. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/167 
16 November 2004 
 (04-4902) 
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:   National Directorate of Domestic Trade  
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:   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):   Liquid fuel pumps  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   "Draft Resolution 
GMC – MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on Liquid Fuel Pumps" (86 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content:   This draft text establishes the essential technical and metrological 
requirements that must be met by pumps used for measuring and dispensing liquid fuels, 
excluding liquefied petroleum gas fuels (LPG).  
 This proposal has taken account of Recommendations No. 117 (1995 Edition) and 
No. 118 (1995 Edition) of the Internationa l Organization of Legal Metrology.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Harmonization of the various regulations in the States Parties.   
8. Relevant documents:   MERCOSUR/XX SGT No. 3/P. Res. No. 02-04  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not indicated  
10. Final date for comments:   23 December 2004  G/TBT/N/ARG/167 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 Punto Focal de la República Argentina 
 Avda. J. A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 2 (C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
 Fax:  +54 11 4349 4072 
 Tel.:  +54 11 4349 4067  Web Site  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/
 
 E-mail: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/mercosur_sgt.asp  
 