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1 February  2021 
(21-0851) 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 : Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición , INAN (National 
Food and Nutrition Institute), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social  (Ministry of 
Public Health and Social Welfare)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addre sses, 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 additio n, where applicable):  Food 
additives  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del Grupo Mercado Común "Reglamento Técnico Mercosur de Inclusión de uso 
de Aditivos alimentarios" (Modificación de las Resoluciones GMC Nº 53/98, 09/07 y 34/10)  
(Draft Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution "MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the 
inclusion of the use of food additives" (Amendment to GMC Resolutions Nos. 53/98,  09/07 
and 34/10)) (2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Descri ption of content : There is a need to update the food additives and their maximum 
concentration levels for food categories 5 ( jams) and 6 (cereals and cereal and/or cereal -
based products).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable : Protection of health ; Quality requirements ; Protection of human health or 
safety  
8. Relevant documents : Resoluciones N° 31/92, 83/93, 38/98, 52/98, 53/98, 11/06, 
09/07, 34/10 y 45/17 del Grupo Mercado Común  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  G/TBT/N/PRY/124  
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  Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : The Paraguayan authorities will respond to requests for 
documents and receive any relevant comments in the 60 days following notification.  
11. Texts a vailable from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Unidad de Coordinación del SNIN  (SNIN Coordinating 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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