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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/47 
25 February 2010 
 (10-1084) 
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):  Unprocessed food of animal, plant or hydrobiological origin for human 
consumption. 
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:  "Disposiciones aplicables a la importación de alimentos 
no procesados de origen animal, vegeta l e hidrobiológicos para consumo humano" 
(Provisions applicable to the importation into Guatemala of unprocessed food of animal, plant or hydrobiological origin for human consumption) Language:  Spanish Number of 
pages:  11 
6. Description of content:  The notified text establishes provisions  that guarantee the safety 
of unprocessed food of animal, plant or hydrobiological origin for human consumption imported into Guatemala. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC/MRL 1:  Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides .  
The microbiological limits are those established in the Reglamento 
Centroamericano de Criterios Mi crobiológicos de los Alimentos  (Central American 
Technical Regulation on microbiological criteria for food). 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/GTM/47 
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[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] 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:  Available in 
Spanish. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  April 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  April 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Eight (8) days as from the date of publication in the Official Journal. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 April 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [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 
Oficina de Normas y Procedimientos, Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones Guatemala Tel.: +(502) 2413-7000 
Fax: +(502) 2413-7387 
E-mail: cperez@maga.gob.gt  Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª Avenida 8-06, Zona 9, Ciudad de Guatemala 
Tel.: +(502) 2361-7786, 2334-1048 Fax: +(502) 2361-7783  Enquiry Point
: 
Contact person: Erika Soledad Ruano 
E-mail:  erikaruanof@gmail.com Contact person: Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza E-mail:  ldonis@maga.gob.gt or Leonel.donis@gmail.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Oficina de Normas y Procedimientos, Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones Guatemala 
Tel.: +(502) 2413-7000 
Fax: +(502) 2413-7387 E-mail: cperez@maga.gob.gt