. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/31 
18 August 2010 
 
 (10-4361) 
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 - Instituto Nacional de 
Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (Ministry of Industry and Trade - National 
Institute of Technology, St andardization and Metrology)  
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 Nº 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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):   Valves for cylinders for 
the storage of compressed natural gas (CNG) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución GMC "Requisitos para la Evaluación de la Conformidad (REC) de Válvula de 
Cilindro para el Almacenamiento de Gas Natural Comprimido (GNC) utilizado como 
Combustible a bordo de Vehículos Automotores" (Draft Common Market Group Resolution 
"Conformity assessment require ments for valves for cylinders for the storage of 
compressed natural gas (CNG) used as motor vehicle fuel") (14 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   "Conformity assessment requirements for valves for cylinders for 
the storage of compressed natural gas (CNG) us ed as motor vehicle fuel", which is annexed 
to and forms part of this Resolution. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection G/TBT/N/PRY/31 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Proyecto RES GMC N° xxxx (P.  RES.  SGT 3 N° 05/09, Rev. 1 
"Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR para Válvul a de Cilindro para Almacenamiento de Gas 
Natural Comprimido (GNC)") o la que en el futuro la reemplace (Draft Common Market 
Group Resolution No. xxxx (MERCOSUR Technical Subgroup No. 3, Draft Resolution No. 05/09, Rev. 1:  "MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on valves for cylinders for the 
storage of compressed natural gas (CNG)") or  any Resolution that might replace it in the 
future). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } - 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days following notification 
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 a nd 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: aromero@mic.gov.py
;  snin@mic.gov.py