WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PRY/1
19 August 1999
(99-3489)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PARAGUAY
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Animals and animal products or preparations falling under tariff headings
01.01 to 05.11 and to 23.09 of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM).
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Ban on the Import, Distribution
and Marketing of Animals and Animal Products or Preparations from Belgium, the
Netherlands and France, Intended for Human or Animal Consumption (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  Ban on the import, distribution and marketing of animals and
animal products from Belgium, the Netherlands and France, intended for human or animal
consumption.
6. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,    [ X ] animal health,    [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):   Emergency measures to protect consumer and animal
health against the effects of dioxin.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Decree No. 3605 of
15 June 1999, available in Spanish
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  15 June 1999
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments : [   ]
National notification authority,  [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Ministry of Agriculture. Official
Gazette. Telefax 595-21-441115