WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/112
19 June 2003
(03-3293)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:  Ministry of Production
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):  Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Model Configuration
Permit  (two pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes the scope of Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mining
Resolution No. 36/2002-SICyM laying down the re quirements for certain vehicles with zero
mileage to be registered as year  2003 models  (G/TBT/N/ARG/75).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Issuing a regulation to include motorcycles in the regulatory framework for motor vehicles
was considered necessary and reasonable.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mining (SICyM) Resolution
No. 275/2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 May 2002 (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 June 2003
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4th floor, Sector 22 (C1067ABB), Buenos Aires
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4067
E-mail: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar