Guatemala
(update: 27 Jan 06) / OP2 / Biological: /
  • Ley de Armas y Municiones – Decreto No. 39-89 - Arms and Ammunition Act - Decree No. 39-89 (in Spanish)
  • Codigo Penal – Decreto No. 17-73, art. 391 and 398– Penal Code (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 14-74 of the Ministry of National Defence and its amendments
  • Decreto No. 74-90 Modifica DCX 39-89 Ley de Armas y Municiones- Decree No. 74-90 to Modification of the Arms and ammunition Act (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 429-2001 established an Inter-Agency Security Coordination Mechanism

Chemical: /
  • Ley de Armas y Municiones – Decreto No. 39-89 - Arms and Ammunition Act - Decree No. 39-89 (in Spanish)
  • Codigo Penal – Decreto No. 17-73, art. 391 and 398 – Penal Code (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 14-74 of the Ministry of National Defence and its amendments
  • Decreto No. 74-90 - Decree No. 74-90 to amend the Arms and ammunition Act (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 429-2001 established an Inter-Agency Security Coordination Mechanism

Nuclear: /
  • Ley de Armas y Municiones – Decreto No. 39-89 - Arms and Ammunition Act - Decree No. 39-89 (in Spanish)
  • Codigo Penal – Decreto No. 17-73, art. 391 and 398 – Penal Code (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 14-74 of the Ministry of National Defence and its amendments
  • Decreto No. 74-90 - Decree No. 74-90 to amend the Arms and ammunition Act (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 429-2001 established an Inter-Agency Security Coordination Mechanism

OP3 a/b / Biological: /
  • Decreto 0123/1985 Ley de Especies Estancadas- Decree No. 123-85Restricted Substances Act (in Spanish)
  • Decreto No. 36-98 Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal - Decree-Law No. 36-98 - Plant and Animal Health Act (in Spanish)
  • Governmental Decision No. 745-99 - Regulations for the implementation of the Plant and Animal Health Act (in Spanish)
  • Ministerial Decision No. 631-2001: Regulations for the registration of individuals or legal entities interested in conducting activities linked to agricultural inputs and for the registration, processing, import, return and export of such inputs

Chemical: /
  • Decreto 0123-1985 Ley de Especies Estancadas- Decree No. 123-85 Restricted Substances Act (in Spanish)
  • Decreto No. 43-74 Ley Reguladora sobre Importación, Elaboración, Almacenamiento, Transporte, Venta y Uso de Pesticidas - Decree-Law No. 43-74 - Act regulating the Import, Manufacture, Storage, Transport, Sale and Use of Pesticides (in Spanish)
  • Ministerial Decision No. 152-93 - Technical supervision procedures in agricultural services, establishments for the distribution, export, manufacture, formulation, repackaging and storage of agricultural pesticides, related substances and/or fertilizers, and other similar establishments

Nuclear: /
  • Decreto 0011-1986 Ley para el Control, Uso y Aplicación de Radioisotopos y Radiaciones Ionizantes- Act onthe control, use and application of radioisotopes and ionizing radiation - Decree-Law No. 11-86 (in Spanish)
  • Radioactive Waste Management Regulations — Governmental Decision
    No. 559-98
  • Radiological Safety and Protection Regulations issued under the Act on the Control, Use and Application of Radioisotopes and Ionizing Radiation - Governmental Decision No. 55-2001

OP3 c/d / Border Control: /
  • Customs Legislation (in Spanish)
  • Decreto No 58-90 Ley Contra la Defraudacion y el Contrabando Aduaneros - Decree-Law No. 58-90 Act against customs trafficking (in Spanish)

Export Control: /
  • Decreto 0123-1985 Ley de Especies Estancadas- Decree No. 123-85 Restricted Substances Act (in Spanish)
  • Constitution Politica - Political Constitution of 1993 (in Spanish)
  • Decreto No. 36-98 Ley de Sanidad Vegetal y Animal - Decree-Law No. 36-98 - Plant and Animal Health Act (in Spanish)
  • Decreto No.43-74 Ley Reguladora sobre Importación, Elaboración, Almacenamiento, Transporte, Venta y Uso de Pesticidas - Decree-Law No. 43-74 - Act regulating the Import, Manufacture, Storage, Transport, Sale and Use of Pesticides (in Spanish)
  • Ministerial Decision No. 152-93. Technical supervision procedures in agricultural services, establishments for the distribution, export, manufacture, formulation, repackaging and storage of agricultural pesticides, related substances and/or fertilizers, and other similar establishments
  • Ministerial Decision No. 631-2001: Regulations for the registration of individuals or legal entities interested in conducting activities linked to agricultural inputs and for the registration, processing, import, return and export of such inputs