WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/33 
26 May 2005 
 
 (05-2151) 
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:  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 should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Coffee ( Coffea arabia ) 0901.11.10, Caimito or star apple ( Chrysophyllum 
caimito ), Guava ( Psidium guajava ) 0804.50.20, Pear ( Pyrus communis ) 0808.20.10, Bitter 
orange ( Citrus aurantium ) 0805.10.00, Sapodilla plum ( Achras sapota ), Kiwifruit ( Actinidia 
chinensis ) 0810.50.00, Cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ), Cherimoya ( Annona cherimola ) 
0810.90.20, Ilama ( Annona diversifolia ) 0810.90.20, Cincuya or yellow custard apple 
(Annona lutescens ), Sugar apple or sweetsop ( Annona squamosa ) 0810.90.20, Soursop 
(Annona muricata ) 0810.90.10, Breadfruit ( Artocarpus altilis ), Star fruit or carambola 
(Averrhoa carambola ), Nance ( Byrsonima crassifolia ), Papaw (papaya) ( Carica papaya ) 
0807.20.00, Natal plum ( Carissa macrocarpa ) 0813.20.00, Matasano or white sapote 
(Casimiroa edulis ), Icaco or coco plum ( Chysobalanus icaco ), Lime ( Citrus aurantifolia ), 
Pomelo or shaddock ( Citrus grandis ) 0805.40.00, Grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) 0805.40.00, 
Tangelo ( Citrus reticulata x Citrus paradisi ), Mandarin ( Citrus reticulata ) 0805.20.00, Sweet 
or navel orange ( Citrus sinensis ) 0805.10.00, Sweet orange-lime ( Citrus sinensis x Citrus 
aurantifolia ) 0805.10.00, Manzanilla ( Crataegus pubescens ), Quince ( Cydonia oblonga ) 
0808.20.20, Tree tomato or tamarillo ( Cyphomandra betacea ), Persimmon ( Diospyros 
decandra ), Loquat or Japanese medlar ( Eriobotrya japonica ), Pitanga ( Eugenia brasiliensis ), 
Grumichama ( Eugenia dombeyi ), Rose apple ( Eugenia jambos ), Fig ( Ficus carica ) 
0804.20.00, Pitahaya ( Hylocereus trigonus ) 0810.90.51 and 0810.90.52, Guama or sacky sac 
bean ( Inga laurina ), Chalum ( Inga micheliana ), Paterno or ice cream bean ( Inga paterno ), 
Sunsapote ( Licania platypus ), Apple ( Malus sylvestris ) 0808.10.00, Mango ( Mangifera 
indica ) 0804.50.10, Prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus ), Guajilote ( Parmentiera edulis ), Granadilla 
or passion fruit ( Passiflora edulis ) 0810.90.40, Trifoliate or hardy orange ( Poncirus trifoliata ) 
0805.10.00, Mamey sapote ( Pouteria sapota ), Green sapote ( Pouteria viridis ), Apricot 
(Prunus armeniaca ) 0809.10.00, Peach ( Prunus armeniaca ) 0809.30.00, Cherry ( Prunus 
occidentalis ) 0809.20.00, Capulin cherry ( Prunus capuli ), Plum ( Prunus domestica ) 
0813.20.00, Peach or nectarine ( Prunus persica ) 0809.30.00, Calamondin ( Sargentia greggii ), 
Jocote, hog plum or mombin ( Spondias jambos ), Cotopriz or guayo ( Talisia oliviformis ), 
Tropical almond ( Terminalia catappa ), Grape ( Vitis vinifera ) 0806.10.00, Velvet apple or 
mabolo ( Diospyros discolor ), Lime-lemon ( Citrus sp.), Lime ( Citrus limetta  Rizzo) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners of Guatemala  G/SPS/N/GTM/33 
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 5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Acuerdo Ministerial 
No 1796-2004 de fecha 27 de septiembre 2004.  Acuérdase establecer las regulaciones y los 
procedimientos para áreas, sitios, lugares o huertos libres y áreas de baja prevalencia de 
mosca del mediterráneo  (Ministerial Decision No. 1796-2004 of 27 September 2004 
Establishing the Regulations and Procedures for Areas, Sites, Places and Orchards Free From 
and Areas of Low Prevalence of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly).  
6. Description of content:  This Decision establishes the regul ations and procedures for areas, 
sites, places and orchards free from and areas of low prevalence of the Mediterranean fruit 
fly (Ceratitis capitata Wied), internal quarantine posts, tr ansport of Mediterranean fruit fly 
host fruit and monitoring of the marketing of fruit within the territory of Guatemala. 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
 Obtain recognition of areas, sites, places and orchards free from and areas of low 
prevalence of the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata  Wied) by the countries with 
which Guatemala trades or promotes trade in products of plant origin. 
8. International standard, guideline 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:  Ministerial Decision 
No. 1796-2004 of 27 September 2004 (available in Spanish).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Guatemala,  10 December 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Guatemala,  25 December 2004  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days as from the date of notification  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación 
Unidad de Políticas e Información Estratégica Área de Información 5ª. Avenida 8-06, Zona 9 
Ciudad de Guatemala 
Tel.: (502) 2361-7786, 2334-1048 Fax: (502) 2361-7783 E-mail: informacion.upie@maga.gob.gt 
Enquiry Point:  
Contact person: Gustavo Adolfo Hernández Arreaga 
E-mail:  ghernandez@maga.gob.gt  G/SPS/N/GTM/33 
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 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 Normas y Regulaciones Oficina de Normas y Procedimientos 
7ª. Avenida 12-90, Zona 13, Anexo Edificio Monja Blanca 
Ciudad de Guatemala Fax: (502) 2475-3058, 2457-3068, 2475-3074 E-mail: correo@unr.gob.gt