G/TBT/N/ARG/406  
2 October  2020 
(20-6721) 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) : Spices (HS 
0910)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA) - Capítulo XVI "Correctivos y 
Coadyuvantes" - Especias : Arts. 1226, 1226 bis, 1234, 1237, 1242"  (Draft Joint 
Resolution "Argentine Food Code (CAA) - Chapter XVI 'Correctives and Processing Aids' - 
Spices : Arts. 1226, 1226 bis, 1234, 1237 and 1242" (6 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Joint Resolu tion, prepared by the National 
Food Commission (CONAL), updates the identity and quality parameters established in 
following Articles of the CAA : 1226 - Oregano, 1226 bis - Marjoram (incorporated), 1234 
- White Pepper, 1237 - Black Pepper and 1242 - Thyme.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• EX - 2018 -63486084 -SRYGS#MSYDS  
• Report of the 3rd Session of the CODEX Committee on Spice s and Culinary Herbs 
(Chennai, India) from 6 to 1 0 February 2 017 and Report of the 4th Session of the 
CODEX Committee on Spice s and Culinary Herbs (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 
India) from 21 to 2 5 January 2 019. 
• The up dating of Article 1226 - Oregano, pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 48/2008 
of the Secretariat of Policy, Regulation and Institutes (SPReI) and No. 147/2008 
of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGPyA) was 
notified in document G /TBT/N/216/Add.1 . The current text forms part of the 
attached comparison.  G/TBT/N/ARG/406  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 20 November 2 020 
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 el Mercado Interno (Under -Secretariat 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  
Argentine Republic  
(+54 11) 4349 40 67  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_5890_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_5890_01_s.pdf