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6 May 2019  
(19-3088) 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) : Foods for 
infants and small children.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Mo dificación del Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítulo III - De los 
Productos Alimenticios" - Título "Condiciones Generales"  (Draft Joint Resolution amending 
the Argentine Food Code - Chapter III – "Food Products " - Title "General Requirements") 
(7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text, prepared by the National Food 
Commission (CONAL), incorporates Article 156 quinquies , which establishes the limits for 
mycotoxins in foods for infants and small children , into the Argentine F ood Code.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• EX-2018-66592748 - APN-DERA#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 14 June 2 019 G/TBT/N/ARG/365  
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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)  
Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercado Interno  (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/formularios/notific_ arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ARG/19_2647_00_s.pdf  
 