WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/GTM/4
1 March 1999
(99-0772)
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
                                     Standards and Regulations Unit
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Products and by-products of plant origin
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Guidelines for the Preparation of
Pest Risk Analysis Studies (5 pages)          
5. Description of content:  Establishes the modalities, technical guidelines and principles for
the preparation of pest risk analysis studies.
6. Objective and rationale: Phytosanitary protection
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:  ):  Guidelines for Pest Risk Analysis, Section 1, Import Regulations.
Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization.  Deviations not applicable.          
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   To be published in
the  Diario Oficial  (Official Journal), in Spanish
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force: The effective date will be communicated after
publication in the Official Journal
11. Final date for comments:  60 days
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Standards and Regulations Unit
12. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
National enquiry point [     ] or address, telefax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Unidad de Políticas e Infromación Estratégica
5a. Avenida 8-06, Zona 9
Guatemala C.A.Fax: (502) 361-7 783
upie@infovia.com.gt