  
  
G/TBT/N/ARG/396  
3 June 2020 
(20-3928) 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) : Dietary 
supplements  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítulo XXII "Misceláneos" - Art. 
1417: Incorporación de ingredientes par a su utilización en suplementos dietarios" (Draft 
Joint Resolution "Argentine Food Code - Chapter XXII 'Miscellaneous' - Article 1417 : 
Incorporation of ingredients for use in dietary supplements" ) (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notif ied draft joint Resolution, prepared by the National Food 
Commission (CONAL), incorporates the following ingredients into the list of Article 1417:  
- Lutein, zeaxanthin, resveratrol, coenzyme Q10 and lycopene.  
- The identity and purity of these ingredients must be in compl iance with the standards 
established in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) and/or the United States Pharmacopeia 
(USP) and/or other pharmacopeias.  
- The ingredients are to be used in dietary supplem ents. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• EX-2019-110172707 - 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/396  
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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  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_3492_00_s.pdf  
 