. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/151 
13 January 2004 
 (04-0083) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Small- and Medium-Sized 
Enterprises (SICPME)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Idem  National 
enquiry point 
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):   Bicycles 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Bicycles – Mandatory 
Certification System (6 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Establishes a mandatory certification system in respect of essential 
safety requirements for the placing of new bi cycles on the market, in accordance with the 
definitions in Standard IRAM (Argenti ne Standards Institute) 40020 and MERCOSUR 
Standard NM 301:2002.  Bicycle manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers are required to obtain certification by a duly approved certification body that essential safety requirements have been met.  Clear evidence thereof must be provided in the form an 
indelible stamp on all certified products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
  To guarantee bicycle safety under foreseeable and normal conditions of use. 
8. Relevant documents:   Secretariat of Industry, Trad e and Small- and Medium-Sized 
Enterprises (SICPME) Resolution No. 220/2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 December 2003  (Official Journal) 
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   - G/TBT/N/ARG/151 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
 Focal Point of the Argentine Republic 
 National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI) 
 Avda. J.A. Roca 651, 4
th floor, Sector 2 
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4037/67 Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072  E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
 
Web site:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar  
 