G/TBT/N/ARG/449  
28 September  2023 
(23-6474) 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:  
Subgrupo de Trabajo Nº 3 - Reglamentos Técnicos y Evaluación de la Conformidad -
MERCOSUR  (Sub-Working Group No. 3 - Technical Regulations and Conformity 
Assessment - MERCOSUR)  
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:  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para el Mercado Interno (Under -Secretariat for Domestic 
Market Policies)  
Dirección Nacional de  Reglamentos Técnicos  (National Technical Regulation Directorate)  
Área Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Av. Julio A. R oca N° 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Argentine Republic  
(+54 11) 4349 406 7 
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Plastic 
packaging and equipment that come into contact with food.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyect o de 
Resolución N° 10/23 - Modificación de la Resolución GMC N° 02/12 "Reglamento Técnico 
MERCOSUR sobre Lista Positiva de Monómeros, Otras Sustancias de Partida y Polímeros 
Autorizados para la Elaboración de Envases y Equipamientos Plásticos en Contacto co n 
Alimentos"  (Draft Resolution No. 10/23 - Amendment to GMC Resolution No. 02/12 
"MERCOSUR Technical Regulations on the positive list of monomers, other starting 
substances and polymers authorized for the manufacture of plastic packaging and 
equipment that come into contact with food" ); (2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Notified Draft Resolution No. 10/23 proposes the amendment 
of the positive list of substances authorized set forth in Regulation GMC No. 02/12 
"MERCOSUR Technical Regulations on the positive list of monomers, other starting 
substances and polymers authorized for the manufacture of plastic packaging and 
equipment that come into contact with food", for updating purposes.  G/TBT/N/ARG/449  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent  problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
MERCOSUR/LXXXV SGT No. 3/P. RES. No. 10/23  
Resolución GMC N° 02/12 "Lista positiva de monómeros, otras sustancias de partida y 
polímeros autorizados para la elaboración de envases y equipamientos plásticos en 
contacto con alimentos"  http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/doc/r_gmc_02 -12.pdf  
9. Proposed  date of adoption : --- 
Proposed date of entry into force : --- 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Punto Focal OTC -OMC Argentina  (Argentine TBT -WTO Focal Point)  
Dirección Nacional de Reglamentos Técnicos  
Área Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  
Avda. Julio A. R oca N° 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ARG/23_12675_00_s.pdf