. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/GTM/2
25 September 2001
(01-4561)
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.  Guatemalan Standards Commission
(COGUANOR)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 65.100.10
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   COGUANOR NGO,
44 062.  Pesticides.  Bypiridyls Weed Killers.  Paraquat Dichloride.  Soluble Concentrate
(SL).  Specifications  (7 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Object, COGUANOR standards to consult, definitions,
classification and designation, specifications, sampling, methods of testing and analysis,
packing, labelling and packaging, storage and transport, correspondence, annexes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
To establish the requirements for paraquat dichloride in soluble concentrate form,
produced domestically or abroad.
8. Relevant documents:   COGUANOR NGO 44 062.  Pesticides .  Bypiridyls Weed Killers.
Paraquat.  Aqueous solution.  Specifications.  1987.  FAO Specification, revised for
paraquat dichloride. 56/SL/S/F (1994)
9. Proposed date of adoption: 3 September 2001
Proposed date of entry into force: 10 September 2001
10. Final date for comments:   24 August 2001G/TBT/N/GTM/2
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR),
8ª Avenida 10-43,zona 1.  Guatemala, Central America;
Tel/Fax:  (502) 2 53 35 47;
Email:  nmendoza@mail.mineco.gob.gt