. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/GTM/40 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1576) 
Committee on Sanitary and  
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social  (Ministry of Public 
Health and Social Welfare) 
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):  International Classi fication for Standa rds (ICS) code 67.020 (Processed foods 
and beverages) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  RTCA 67.01.33:06: 
Industria de alimentos y bebidas proces ados. Buenas prácticas  de manufactura.  
Principios generales   (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.01.33:06: 
Processed food and beverage industry. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).  General 
principles)  (29 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   The notified Regulation sets out  the good manufacturing practices 
governing establishment and e quipment and utensil conditions, personnel, and the process 
and production controls with which the proce ssed food and beverage industries are required 
to comply to ensure the safety of their products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 4-2003: Recommended 
International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food Hygiene . 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   CAC/RCP 1-1969, 
Rev. 4-2003: Recommended International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food 
Hygiene . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/GTM/40 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days as of the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [  ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministerio de Economía de Guatemala 
Dirección de Administración del Comercio Exterior (DACE) Funcionario encargado: Luis Fernando Arceyuz 8a Avenida 10-43, Zona 1 
Ciudad de Guatemala 
Tel.: (502) 2238-3330 to 39 Fax: (502) 2232-7449 E-mail: earceyuz@mail.mineco.gob.gt
 
Web site: http://www.mineco.gob.gt