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14 April 2023 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Comisión Nacional de Alimentos  (National Food Commission)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if differe nt from above:  
See section 11.  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Plant-
based beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Incorporación al C AA, Capítulo XII, Título : Preparado vegetal 
bebible, Artículo 1010"  (Draft Joint Resolution "Incorporating Chapter XII, Title : Plant-
based beverages, Article 1010, into the Argentine Food Code") (22 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notifi ed draft Joint Resolution includes the definition, sales 
description, composition and physico -chemical characteristics of plant -based beverages.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, la belling ; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
EX-2021-43504548 - -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 15 May 2 023 G/TBT/N/ARG/441  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Comercio  (Secretariat of Trade)  
Dirección Nacional de Reglamentos Técnicos  (National Technical Regulation Directorate)  
Área de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca N° 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
https://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ARG/23_8996_00_s.pdf  
 