WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.36
2 February 1999
(99-0385)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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: Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining          
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):  Radars used to control
automobile traffic.          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Resolution No. 753/98 of
the Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining (20 pages, in Spanish)          
6. Description of content:  The regulation defines the technical and metrological specifications
for devices used to measure the speed of automobiles, called "speedometers".
It also contains additional provisions on the printing and/or recording of the results of the
measurements made by these devices.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
purpose of this regulation is to fill the legal vacuum existing in this sphere.           
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 November 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 November 1998          
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           