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20 September  2021 
(21-6990) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Comisión Nacional de Alimentos , CONAL (National Food 
Commission)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Enquiry point (see section 11)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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) : 
Ingredients used in dietary supplements  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA) - Capítulo XXII "Misceláneos" 
Modificación del Art ículo 1417"  (Draft Joint Resolution "Argentine Food Code (CAA) - 
Chapter XXII 'Miscellaneous' - Amendment to Article 1417") (11 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft, prepared by the National Food Commission 
(CONAL), amends Arti cle 1417 to include ingredients used in dietary supplement 
manufacturing, namely:  
"18 - β-hydroxy β -methylbutyrate (HMB) and beta -alanine  (ß-ALA). Identity and purity  
to comply with the FCC, US P and other pharmacopeias.  
Max. ID 3 g.  
Use: as an ingredient to be used in dietary supplements.  
 
19 - Beta-alanine  (ß-ALA): Identity and purity  to comply with the FCC, USP and  other 
pharmacopeias.  
- Max. ID 2 g, in single doses not exceeding 300 mg.  
- Use: as an ingredient to be used in dietary supplements."  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
EX-2021-59394826 -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT  
Evidence of marketing and registration in Brazil, Spain, the United States, Belgium, 
Canada, Italy, Australia, as well as Argentina  G/TBT/N/ARG/430  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 20 October 2 021 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para Mercado Interno (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
 
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/21_5940_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/21_5940_01_s.pdf  
 