. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/48 
19 April 2010  
 (10-1966) 
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):  ICS code: 65.020.20 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners, or 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  RTCA 65.05.53:10: Insumos Agropecuarios. Requisitos 
para producción y comercialización de semilla  certificada de granos básicos y soya 
(Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 65.05.53:10:  "Agricultural inputs. 
Requirements for the production and marketing of certified staple grain and soya seeds") 
Language:  Spanish   Number of pages:  22 
6. Description of content:  The notified Regulation seeks to lay down the field and laboratory 
requirements, procedures and standards appli cable to the production and marketing of 
certified staple grain (rice, beans, sorghum, co rn) and soya seeds.  It applies to foundation 
(or basic), registered and certified seed of rice,  beans, sorghum, corn and soya intended for 
production and marketing in Central American countries. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[   ] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission  (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM No.)  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/GTM/48 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] 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: 
− International Rules for Seed Testing (Intern ational Seed Testing Association, ISTA); 
− Proyecto regional de estandarización de políticas y regulaciones en semillas 
(OIRSA-BM) (Regional project for the standardization of policies and regulations on 
seeds, Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health 
(OIRSA) and the World Bank); 
− Genetic and Crop Standards  (Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, 
AOSCA). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [  ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  18 June 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:  
13. Texts available from:  [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 
7ª. Avenida 12-90, Zona 13, Guatemala, C.A. 01013 Tel.: +(502) 2413-7000 
Mr Juan Salvador Sandoval 
Área Fitozoogenética Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones E-mail: jsandoval@maga.gob.gt and  juansandoval55065@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.maga.gob.gt
 
 Ministerio de Economía 8ª. Av. 10-43, Zona 1 Oficina de Integración Económica, 4
to. Nivel 
Tel.: +(502) 2412-0338 and +(502) 2412-0339 
E-mail: rclaveria@mineco.gob.gt 
Website: http://www.mineco.gob.gt