. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PRY/24 
14 September 2009 
 (09-4316) 
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:  
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología  
(National Institute of Technology,  Standardization 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 Referencias 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 [ 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):   Fish, molluscs and 
crustaceans. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR sobre la Metodología para Determinación 
de Peso Neto en Pescados, Mo luscos y Crustáceos Glaseados"  (Draft Resolution:  
"MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the methodol ogy for determining the net weight of 
ice-glazed fish, molluscs and crustaceans") (5 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution approves " Reglamento Técnico 
MERCOSUR sobre la Metodología para Det erminar la Correspondencia entre el Peso 
Efectivo y el Peso Neto en Pescados, Molusco s y Crustáceos Glaseados (Derogación de la 
Resolución GMC Nº 39/05) " (MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the methodology for 
determining the relationship between the actua l weight and the net weight of ice-glazed 
fish, molluscs and crustaceans (Abrogation of MERCOSUR Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 39/05)), which is annexe d to and forms part of this Resolution. G/TBT/N/PRY/24 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the methodology for 
determining the relationship between the actua l weight and the net weight of ice-glazed 
fish, molluscs and crustaceans (Abrogation of MERCOSUR Common Market Group 
(GMC) Resolution No. 39/05). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } 31 October 2009 
10. Final date for comments:   The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests for 
documents and receive any relevant comment s in the 60 days following notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Unidad de Coordinación de l SNIN del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio  
(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: aromero@mic.gov.py
, snin@mic.gov.py