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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/243
19 May 2000
(00-2067)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   GUATEMALA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Government of
the Republic of Guatemala
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy.  Guatemalan Standards Commission
(COGUANOR)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:   Mandatory
Guatemalan Standard
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Tariff Item 29.31.00.00;
ICS 65.100.10
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   COGUANOR
NGO 44085 Pesticides.  Organophosphorous Insecticides.  Technical Terbuphos;  (5 pages,Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Classification and designation, general characteristics, physical
and chemical characteristics, sampling, testing method for the determination of active
ingredients, packing, packaging and labelling, handling and protective equipment, first aid,
antidote, conditions for storage and transport, correspondence.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 Establish requirements for technical terbuphos produced domestically or abroad,
used as raw material in insecticide manufacturing
8. Relevant documents:   Complete text of the Standard
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 July 2000
10. Final date for comments:   1 June 2000G/TBT/Notif.00/243
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR),
Avenida 10-43, zona 1Guatemala
Central America
Fax:  (502) 2 53 35 47
Email:  nmendoza@mail.mineco.gob.gt