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15 November  2021 
(21-8620)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones  (Ministry of Public 
Works)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)  
Centro de Referencia de la OMC  (WTO Reference Centre)  
Dirección de Organismos Económicos Multilaterales  (Directorate of Multilateral Economic 
Organizations)  
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores  
Palma casi 15 de Agosto Nº 594  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -493 657  
Email: snin@mre.gov.py  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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) : Rear 
bumpers of cargo vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común "Reglamento Técnico Mercosur sobre Paragolpes 
trasero de los vehículos de carga (Derogación de la Resolución GMC Nº 23/02 ) (Draft 
Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution : MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on rear 
bumpers of cargo vehicles (Repeal of GMC Resolution No. 23/02)) (24 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Resolution updates GMC Resolution No. 23/02 
on rear bumpers of cargo vehicles through the a doption  of a new Technical Regulation to 
be applied to vehicles circulating in the MERCOSUR States Parties, with a view to ensuring 
better safety c onditions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Treaty of Asunción  
• Ouro Preto Protocol  
• Common Market Group Resolutions Nos. 38/98, 23/02 and 45/17  G/TBT/N/PRY/128  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN  (National Information and Notification System (SNIN) 
Coordination Unit)  
Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, MIC (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
Avda. Mariscal F. L ópez 3333  
Asunción, Paraguay  
Tel.: (+595) 21 -616 3284  
Fax: (+595) 21 -616 3084  
Email: snin@mic.gov.py  
 
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