Guatemala

With a view to safeguarding Guatemala's sanitary status, imports of live animals, products and by-products of animal origin and genetic material of animal species susceptible to African swine fever from the countries listed in section 4 shall be suspended temporarily until those countries regain their African swine fever-free status as recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).

Technical Standard No. 82, version 01-2025, seeks to establish requirements for demonstrating the bioequivalence and therapeutic equivalence of multi-origin medicines in order to guarantee their safety, quality and efficacy. It applies to multi-origin medicines manufactured in Guatemala and those imported by natural or legal persons that must demonstrate therapeutic equivalence, for the purpose of applying for and maintaining sanitary registration with the Department for the Regulation and Control of Pharmaceutical and Related Products.

The notified Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) establishes the technical specifications to be met by yoghurt, as defined in Article 4.1 thereof. The Regulation provides elements for the classification and composition of yoghurt.

The notified Central American Technical Regulation establishes the specifications to be met by butter, as defined in Article 4 thereof. It applies to butter for direct human consumption or further processing in the territory of the States Parties.

The notified draft Regulations establish the specifications, requirements and characteristics for butter, processed cheese, mozzarella cheese, evaporated milk and condensed milk.