WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.218
19July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2838)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ARGENTINA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Drug, Food andMedical Technology Administration
(ANMAT) oftheMinistry ofHealth andSocial Services
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Gangliosides ofbovine
origin, finished andsemi-finished products containing rawmaterials ofruminant origin
andprepared foodcontaining ruminant products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Orders 1666/96,
1678/96 and1411/96
6. Description ofcontent: (This notification applies tothose elements oftheregulations
which arecovered bytheAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade.) Order 1666/96:
categorizes theriskofprepared foodcontaining ruminant products fordirect saletothe
public and/or consumer. Order 1678/96: categorizes theriskofBovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) bycountry andriskofruminant rawmaterials, fortransmission
ofBSEtohumans. Order 1411/96: asaprecautionary measure, suspends marketing of
medical specialities containing gangliosides ofbovine origin.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic health
8. Relevant documents: "Boletín Oficial" (Official Gazette) No.28.384 of28April 1996
(inSpanish)
9. Proposed dateofadoption/proposed dateofentry intoforce: Thedayfollowing
publication inthe"Boletín Oficial".
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Dirección Nacional deComercio Interior. Director: Lic.Blanca Conde.
Av.Julio A.Roca 651,4piso, Sector I(1322) (Buenos Aires) Argentina.
Tel: (541)349-4039/4051. Fax: (541)349-4038