. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/158 
5 March 2004 
 
 (04-0993) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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:   Secretariat of Health Policy, Regulation and Relations (SPRRS) and 
Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGPA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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:    
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):   Food products – 
Labelling  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Argentine Food Code 
(CAA), Addendum - Supplementary Nutritional Information (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   Argentine Food Code - "Article 235.5:  In accordance with the 
conditions laid down in this Article, supplementary nutritiona l information (statement of 
nutritional properties or nutrition claims) rega rding nutrient content and/or energy value 
shall be permitted on food labels or in a dvertising and in any messages (including 
trademarks) that, whatever the form of transm ission (oral or written, broadcast on the radio 
or television, etc.), suggest or imply properties connected with the nutrient content and/or 
energy value and/or  manufacturing process.  These conditions shall apply without prejudice 
to the provisions of Chapter XVII of this Code." [SIC] 
 This provision applies to all foods produ ced and/or packaged in the absence of the 
client and ready to be offered for sale to the consumer, with the excep tion of natural mineral 
water and other water intended for human consumption. 
 This statement is optional for all food s, although compliance with the standards 
contained therein becomes mandatory when the statement is used. G/TBT/N/ARG/158 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:     
 " ... to ensure that supplementary nutri tional labelling neither describes a product 
nor presents information about it that is in any way false, incorrect, misleading or meaningless, it is essential to regulate the requi rements regarding the use of supplementary 
nutritional information on the labe ls of foods that are processed to be offered for sale to the 
public ... " [SIC] 
8. Relevant documents:   Joint Resolution No. 40/2004 (SPRRS) and No. 298/2004 (SAGPA)  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/notific_arg.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 March 2004 (Official Journal) 
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 April 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 
Punto Focal de la República Argentina  
Avda. J.A. Roca 651 Piso 4º Sector 2  (C1067ABB) C.A. De Buenos Aires   
Tel.: 54 11 4349 4067   
Fax: 54 11 4349 4072   Web site:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar
 
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar