. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/72 
 24 February 2004 
 (04-0759) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish  
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  National Agriculture a nd Food Quality and Heal th Service (SENASA) 
and National Food Institute (INAL) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Industrial culinary products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
regions and countries 
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Assignment of Additives and their 
Maximum Concentration Levels for Industrial Cu linary Products  (5 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Joint Resolution of the Department of Health Policy, Regulation 
and Relations (SPRRS) No. 14/2004 and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries 
and Food (SAGPyA) No. 72/2004 establishes the additives permitted in the manufacture of 
industrial culinary products and th eir maximum concentration levels. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, [   ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE),  [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Joint Resolution of 
the Department of Health Policy, Regulati on and Relations (SPRRS) No. 14/2004 and the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGPyA) No. 72/2004  (available 
in Spanish). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    G/SPS/N/ARG/72 
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12. Final date for comments:   Open comment period. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos 
 Dirección Nacional de Mercados Agroalimentarios  Av. Paseo Colón 922 (C1063 ACW) PB of. 40  Tel.:  (5411) 4349-2242 and 4349-2509  Fax:  (5411) 4349-2244 
 E-mail:  maxmor@sagpya.minproduccion.gov.ar
 
 