WORLD TRADE G/TBT/2/Add.21
4September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3449)
Original: Spanish Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Thefollowing communication under Article 15.2oftheAgreement hasbeenreceived from
thedelegation ofArgentina.
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1. TheDepartment ofIndustry, Trade andMining hasbeenappointed theNational Enquiry Point
forArgentina. Theappointment oftheNational Directorate ofDomestic Trade intheSubdepartment
ofDomestic Trade asthenewfocalpoint fortheAgreement entailed thereorganization ofArgentina 's
National Enquiry Point andthisiscurrently being done.
2. InLaw24425, approved on7December 1994andenacted on23December 1994, Argentina
approved theFinal Actincorporating theresults oftheUruguay Round ofMultilateral Trade
Negotiations, theDecisions, Declarations andMinisterial Understandings, aswellastheMarrakesh
Agreement.
3. Thetechnical regulations adopted bytheGovernment arepublished intheOfficial Journal of
Argentina andtheirtextsareavailable toanyinterested parties. Argentina 'sNational Enquiry Point
hascompiledalistoforganizationswhichadopttechnicalregulationsthatmightbecometechnicalbarriers
totrade. Onthebasisofthislist,aninternal information network hasbeenestablished toensure that
theorganizations listed transmit anynewdrafttechnical regulations tothefocal point sufficiently in
advance oftheirentry intoeffect sothatthecorresponding notification canbemade tothisCommittee
andtheother countries maymake anycomments thereon.
4. Thename andaddress oftheEnquiry Point areasfollows:
Directora National deComercio Interior (National Director ofDomestic Trade)
Lic.Blanca CONDE
Avda. Julio A.Roca 651Piso4Sector I
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (00541) 349-4051/52/4133
Telefax: (00541) 349-4038/349-3755
E-mail: csoria@secind.mecon.ar
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5. Thelistofofficial bodies which adopt technical regulations inArgentina isasfollows:
Ministry oftheEconomy, Works andPublic Services:
- Department ofIndustry, Trade andMining.
- Department ofAgriculture, Fisheries andFood.
- National Health andFoodstuff Quality Service.
- National Customs Administration.
- Directorate General ofTaxation.
Ministry ofHealth andSocial Welfare:
- National Drugs, Food andMedical Technology Administration.
Department ofNatural Resources andtheHuman Environment.
Central Bank ofArgentina.