WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/36 
9 February 2006 
 
 (06-0553) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  String bean, tea (plants with bare roots), Abies, Abies concolor, Abies 
grandis, Abies normandiana, Abies procera , Swiss chard, Achillea  spp (plants), 
Acrocarpus (forest species), wheat bran, Agastache  spp (plants), Aglaonema  (cuttings), 
Aglonema  (plants), avocado, garlic, dehydrated  garlic, sesame, sesame (natural), Ajuga, 
Ajuga reptans , basil, apricot, artichoke, luzerne, co tton, almond, almond tree (cuttings), 
maize (corn) starch, Alocasias  (plants with roots), Alpinia  (ornamental plants), canary 
grass, anemones (plants), soursops/guanabanas, Anthurium  (rooted cuttings), Anthurium  
(cuttings), Anthurium  (plants), Anthurium  (rooted seedlings), Antirrino , Aphelandra  
(plants), celery, blueberries, blueberries (plants), areca, Argyranthemun  (cuttings), rice (in 
the husk), rice (whole), peas, Aspidistra , astibe (ornamental plants), atemoya (layers), oats, 
pumpkins, pumpkins (seed), azalea, bacopa (cuttings), bamboo, bamboo (bare-root 
seedlings), banana, banana (tissue culture), ba nana (in vitro), banana (plant material), 
banana (meristems), begonia, begonia (cuttings),  begonia (plants), toothwort (Belesa roja), 
egg plant, water cress,  Bidens  (ornamental plant cuttings), Shepherd's purse, Brassaia  
(rooted cuttings), Brassaia  (cuttings), bryophyte (moss), broccoli, broccoli (seedlings), 
bromelia, bromeliads (with bare roots), Buddleia  spp (plants), cocoa, cocoa (cuttings), 
camomile, coffee, coffee (seedlings), courgette (zucchini), pumpkins, Calathea  (plants), 
marigold, calibrachoa (cuttings), Calla  (tubers), sweet potatoes, Campanuda , cinnamon 
sticks, Canna  (roots), sugarcane (cuttings), mahogany ( Caoba ), African mahogany ( Caoba 
Africana ), Carex  (cuttings), Cascara, Casuarina , Catleya  (bulbs), onion, dried onion, 
Cedrola odorata , cedron, rye, cherry, cherry trees (pla nts), mushrooms (planting material), 
mushrooms, sapodilla (plants), ancho pe ppers, guajón peppers, jalapeño peppers, 
Chlorophytium  (live plant cuttings), Chlorophytum  (plants), coriander, cypress (plants with 
bare roots), cypress (plants), plums, plum trees, citrus fruit, citrus, carnation, carnation (cuttings without roots), carnation (cutti ngs), carnation (plant), cauliflower, Coreopsis  spp 
(plants), Cratylia  argentea , chrysanthemum (cuttings without roots), croton (rooted 
cuttings), Cupresus , Cupresus lusitanica , tumeric (rhizomes), Cycas  (bulbs), Cymbidium  
(rooted cuttings), date (plants), dates, Delphinium , Dendrobium  (bulbs), Dendrobium  
(rooted cuttings), Dendrobium  (cuttings), Dendrobium  (plants), Dieffenbachia  (plants with 
roots), Dipladenia  (cuttings), peaches, endives, Epipremnum  (plants), asparagus, spinach, 
eucalyptus (wood), Eucaliptus camaldulensis , Eucaliptus grandis, Eupatorium  spp 
(plants), Evolvulus  (cuttings), hop extract, quebracho ex tract, fescue (grass), raspberries 
(roots), strawberries, strawberries (tissue cu lture), strawberries (cuttings with roots)
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  3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  (cont'd) strawberries (runners), kidney bean, fuchsia (cuttings), Gaillardia  
spp.(plants), chickpeas,  Gardenia  (cuttings), geranium, gera nium (ornamental plants), 
Geranium  spp (plants), gerbera, gerbera (cuttings ), gerbera (rooted seedlings), ginseng, 
ginseng (powdered), sunflower, Gladiolus  (bulbs), Glechoma  spp (plants), Gmelina 
arborea , grama grass, Bermuda grass, rice husks , grevilla, soursop, guava apple, guava 
apple (cuttings), guava apple (plants), sour cherries, Gypsophila  (cut flowers), Gypsophila  
