. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/110
27 May 2003
(03-2831)
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 Production and Ministry of the Economy
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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 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):  Capital goods
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Import Regime for
Used Production Lines  (6 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Beneficiaries of the import regime for used production lines must
undertake to obtain quality management system certification.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The need, as part of the investment promotion policy, to provide for enterprises
which can demonstrate improved competitiveness in relation to the introduction of such
production lines.
8. Relevant documents:  Joint Resolution of the Ministry of Production (MP No. 157/2003)
and Ministry of the Economy (ME No. 255/2003).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 April 2003 (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  11 April 2003
10. Final date for comments:  -G/TBT/N/ARG/110
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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, 4th floor, Sector 22, (1322) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4072
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4067
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
Web site: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar