G/TBT/N/ARG/386  
31 January  2020 
(20-0764) 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 : Ente Nacional Regulador del Gas , ENARGAS (National Regulatory 
Agency for Gas)  
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 shal l be indicated if different from above:  
National Enquiry Point (see section 11)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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) : 
Compressed or liquefied natural gas ; Natural gas ( ICS 75 .060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de  
norma NAG -452 "Procedimiento para la habilitación de vehículos producidos en Territorio 
Nacional, propulsados mediante el uso de gas natural" del Código Argentino de Gas - NAG 
Grupo 4 : Gas Natural Comprimido  (Draft Argentine Gas Standard NAG -452, "Approva l 
procedure for natural gas -powered vehicles produced in Argentina" , of the Argentine Gas 
Code - NAG Group 4 : compressed natural gas) (35 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Standard establishes the procedure for 
approving the  use and supply of natural gas as fuel for road vehicles for transporting 
people or goods, produced in Argentina.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The draft text aims to build an adequate level of trust  with regard to the safe 
and efficient use of natural gas used as fuel and for the tests required for the domestic 
production of natural gas -powered vehicles produced in Argentina ; Consumer 
information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 24.076 establish ing the regulatory framework for natural gas activities  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/0 -4999/475/texact.htm  
• Argentine Gas Standard NAG -451 (2019) " Procedimiento para la habilitación de 
vehículos i mportados, propulsados mediante el uso de gas natural " 
(G/TBT/N/ARG/82/Add.2)  
https://www.enargas.gob.ar/secciones/normativa/pdf/normas -tecnicas/NAG -
451.pdf  G/TBT/N/ARG/386  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not indicated  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not indicated  
10. Final date for comments : 3 March 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:  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 2 (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067  
Fax: (+54) 11 4349 4072  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
Text available at:  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_0706_00_s.pdf