[{"bbox": [119, 151, 1112, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "The Decree No. 1244 of 18 February 2014, in force, establishes a national traceability system for plant products and by-products (SITRAVE) with the following objectives: a) To provide data on the origin and destination of the products, enabling them to be identified at each stage in the system, from production to marketing, b) To provide reliable information for the location and identification of products lots and batches and sale of plant products and by-products, c) To assist in the control of health, quality and safety of plant products and by-products, d) To facilitate the implementation of corrective measures in the event of an incident associated with the production and sale of plant products and by-products. SENAVE, supported by a Public-Private Inter-institutional Technical Committee, is responsible for the system."}, {"bbox": [119, 376, 1112, 459], "category": "Text", "text": "SENAVE and SENACSA are the authorities responsible for the registration, supervision, control of operators and of the participatory quality assurance systems within the framework of Law No. 3481/08 on the Promotion and Control of Organic Production."}, {"bbox": [119, 468, 1112, 551], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, SENAVE is implementing a Participatory Guarantee System, which is a process of generating credibility for the local market, which presupposes the participation of all parts interested in ensuring the quality of the final product and the organic production process."}, {"bbox": [119, 560, 1112, 749], "category": "Text", "text": "It is necessary to consider that 96% of Paraguay's domestic soybean production in its natural state enters Argentina, and makes up 30% of Argentina's exports to international markets, including the EU. Likewise, 33% of Paraguay's domestic soya flour production is sent to the EU. This is why it is important to develop a comprehensive socio-environmental traceability system in Paraguay to ensure that Paraguayan agricultural and agro-industrial products maintain their most important and demanding destination markets. This implies the need for Paraguayan systems to be able to interface with Argentinian systems in order to ensure full traceability along the supply chain."}, {"bbox": [119, 758, 1112, 841], "category": "Text", "text": "Moreover Paraguay is in the process of diversifying its export supply and strengthening the sustainability of agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial value chains, in line with national sustainable development policies and market requirements."}, {"bbox": [119, 850, 1112, 986], "category": "Text", "text": "Sustainable development requires a quality infrastructure system that is solid and adequate to the challenges of our times. A quality infrastructure is a system that contributes to government policy objectives in areas such as industrial development, trade competitiveness in global markets, efficient use of natural and human resources, food security, health, environment and mitigating and combating the adverse effects of climate change."}, {"bbox": [119, 995, 1112, 1158], "category": "Text", "text": "Although Paraguay has made progress in implementing quality systems, there are still challenges in terms of compliance and monitoring of standards. The strengthening of these systems is essential to strengthen competitiveness of Paraguayan products and services, both domestically and in the international market. According to UNIDO's Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (QI4SD) index for Latin America and the Caribbean, Paraguay is in 18th place with an index of 18.65. This compares to similar countries such as the Dominican Republic with 34.99 and Peru with 45.14, which are ranked 10 and 5 respectively."}, {"bbox": [119, 1167, 1112, 1435], "category": "Text", "text": "Paraguay does not currently have an accreditation body recognised internationally by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) or the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for ISO 9001 certification accreditation. However, there are foreign certification bodies in Paraguay that offer process certification services, such as the ISO 9001. Certification organisations in Paraguay can follow accreditation or recognition processes at national or regional level, allowing them to operate in a valid and reliable manner in the country. There are voluntary and mandatory certifications for different products and services in Paraguay. Examples include the certification of organic products, energy labelling for household appliances, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Despite the existence of several initiatives to support the circular economy, there are still no certifications for circular products."}, {"bbox": [119, 1444, 1112, 1554], "category": "Text", "text": "The concept of circular economy was first included in the legislation Paraguay in 2020 through the National Urban Solid Waste Management Plan, which highlights the importance of circular economy in the design of new products for the prevention and use of waste. Circular economy policies and good practices are slowly developing in the country. Today Paraguay has a \"Diagnosis of the current situation of the Circular Economy\""}, {"bbox": [1013, 1680, 1121, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 30"}]