. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/42
16 April 2002
(02-2072)
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:  Secretariat of Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of the agency or  authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification if different from above:  idem  National Enquiry Point.
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):  Safety auto parts and/or
fittings.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministry of Economy
Resolution No. 21/2002  (two pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Resolution extends the time-limits laid down in Secretariat of
Industry Resolution No. 91/2001 establishing the type-approval certificate for safety auto
parts and/or fittings as the statutory instrument authorising the marketing, import into or
transfer within the national territory of safety auto parts and/or fittings for the replacementmarket.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The extension is considered advisable given the need to adapt the technical and
administrative mechanisms pending.
8. Relevant documents:  G/TBT/N/ARG/38
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:G/TBT/N/ARG/42
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11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of another body:  
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4th floor, Sector 22
(1322) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  54 11 4349-4037
Fax:  54 11 4349-4038
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar