WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/605
23 December 1999
(99-5586)
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:   Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining
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):   Appliances, equipment,
devices and recipients using natural gas or any other gaseous fuel supplied through a grid,
under normal and predictable conditions of use.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution SIC and
M No. 676/99 (Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Conditions for the marketing of applicances, equipment, devices
and recipients for gaseous fuel.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
To guarantee consumer safety when using applicances, equipment, devices and
recipients using natural gas, liquified gas or any other gaseous fuel supplied through a grid
or in containers, under normal and predictable conditions of use.
8. Relevant documents:   Resolutions SIC and M Nos. 123/99, 431/99 and 640/99
9. Proposed date of adoption:  21 September 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 November 1999
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           