WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/68
16 January 2003
(03-0216)
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 the Environment and Sustainable Development
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 [    ], 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):  Motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Procedures for the
Approval of Motor Vehicle Model Configuration with Regard to Emissions of Pollutants,
Noise and Spurious Radiation  (14 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Acceptance of test records issued by laboratories and certification
bodies for the purpose of granting certificates of approval for noise and gaseous emissionsand spurious radiation and extensions thereof.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of health and the environment.
8. Relevant documents:  Resolution No. 1270/2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 December 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2002
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) 4349-4038
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4037E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar