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13 September  2022 
(22-6762) 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 [ ], 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) : Rice flour 
(HS code : 11) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimenta rio Argentino - Capítulo IX Alimentos Farináceos - 
Cereales, Harinas y Derivados - Artículo 696 : Harina de arroz" (Draft Joint Resolution 
"Argentine Food Code - Chapter IX Farinaceous foods - Grain, flour and products thereof 
- Article 696 : Rice flour") ; (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft joint resolution prepared by the National Food 
Commission (CONAL) proposes the modification of the moisture content of rice flour and 
incorporates the relevant applicable microbiological c riteria.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
Proyecto que tramita por EX -2020- -40816282 -APN- -DLEIAER#ANMAT  
Previous documents:  
CAA Capitulo IX Alimentos farináceos - Cereales, Harinas y Derivados . Article 696  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARG/439  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] 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)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Viviana Nora Camaly  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Fax: (+54 11) 4349 40 72  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
http:/ /www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
 