. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/27 
23 March 2010 
 (10-1584) 
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 [ ], 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):   Polyvinyl chloride 
(PVC) insulated cable for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V.  MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM):  8544.49.00 - Other. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolución N° 553 
del 26 de agosto de 2 009 sobre fabricación, importación y comercialización de los cables 
aislados con policloruro de vinilo (PVC) para tensiones nominales hasta 450/750 V, 
inclusive  (Resolution No. 553 of 26 August 2 009 on the manufacture, importation and 
marketing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated cable for rated voltages up to and 
including 450/750 V) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified text lays down the minimum safety requirements for 
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated cable fo r rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V 
and establishes a mechanism to ensure  that these requirements are met. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer safety. G/TBT/N/PRY/27 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Resolución N° 553 del 26 de agosto de 2009, "Por el cual se 
reglamenta la fabricación, importación y co mercialización de los cables aislados con 
policloruro de vinilo (PVC) para tensi ones nominales hasta 450/750 V, inclusive" 
(Resolution No. 553 of 26 August 2009 laying down regulations for the manufacture, 
importation and marketing of polyvinyl chloride  (PVC) insulated cable for rated voltages 
up to and including 450/750 V);  Ley N° 904/63 "Que establece las funciones del 
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio", modificado y ampliado por la Ley N° 2.961/06  (Law 
No. 904/63 establishing the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as amended and expanded by Law No. 2.961/06);  and Ley N° 1.334/98 "Defensa del 
Consumidor y del Usuario", am pliado por la Ley N° 2.340/2003  (Law No. 1.334/98 on 
consumer and user protection, expanded by Law No. 2.340/2003) . 
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 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 and 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
 
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