WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/421
18 September 2000
(00-3687)
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:   National Medicaments, Food and Medical Technology
Administration
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X  ], 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):   Cosmetics
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National
Medicaments, Food and Medical Administration Regulation ANMAT No. 4510/2000,(1 page, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Rules applicable to products intended to be used as aids in the
treatment of cellulitis and whose labels contain expressions such as "reducing cream",
"reducing gel" and/or "anti-cellulitis".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Cosmetics used for the treatment of the above-mentioned conditions must only be
indicated as aids to medical treatment in order to avoid them inducing error or deception of
the consumer.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days from 1 August 2000
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Enquiry point of the Argentine Republic
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Avda. J.A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 22 (1322) Buenos AiresFax:  54 11 4349 4038
Tel.:  54 11 4349 4037
E-mail: vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar