 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alim entación, Unidad de Políticas e Información 
Estratégica, Área de Información 5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9, ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A. Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786, 2334-1048 Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
 
Enquiry Point:  
Contact persons:  
Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt
 
Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza 
E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt  
 Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alim entación, Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones- 
Área Fitozoosanitaria  
7
a Avenida 12-90, zona 13, Edificio Ane xo Monja Blanca, ciudad de Guatemala, 
Guatemala, C.A. Fax:  (502) 2475-3058, 2457-3068, 2475-3074 E-mail:  Otto.lavagninon@maga.gob.gt
;  olavagnino@gmail.com  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alim entación, Unidad de Políticas e Información 
Estratégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9, ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A. Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786, 2334-1048 Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
 
Enquiry Point  (Servicio Nacional de Información SPS ): 
Contact persons:  
Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt
 
Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza 
E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt