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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/229
8 May 2000
(00-1862)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service
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):   Phytosanitary products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   National Agriculture
and Food Quality and Health Service Resolution 230/2000 (2 pages, Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Conditions to be met by laboratories suitable for conducting
analysis to determine physical and chemical properties and subsequently issue reports on
their findings, with a view to registering phytosanitary products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Handbook of Procedure, Criteria and Scope for the Registration of
Phytosanitary Products of Argentina establishes specific guidelines pertaining to the
determination of composition, toxicological and ecotoxicological aspects of phytosanitary
products.  The manual gives the competent authority the power to decide on theacceptability, suitability and consistency of the data provided, pertaining to the technical
grade active substance or the phytosanitary product being supported.
In view of this, it has been decided that an extension of the aforementioned
guidelines is highly desirable, together with  the creation of a specific legal framework for
the recognition of laboratories suitable for carrying out the analysis, with a view to givingthe registry system regular standards, greater security and reliability.
8. Relevant documents:   -          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  -
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 March 2000
10. Final date for comments:   -          G/TBT/Notif.00/229
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Punto Focal de la Republica Argentina
Direccion Nacional de Comercio InteriorAvenida J.A. Roca 651 Piso 4 Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:  54 11 4349 4038
Tel:  54 11 4349 4037
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar