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23 July 2019 
(19-4868) Page: 1/2 
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 : Subgrupo de Trabajo Nº 3 "Reglamento Técnico y Evaluación de 
la Conformidad" - MERCOSUR  (Working Subgroup No. 3: "Technical regulation and 
conformity assessment" - MERCOSUR)  
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 different from above:  
See point 11.  
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) : Garlic 
(HS 070320)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución del  Grupo Mercado Común: "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de Identidad y 
Calidad del Ajo " (Draft MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the identity and quality of 
garlic) (17 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes the identit y and quality 
requirements to be met by garlic in natura  at the time of preparation and packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements ; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  
• MERCOSUR/LXIX SGT N° 3/P.RES N° 09/19  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 13 September 2 019 G/TBT/N/ARG/370  
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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:  
Punto Focal de la República Argentina  (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic)  
Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia  (Directorate of Domestic 
Trade Policies and Competition)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://mem bers.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ARG/19_4070_00_s.pdf  
 