WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/71
16 January 2003
(03-0213)
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 Institute of Vitiviniculture
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of the agency or  authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification if different from above:  idem  National Enquiry Point.
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 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):  Wine products.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Rules Governing  the
Control of Wine Products in the Free-Trade Zone of Mendoza  (three pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Rules governing  the control of wine products in the free-trade
zone of Mendoza by means of operating procedures No. 1: "Bottled wine for
corking/capping, sealing and labelling in the free-trade zone and subsequent clearance for
export to third countries" and No. 2: "Wine in bulk for bottling and corking/capping, sealing
and labelling in the free-trade zone and subsequent clearance for export to third countries".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Promote industrial export activity.
8. Relevant documents:  Council  Resolution No. 33/2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 November 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2002
10. Final date for comments:  -
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of another body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4th floor, Sector 22
(1322) Buenos Aires
Fax:  54 11 4349-4038
Tel.:  54 11 4349-4037E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar