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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/53 
5 April 2011 
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  ICS Code 65.120 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  RTCA 65.05.52:11 Productos u tilizados en alimentación 
animal y establecimientos.  Requisitos de registro sanitario y control .  RTCA 65.05.52:11  
Products used in animal feeding stuffs and est ablishments.  Sanitary registration and control 
Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  25 
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6. Description of content:  This regulation lays down sanitary registration and control 
provisions for products used in animal feed stuffs and establishments that process, sell 
repackage or store products used in animal fe edstuffs marketed in the territory of the 
countries of the Central American region . 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[X] None G/SPS/N/GTM/53 
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Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
• Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) 
• Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) 
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Guidelines on 
products used in animal feed 
• Codex Alimentarius 
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), USA 
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
• The FDA Feed Additive Compendium 
• Directives of the European Economic Community 
• National list of veterinary drugs approved for use in feedstuffs 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Upon publication in the Diario Oficial  
(Official Journal) 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  3 June 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
7ª Ave. 12-90 Zona 13, Ciudad de Guatemala Contact person:  Dra. María Eugenia Paz Diaz 
Tel.: +(502) 2413 7000 
E-mail: eugeniapazvet@yahoo.es Website: http://www.maga.gob.gt/
 
Ministerio de Economía 
8ª Av. 10-43 Zona 1 
Dirección Política Comercial Externa 
Coordinación Integración Económica, 4to. Nivel Tel.: +(502) 2412 0338 and +(502) 2412 0339 Ext. 4310 E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt/