WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/7
30 January 2001
(01-0482)
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 Competition and Consumer Protection
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:           
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):   Goods in general
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Resolution SDCC No. 224/2000 (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Lays down requirements for advertising goods and services,
such as the obligation to include in the labelling the make, model, type or size, country of
origin, etc.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of these requirements is to provide consumers with detailed information on the
goods and services whose price is advertised.
8. Relevant documents:    Resolution SCIM No. 434/94
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days from 18 October 2000
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Punto Focal de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio InteriorAvda. J. A. Roca 651 Piso 4
o Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:   54 11 4349 4038
Tel.:   54 11 4349 4037
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar