G/TBT/N/ARG/402  
29 July 2020 
(20-5277) 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 N° 3 "Reglamento Técnico y Evaluación de 
la Conformidad" - MERCOSUR  (Working Subgroup No. 3: "Technical regulation s 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:  
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) : Plastic 
packaging and equipment tha t come into contact with food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución GMC Nº 03/20 "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 con Alimentos (Modificación de la 
Resolución GMC Nº 02/12) " (Draft Common Market Group ( GMC) Resolution No.03/20 
"MERCOSUR Technical Regulation 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 (Amendment to GMC Resolution No. 02/12) ") 
(8 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text proposes the replacement and inclusion 
of sections  4 and 12, respectively, and the amendment of Parts I, III and IV of the Annex 
to GMC Resolution No. 02/12 establishing 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.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• MERCOSUR/LXX/SGT N° 3/P.RES N° 03/20 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/03 -20.pdf  
• 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.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_02 -12.pdf  G/TBT/N/ARG/402  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : Not indicated  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not indicated  
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:  
Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercado Interno  (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Director, Nicolás D'Odorico  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Lucía Jorge  
Responsable técnico  (Technical officer)  
Viviana Nora Camaly  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
 
(+54 11) 4349 40 67  
(+54 11) 4349 40 72 (Fax)  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/03 -20.pdf  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_02 -12.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_4605_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_4605_01_s.pdf