. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/9 
17 July 2007 
 (07-3030) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PARAGUAY
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social (MSPyBS) (Ministry of Public Health and 
Social Welfare) 
Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición (INAN)  (National Food and Nutrition 
Institute) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 Referencias OMC  (WTO Reference Centre) 
Coordinator:  Mr Gustavo Javier Irala Mendoza 
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
Presidente Franco y Ayolas, Edificio Ayfra 6º piso, Oficina Nº 602  Asunción 
Paraguay 
Tel.: +(595) 21 493646, ext. 121 
E-mail: girala@mre.gov.py 
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 sobre "Lista Positiva de Aditivos pa ra materiales plásticos destinados a la 
elaboración de envases y equipamientos en contacto con alimentos" (Derogación de la Res. 
GMC Nº 95/94 y 50/01).  (MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on "Positive List of Additives 
for Plastic Materials used in the Manufacture of Packaging and Equipment in Contact with 
Foodstuffs") (Abrogation of Common Market Group Resolutions Nos. 95/94 and 50/01). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución Nº 05/07 del Grupo Mercado Común del MERCOSUR.   (Draft Resolution 
No. 05/07 of the MERCOSUR Common Market Group) (2 pages in Spanish). 
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  6. Description of content:   Updating of the positive list of additives for plastic materials used 
in the manufacture of packaging and equipment in contact with foodstuffs, in conformity 
with the criteria listed in Common Market Group Resolution No. 50/01 in respect of the 
inclusion and exclusion of constituents.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 There is a need to define clearly the po sitive list of additives for plastic materials 
used in the manufacture of packaging and equipm ent in contact with foodstuffs with a view 
to evaluating the safety of the use of such add itives.  In addition, this will help to establish 
the place of the States Parties' products within the context of international trade.  
8. Relevant documents:   La decisión Nº 20/02 del Consejo del Mercado Común y las 
Resoluciones  Nº 56/92, 95/94, 38/98, 50/01 y 56/02 del Grupo Mercado Común  (Decision 
No. 20/02 of the Common Market Council and Resolutions Nos. 56/92, 95/94, 38/98, 50/01 
and 56/02 of the Common Market Group) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }- 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses,  if available of the other body:   
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN, del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MIC) 
Contact person:   Aida Romero Avda. Mariscal F. López 3333 
Asunción – Paraguay 
Tel.:  +(595) 21 6163180 
Fax:  +(595) 21 6163084 
E-mail: snin@mic.gov.py
 
 aromero@mic.gov.py