. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GTM/7
21 January 2003
(03-0327)
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) 65.100.01
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Guatemalan
Standards Commission (COGUANOR ) Mandatory Standard (NGO) No. 44 063 (First
Revision). Pesticides. Labelling of Products for Domestic or Industrial Use  (8 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Mandatory Standard covers the  purpose, scope of
application, COGUANOR sta ndards to be consulted, definitions and terminology, labelling
and marking, body of the label, packaging, pesticide, technical pesticide, pesticide for
domestic use, domestic pesticide for industrial use, active ingredient, inert ingredient,
related compounds, agent, make, trade name, distinctive sign, general labelling
requirements, correspondence and annexes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
Establish the minimum labelling requirements for pesticides for domestic or
industrial use and produced domestically or abroad. Furnish information aimed at protecting
the health of people using pesticides in their homes and gardens. Likewise, furnish
information which ensures the appropriate use of pesticides in the fumigation of transport
vehicles, in public and private buildings and facilities, in warehouses, in industry and in
public health programmes.
8. Relevant documents: Guatemalan Standards Commission (COGUANOR) Mandatory
Standard (NGO) No. 44 063, Pesticides. Labelling of products for domestic use (1988).Technical literature.G/TBT/N/GTM/7
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 March 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  9 June 2003
10. Final date for comments:  15 March 2003
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 1
Guatemala, Central America
Tel.:  +(502) 238-3330 to 9, ext. 3901Fax:  +(502) 238-3330 to 9, ext. 3915
E-mail: mbeteta@mail.mineco.gob.gt