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17 June 2020 
(20-4275) 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 : Comisión Nacional de Alimentos , CONAL (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 different from above:  
Enquiry point (see section 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) : Soluble 
coffee, instant coffee, powdered coffee extract and powdered coffee concentrate  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítu lo XV "Productos 
estimulantes" - Art. 1174 : Café soluble, instantáneo, Extracto en polvo de café y 
concentrado en polvo"  (Draft Joint Resolution "Argentine Food Code - Chapter XV 
'Stimulating products' - Article 1174 : Soluble coffee, instant coffee, powder ed coffee 
extract and powdered coffee concentrate") (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Joint Resolution, prepared by the National 
Food Commission (CONAL), permits the use of non -coffee flavourings in products known 
as solu ble coffee, instant coffee, powdered coffee extract and powdered coffee 
concentrate.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human healt h or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• EX-2019-99319280 -APN-DERA#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARG/398  
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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 OTC -OMC de la República Argentina (TBT-WTO Focal Point of the Argentine 
Republic)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://w ww.puntofocal.gob.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
 
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