WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/18
28 June 2001
(01-3247)
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:   National Vitiviniculture Institute
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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  enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X   ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):   Wine products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution C.
No. 9/2001 (5 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   Labelling requirements for packaging of wine products for
consumption.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
For the purposes of implementing the controls established by the specific
legislation, labels had to be required to include certain information relating to the
performance of such controls.
8. Relevant documents:   Law No. 14,878, Law No. 22,802 and Law No. 25,163
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:-
360 days from 27 April 2001
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available, of the other body:       
             Punto Focal de la República Argentina
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior
Avda. J. A. Roca 651 Piso 4o Sector 22 (1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:   54 11 4349 4038
Tel.:   54 11 4349 4037
E-mail:  vcamal@secind.mecon.gov.ar