G/TBT/N/ARG/403  
30 July 2020 
(20-5283) 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 "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) : Cellulosic 
materials, packaging and  equipment that come into contact with food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución GMC Nº 04/20 "Materiales, Envases y Equipamientos Celulósicos Destinados 
a estar en Contacto con Alimentos (Modificación  de la Resolución GMC N° 40/15) " (Draft 
Common Market Group ( GMC) Resolution No. 04/20 "Cellulosic materials, packaging and 
equipment that come into contact with food ( Amendment to GMC Resolution No. 40/15 )") 
(2 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text proposes the inclusion of sections 4.2.27, 
4.2.28 and 4.5.2.45 and the replacement of section 4.5.2.30 in Part II of the Annex to 
GMC Resolution No. 40/15 on cellulosic materials, 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° 04/20 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/04 -20.pdf  
• Resolución GMC N° 40/15 "Materiales, Envases y Equipamientos Celulósicos 
destinados a estar en Contacto con  Alimentos"  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_40 -15_fe.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not indicated  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not indicated  G/TBT/N/ARG/403  
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  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/04 -20.pdf  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_40 -15_fe.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_4607_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_4607_01_s.pdf