. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/160 
16 April 2004  
 
(04-1720) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration 
(ANMAT) 
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):   Medicinal preparations 
for human use - reference drug 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Reference Drug - 
Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride (1 page, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Resolution establishes the substance ciprofloxacin 
hydrochloride, packaged in vial-ampoules c ontaining approximately 300 mg each with a 
titre of 99.9%, as a reference drug for physico-chemical tests. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human health. 
8. Relevant documents:   National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration 
(ANMAT) Resolution No. 1489/2004. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 March 2004 (Official Journal)  
Proposed date of entry into force:  29 March 2004  
10. Final date for comments:   - G/TBT/N/ARG/160 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site address es, if available, of other body:   
Punto Focal de la República Argentina 
 Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior 
 Avda. J.A. Roca 651, Piso 4º, Sector 2 
 (C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4067  
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072 
 E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
   
 Web site:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar  
 