WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/75
16 January 2003
(03-0215)
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 Industry, Trade and Mining (SICM)
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):  Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Requirements for
Domestically Produced or Imported Motor Vehicles with Zero Mileage - Calendar Year
Model (2 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Exceptional and temporary amendment for domestically produced
or imported vehicles which were in stock at 31 December 2002 and which, provided thatthey meet certain requirements, can be considered as year 2003 models.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Facilitate the marketing of motor vehicles in 2003.
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mining (SICM) Resolution
No. 36/2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 November 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 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 the other 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
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4038Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4037
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar