. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/65
19 December 2002
(02-7006)
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 address and Web
site) of the agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the
notification 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):  Labelling of pre-
packaged products.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation on the Labelling of Pre-Packaged Products, Approved on 20 June
2002, and its Incorporation into Argentine Legislation  (10 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Incorporates into Argentine legislation the MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation on the labelling of pre-packaged products, approved by CommonMarket Group Resolution No. 21 of 20 June 2002.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of misleading practices.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry of Competition, Dere gulation and Consumer Protection
(SCDDC) Resolution No. 44/2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  180 days as from  5 November 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 October 2002
10. Final date for comments:  -G/TBT/N/ARG/65
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of another body:  
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4
th floor, Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Tel:  54 11 4349-4037
Fax:  54 11 4349-4038
E-mail:  vcamal@gov.ar