WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/78
29 January 2003
(03-0614)
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  Competition, Deregulation and Consumer Protection
(SCDDC)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X  ], 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):  Low-voltage electrical
equipment
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  "Certification of low-
voltage electrical equipment" (4 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Establishes different requirements regarding the means of
demonstrating the conformity of various products with essential safety requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To guarantee a higher level of safety for electrical consumer products
8. Relevant documents:   SCDDC Resolution No. 76/2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 December 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  26 December 2002 (Article 1 inc. e):  (1 April 2003)
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J.A. Roca, 4th floor, Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:  54 11 4349 4038
Tel:  54 11 4349 4037/67
E-mail:  vcamal@mecon.gov.ar