spp, broad beans, groundnut shell flour, rye flour, maize (corn) flour, groundnut flour, soya 
bean flour, wheat flour, wheat middlings, Hedera  (cuttings with roots), Hedera (cuttings 
without roots), Hedera  (cuttings), Hedera  (live plants without roots), Hedera (plants), 
Heliconia (cuttings with roots), Heliconia  (cuttings), Heliconia (ornamental plants), 
Heliconia (rhizomes and bulbs), Hemerocallis  (bulbs), Heuchera  spp (plants), Hibiscus  
(cuttings), ivy (cuttings with roots), ivy (p lants), fig, castor oil plant, rubber plant 
(cuttings), Hypericum  spp (plants), Iberis  spp (plants), Impatiens  (cuttings), roselle hemp, 
Jatropha  (cuttings), Jatropha , Jatropha  (plant material), yam bean, purple mombin ('jocote 
corona' variety), Juniperus , Kalanchoe  (cuttings), Khaya senegalensis , kiwi, Kochia , 
Lamium  spp (plants), leather leaf, leather leaf (rhizomes), lettuce, Leucanthemum  
(cuttings), Lilium  (bulbs), lemon, lemon (scions), citrumelo, Limonium  (rooted seedling), 
linseed, iris, Lisianthus  (bulbs), lychee, lychee (layers), lychee (cuttings with roots), lychee 
(cuttings), Livingstonia , Lolium  (grass), longan (layers), 
Macadamia (cuttings), rubber tree 
wood, red alder wood, maize (for popcorn), yellow maize, cracked maize, malanga, 
malanga (rhizomes), malt (barley), mandarin , mango, groundnut, forage groundnut, apple, 
maralfalfa (plant material), cashew, daisy,  daisies (cuttings), horehound, peach, peach 
(scions), dried peach, melon, mint, peppermin t, edible mushroom spawn, white and red 
millet, miniola, mulberry (plants with root s), mulberry (plants), white mulberry tree 
(cuttings), morro, Nandina  (cuttings with roots), orange , orange (scions), nectarine, 
Niermbergia  (ornamental plant cuttings), prickly pear (leaves for sowing), macadamia nut 
(cuttings), cashew nut, Odontoglossum  (rooted cuttings), okra, olive tree (cuttings), 
Oncicium  (cuttings), Oncidium , Oncidium  (rooted cuttings), oregano, orchid (plants), 
orchids (plants with bare roots), orchids (rooted plants), Osteospermum  (cuttings), African 
palm, African palm (seed), Bismarck palm , royal palm, potato, papaya, poinsettia 
(cuttings), grass ( pasto ), Bermuda grass, stylosanthes grass, peat moss (growth medium), 
peat moss (peat), Pelargonium  (cuttings without roots), pansy, Penstemon spp (plants), 
penta (cuttings), Peperomia  (plants), cucumber, pear, parsle y, persimmon, petunia, petunia 
(ornamental plant cuttings), petunia (cuttings), Phalaenopsis , Phalaenopsis  (bulbs), 
Phalaenopsis  (rooted cuttings), Phalaenopsis  (plants), Philodendron  (plants with roots), 
Phormium , Phormium  (cuttings with roots), capsicum, fir tree, Pinus caribaea , pineapple, 
pitahaya (cuttings), avocado plants, avocado plants and scions, plantain, plantain (plant 
material), Plectranthus  (cuttings), poinsettia (pla nts), poinsettias (cuttings), Pseudotsuga  
(cut trees), Pulmonaria  (ornamental plants), radish, celery root, rambutan, rambutan 
(layers), rambutan (cuttings), beetroot, cabbage, Rhapis , Rhododendron
(ornamental plants), rose (rooted cuttings), ro se (cuttings), roselle, roses (cuttings without 
roots), kenaf sacks, jute sacks, Sagina  spp (plants), watermelon, Scabiosa  spp (plants), 
Scaevola  (cuttings), Schefflera (cuttings), Schefflera  (aerial layers), Schefflera  (plants), 
Scindapsus  (plants), Sedum spp (plants), seed of African palm, maize meal, Sempervivum  
(plants with roots), xate, everl astings, snapdragon, sorghum, soya, Spathiphyllum  (rooted 
cuttings), Spathiphyllum  (cuttings), Spathiphyllum (plants with roots), Stevia rebaudiana  
(plants), Stokesia  spp (plants), Stylosanthes , Sutera  (cuttings), Swinglea glutinosa , tobacco
(raw, Burley), Tabebuia rosea , tangelo, teak, Tectona  (cuttings), Tectona grandis ,
