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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GTM/18
29 August 2003
(03-4510)
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:  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):
Chapter 3 of the Harmonized System
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading
partners of Guatemala
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ministerial Decision No. 20-97 of
4 April 1997.  Health Regulations for Hydrobiological Product and By-Product Processing
Plants  (15 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  This Decision establishes the functioning and normal operational
requirements for hydrobiological product processing plants to ensure product quality.
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
Regulate the control and monitoring of compli ance by all activities relating to the processing
of food of animal origin for human consumption, including hydrobiological products, withhealth standards.
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[    ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] 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. 020-97 of 4 April 1997 (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Guatemala, 9 April 1997 (published in the Official Journal)
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Guatemala, 17 April 1997G/SPS/N/GTM/18
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12. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] 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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Standards and Regulations Unit
Office of Standards and Procedures
7ª Avenida 12-90, Zona 13, Anexo Edificio Monja Blanca
Tel./Fax: (502) 475-3058, (502) 475-3068, (502) 475-3074E-mail: correo@unr.com.gt