. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/140
3 October 2003
(03-5221)
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:   Technical Coordination Secretariat (SCT)
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 [  ], 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):   Measuring instruments
and apparatus.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Law No. 19.511 -
Standards and Procedures for Metrological Control Operations (10 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Establishes the standards and procedures for metrological control
operations to be used in model approval and the initial testing of measuring instruments.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To harmonize the application of the procedures set out in Common Market Group
Resolution No. 51/1997, internalized  by SCT Resolution No. 48/2003.
8. Relevant documents:   SCT Resolution No. 49/2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 September 2003  (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  22 September 2003
10. Final date for comments:   -G/TBT/N/ARG/140
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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 other body:
Punto Focal de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio InteriorAvda. J. A. Roca 651, Piso 4° 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