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29 July 2020 
(20-5276) 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 : 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 notifica tion 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) : Plastic 
packaging and equipment that come into contact with food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución GMC N° 02/20 "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR s obre Disposiciones 
Generales para Envases y Equipamientos Plásticos en Contacto con Alimentos 
(Modificación de la Resolución GMC N° 56/92) " (Draft Common Market Group (GMC) 
Resolution No. 02/20 "MERCOSUR Technical Regulation establishing general provisions  
for plastic packaging and equipment that come into contact with food (Amendment to 
GMC Resolution No. 56/92) ") (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text proposes the replacement of sections 5 
and 7 in GMC Resolution No. 56/92 establishing general provisions for plastic packaging 
and equipment that come into contact with food, for updating purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• MERCOSUR/LXX/SGT N° 3/P.RES N° 02/20 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/02 -20.pdf  
• GMC Resolution No. 56/92 establishing general provisions for plastic packaging 
and equipment that come into contact with food 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_56 -92.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not indicated  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not indicated  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARG/401  
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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:  
Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercado Interno  (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Director, Dr Nicolás D'Odorico  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Lucía Jorge  
Responsable técnico (Technical officer)  
Viviana Nora Camaly  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
 
(+54 11) 4349 40 67  
(+54 11) 4349 40 72 (Fax)  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/02 -20.pdf  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_56 -92.pdf  
 