G/TBT/N/ARG/404  
14 September  2020 
(20-6145) 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 : Secretaría de Comercio Interior (Secretariat of Domestic Trade)  
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 indica ted if different from above:  
Enquiry point (see section 11)  
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) : Low-
voltage electrical products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Sistemas de 
vigilancia del régimen de certificación obligatoria de los productos eléctricos de baja 
tensión . Etiquetado de eficiencia energética . Suspensión  (Monitoring systems for the 
mandatory certification regime for low -voltage electrical products . Energy efficiency 
labelling . Suspension) (5 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Resolution su spends the effects of former 
Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining Resolution No. 319/1999 and former Secretariat 
of Trade Resolution No. 169/2018 with respect to the time frames for monitoring systems 
and all monitoring records already issued for cert ificates, whose  status is "regularized" 
and "in order", which have expired or are due to expire on or before 1 October 2 020. 
The time frames shall be extended for the duration of the health emergency declared as 
a result of the Covid -19 epidemiological situation, in accordance with Decree No. 
297/2020 and the amendments thereto.  
To apply for the above -mentioned benefit, technical certification bodies shall submit a n 
application  to the Under -Secretariat for Domestic Market Policies thro ugh the "remote 
formalities" platform, as per  the requirements laid down in the Annex to the notified 
Resolution (page 5).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Health emergency declared as a result of the Covid -19 epidemiological 
situation ; Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health ; Other G/TBT/N/ARG/404  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Former Sec retariat of Industry, Trade and Mining Resolution No. 319/1999  and 
the amendments thereto (G/TBT/Notif.99/498 and the Addendums thereto ; 
G/TBT/N/ARG/8 ; G /TBT/N/ARG/310 ; G /TBT/N/ARG/311 and 
G/TBT/N/ARG/311/Add.1)  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000 -
59999/57667/texact.htm  
• Former Secretariat of Trade Resolution No. 169/2018 and the amendments 
thereto (G/TBT/N/ARG/297/Add.11 -14) 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/305000 -
309999/308277/texact.htm  
• Decree (NU) No. 297/2020 and the amend ments thereto  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/335000 -
339999/335741/texact.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecr etaría de Políticas para el Mercado Interno (Under -Secretariat for Domestic 
Market Policies)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/form ularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_5403_00_s.pdf