 WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/606
23 December 1999
(99-5587)
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 [ X ], 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):   Footwear
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Resolution SICyM
No. 508/99 (Spanish, 6 pages)
6. Description of content:   Establishes the information to be included in labels for footwear in
order to give consumers accurate, detailed, reliable and adequate information
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:   Resolution SCIyM No. 508/99
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }11 September 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:           