WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/287
15 June 2000
(00-2394)
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):   Government of
the Republic of Guatemala
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy.  Guatemalan Standards Commission
(COGUANOR)
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 ] (Mandatory Guatemalan Standard) , 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):   Tariff item 38.08.10;
ICS 65.100.10.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   COGUANOR NGO
44088.  Pesticides.  Organo phosphorous insecticides.  Formulated terbuphos;  (7 pages, in
Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Purpose, COGUANOR Standard s to consult, definitions,
classification and designation, general characteristics, physical characteristics of inactive
ingredient, chemical characteristics of active ingredient, mass percentage, sampling, testing
methods, packing, packaging and labelling, first aid, antidote, storage and transport,
handling and application, correspondence.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish requirements for formulated terbuphos produced domestically or abroad.
8. Relevant documents:   Complete text of the Standard.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 October 2000
10. Final date for comments:   18 July 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR);
80 Avenida 10-43, zona 1.
Guatemala;  Central America
Telephone/Fax:  502 2 53 35 47
E-mail:  nmendoza@mail.mineco.gob.gt