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20 September  2021 
(21-6986) 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) : Avocado 
oil 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA) - Capítulo VI "Alimentos grasos 
" Incorporación del Artículo 528 b is" (Draft Joint Resolution "Argentine Food Code (CAA) 
- Chapter VI 'Fatty foods' - Introduction of Article 528 bis") (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft, prepared by the National Food Commission 
(CONAL), introduces Article 528 bis, which establishes the definition, composition and 
physico -chemical characteristics to be met by avocado oil, into Chapter VI, "Fatty foods ". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
EX-2019-112465865 -APN-DERA#ANMAT  
Reference : Mexican Standard NMX -F-052-SCFI-2008 on oils  and fats  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 20 October 2 021 G/TBT/N/ARG/427  
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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 para Mercado Interno (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021 /TBT/ARG/21_5937_00_s.pdf  
 