Tiarella spp  (plants), tillandsias, tillandsias (live plants with bare roots), Tomato,
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  3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  (cont'd) Torenia  (cuttings of ornamental plants), Torenia  (cuttings), 
grapefruit, grapefruit (scions), Trachelospermum  (plants with roots), wheat, wheat (straw), 
wheat (meal), tulip (bulbs), tulips (flowers), grape, grape (plants), vanilla, string bean, 
vanda (bulbs), verbena (ornamental plant cuttings), purslane, Vinca minor  (plants), African 
violet, xate (plants), yerba maté, cassava, star grass (bales), vetiver grass, Zamia  (plants), 
carrot, Zantedeschia  (calla lilly), zucchini.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Germany, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, United States, Mexico, Nicaragua, Dominican 
Republic, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Chin a, Costa Rica, Finland, Honduras, Italy, 
Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela, Belize, Colomb ia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Spain, 
France, Netherlands, India, England, Isr ael, Nigeria, Panama, South Africa, Chinese 
Taipei, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Peru, Belgium, Ecuador, Mauritius, Japan, 
Malaysia, Norway, Estonia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto  de Acuerdo 
Ministerial que establece los requisitos y especi ficaciones fitosanitarias para la importación 
de productos y subproductos de origen vegetal y sus declaraciones adicionales  (Draft 
ministerial agreement setting forth the phytosa nitary requirements and specifications for 
imports of plant products and by -products and additional declarat ions in respect thereof).  
(89 pages). 
6. Description of content:   This draft ministerial agreement sets forth the phytosanitary 
requirements and specifications for imports of plant products and by-products, and additional 
declarations in respect thereof,  with a view to preventing the introduction of quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection,  
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Proyecto  de Acuerdo 
Ministerial que establece los requisitos y especi ficaciones fitosanitarias para la importación 
de productos y subproductos de origen veg etal y sus declaraciones adicionales (89 pages). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   31 March 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: This measure will enter into force on the day following 
its publication in the  Diario de Centro América . G/SPS/N/GTM/36 
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  12. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9 
 
Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786/2334-1048 Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
 
Enquiry Point  
Contact persons:  
 Mr Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt
 
Mr Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza 
E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt  
 Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación Unidad de Normas, Área Fitosanitaria 7ª. Avenida 12-90 zona 13, Edificio Anexo Monja Blanca 
 
Fax:  (502) 2475-3058/2457-3068/2475-3074 E-mail:  Otto.lavagninon@maga.gob.gt
;  olavagnino@gmail.com  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Políticas e Información Estr atégica, Área de Información 
5ª. Avenida 8-06 zona 9  Tel.:  (502) 2361-7786/2334-1048 
Fax:  (502) 2361-7783 
E-mail:  informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt
 
 Enquiry Point  (Servicio Nacional de Información SPS
): 
Contact persons:  
 
Mr Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt
 
Mr Leonel Estuardo Donis Loaiza E-mail:  edonis@maga.gob.gt