. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/11
14 May 2001
(01-2455)
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 Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration
(ANMAT)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of the agency or  authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification if different from above:
Avda. de Mayo 869, Buenos Aires
Tel.:  54-11 4340-0800
Fax:  54-11 4340-4578URL:  www.anmat.gov.ar
E-mail: webmaster@anmat.gov.ar
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):  Medical specialities
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  ANMAT Resolution
No. 7977/2000, 3 pages in Spanish.
6. Description of content:   Deadline for the submission of documentation to request a change
of formula for specialities the main active ingredient of which is Phenylpropanolamine,
used as a decongestant.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The protection of public health.
8. Relevant documents:  Decree No. 150/1992
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days as from 8 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:  -G/TBT/N/ARG/11
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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:  
Punto Focal de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio InteriorAvda. J. A. Roca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 22
(1322) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  54 11 4349-4038
Fax:  54 11 4349-4037
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar