. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/147
14 November 2003
(03-6122)
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:  National Regulatory Entity for Electricity (ENRE)
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):  Installations and
equipment linked to the high-voltage transmission system.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation Governing
the Design of Installations and Equipment Linked to the High-Voltage Transmission
System  – Design Guidelines and Standards  (473 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:
Design Guidelines and Standards for:
I. The earthing of transformer stations;
II. control systems;
III. transformer station buildings;
IV. fibre-optic communication systems;
V. transformer stations;VI. the carrier wave communication system;
VII. the protection system;
VIII. the auxiliary services system;
IX. the teleprotection system.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Implementation of an installation standardization process directed by the National
Regulatory Entity for Electricity (ENRE) to promote the development and efficientmaintenance of the electrical system, thereby ensuring safety, technical quality and
efficiency in the application of resources.G/TBT/N/ARG/147
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8. Relevant documents:  National Regulatory Entity for Electricity (ENRE) Resolution
No. 558/2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 October 2003 (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  7 November 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 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos AiresTel.:  (54 11) 4349-4067
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072
E-mail: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
Web site: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar