WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/152
13 January 2004
(04-0085)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration
(ANMAT)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   Idem  National
enquiry point
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):   Antimicrobials
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Antimicrobials
(12 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:   This Regulation establishes the objectives, scope, classification,
restrictions and control procedures in respect of chemical products and processes for the
control of microorganisms in order to preven t any hazard to health, the environment and
property contributing to the quality of human life.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment
8. Relevant documents:   National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration
(ANMAT) Resolution No. 6727/2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 December 2003 (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 December 2003
10. Final date for comments:   -
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)Avda. J.A. Roca 651, 4
th floor, Sector 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4037/67
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
Website:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar