WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/585
22 December 2000
(00-5651)
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:   Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior (National Directorate of
Domestic Trade)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [ X ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Steel products for the
construction of concrete and metallic structures
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National Directorate
of Domestic Trade (DNCI) Regulation No. 628/2000 (2 pages in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Defers the entry into force of customs control of compliance with
the certification requirements laid down in Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mining
(SIC y M.) Resolution No. 924/99 for steel products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Need to postpone entry into force pending studies of the nature of the
documentation required as evidence of compliance with the relevant safety regulations, and
the items affected by such requirement in terms of tariff headings under the MERCOSUR
common nomenclature.
8. Relevant documents:  SIC y M. Resolution No. 924/1999 and DNCI Regulation
No. 445/2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force: 8 September 2000
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Punto Focal de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Avda. J.A. Roca 651 Piso 4o Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:      54 11 4349 4038
Tel.:      54 11 4349 4037
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon. gov.ar