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G/SPS/N/GTM/21/Add.1 
10 May 2004 
 (04-2066) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 7 May 2004, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Guatemala. 
 
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 Provisions to Prevent the Introduction of Bovine  Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow 
Disease" into Guatemala.  Ministerial Decision No. 1100-2004   
 Notified hereby is Ministerial Decision No. 1100-2004 of 24 March 2004 amending 
Articles 1, 5 and 6 of Ministerial Decision No. 693-2004 of 23 January 2004 (published on the WTO 
Web site as document G/SPS/N/GTM/21 on 13 Febr uary 2004) which establishes provisions to 
prevent the introduction of Bovine Spongiform En cephalopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow Disease" into 
Guatemala. This Decision reads as follows: 
Article 1.   Article 1 is amended to read as follows: 
 
"Article 1 .  The purpose of this Ministerial Decision is to establish provisions relating to the entry 
into or international transit through Guatemala of  animals and animal products, by-products and raw 
materials for the production of inputs intended for animals which pose a health risk and are 
susceptible to Bovine Spongiform Encepha lopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow Disease". 
 
Article 2.   Article 5 is amended to read as follows: 
 
"Article 5 .  RESTRICTED  PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS .  The importation into and 
international transit through Guatemal a of the following is restricted:  
  (a) Meal of meat, blood and meat offal, and birds' feathers; 
 (b) Hydrolyzed bone; 
 (c) Enzymes, hormones and excipients;  (d) Veterinary drugs and excipients;  (e) Fish meal;  (f) Processed feed for susceptible animals, as established by the World Organization for 
Animal Health (OIE). 
  The restriction shall not apply to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) when the competent national 
authority of the exporting country certifies that, as the case may be:  
 1. The production plant processes exclusively the product in question; G/SPS/N/GTM/21/Add.1 
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  2. Plant production lines do not pro cess products of ruminant origin; and 
 3. The final product does not contain proteins of ruminant origin. 
  
 (g) Biologicals (vaccines) and excipients.  
The restriction shall not apply to (g) when the competent national authority of the exporting 
country certifies that their use must be restricted to animal species which are not susceptible to BSE." 
 
Article 3.  Article 6 is amended to read as follows: 
 
 " Article 6.  The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, through its Standards and 
Regulations Unit, shall provide the Ministry of Public Health and Welfare with an up-to-date 
list of processed natural foods which pose a hea lth risk. Likewise, it shall provide advisory 
services and coordinate with this Ministry on matters relating to the importation of products 
and materials of ruminant origin which fall with in the sphere of competence of the Ministry 
of Public Health and Welfare and which re present a risk to animal and human health."  
 
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