. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/2
29 January 2001
(01-0449)
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:   National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration
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 [     ], 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):   Food products and
health supplements
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   ANMAT Regulation
No. 6253/2000 (2 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Regulation grants a time-limit to holders of certificates from
the National Registry of Food Products for diet and health foods to request an extension of
the National Registry of Establishment certificate to account for a product increase under
the heading, proposing a professional to assume the technical management of theestablishment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
ANMAT Regulations Nos. 4223/94, 7107/98, 1146/99 and 1434/00 laid down the
information and documentary requirements for registration of food products and health
supplements.  These Regulations now need to be completed in order to ensure uniform and
concurrent entry in the National Register of Food Products (RNPA).
8. Relevant documents:   ANMAT Nos. 4223/94, 7107/98, 1146/99 and 1434/00
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:-
90 working days from 25 October 2000
10. Final date for comments:   -G/TBT/N/ARG/2
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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 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