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20 May 2021 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 0 May 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Argentina . 
 
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Title: "Recognition of certification bodies, testing laboratories and inspection agencies"  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 13 April 2 021 
[X] Notified measure published - date: 9 April 2 021 
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 14 May 2 021 
[X] Text of final measure available from1: 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/final_measure/21_3585_00
_s.pd f 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[X] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
Resolución SCI N° 262/2019 , amended by Resolución SCI N° 290/2019  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/320000 -
324999/324121/texact.htm  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description : Please be advised that Secretariat of Domestic Trade (SCI) Resolution No. 344/2021 
approves the Procedure for the recognition of all certification bodies, inspection agencies and testing 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ARG/294/Add.8  
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  laboratories, the work of which involves the performance of conformity  assessment procedures for 
technical regulations issued by the Secretariat of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Productive 
Development . Accordingly, SCI Resolution No. 262/2019, amended by SCI Resolution No. 290/2019, 
notified in document G/TBT/N/ARG/294/A dd.7, has been repealed.  
TBT-WTO Focal Point of the Argentine Republic  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para el Mercado Interno  (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market Policies)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A  
(C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
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