. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GTM/5
21 January 2003
(03-0325)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
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):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of the Economy. Gu atemalan Standards Commission
(COGUANOR)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  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:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  ICS (International
Classification for Standards) 67.160.10
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Guatemalan
Standards Commission (COGUANOR ) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 33 011. Distilled
Alcoholic Beverages.  Rum.  Specifications.  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Mandatory Standard covers the  purpose, standards to be
consulted, definitions, classification, specifications, raw and other materials, sampling,inspection and reception, test methods, packaging and labelling and correspondence.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Food safety and protection of human health.  Definition of the characteristics of and
requirements for the distilled alcoholic beverage rum, whether produced in Guatemala or
imported.
8. Relevant documents:
Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) No. 278 (Fourth revision, 1993) Alcoholic
beverages. Rum;
Mandatory Ecuadorian Standard (NTE) of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (INEN)No. 363 (Third revision, 1992), Alcoholic beverages.  Rum.  Requirements.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 March 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  9 June 2003
10. Final date for comments:  15 March 2003G/TBT/N/GTM/5
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR)
8va. Avenida 10-43, Zona 1Guatemala, Central America
Tel.:  +(502) 238-3330 to 9, ext. 3901
Fax:  +(502) 238-3330 to 9, ext. 3975
E-mail: mbeteta@mail.mineco.gob.gt