G/TBT/N/ARG/415  
15 March  2021 
(21-2146) 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 regulations and 
conformity assessment – MERCOSUR)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email an d 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 [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): Pre-
measured or pre -packaged products.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  Proyecto de 
Resolución GMC Nº 07/20 "Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR Control Metrológico de 
productos premedidos o preenvasados comercializados en unidades de longitud o número 
de unidades de contenido nominal igual" (Derogación de la Resolució n GMC N° 17/10) 
(Draft Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution No. 07/20 on MERCOSUR Technical 
Regulation on metrological control of pre -measured or pre -packaged products marketed 
in units of length or number of units of equal nominal content (Repeal of GMC Resolution 
No. 17/10)) (19 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content: The notified Draft Resolution establishes the metrological 
requirements and the sampling plans for the verification of the content of pre -measured 
or pre -packaged products with e qual nominal content, expressed in units of length or 
number of units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Qualit y requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
MERCOSUR/LXXIV Technical Subgroup (SGT) No. 3/Draft Resolution No. 07/20 
(Attachment): http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/proyecto/07 -20.pdf  
GMC Resolution No. 17/10 on metrological control of pre -measured or pre -packaged 
products marketed in units of length or number of units of equal nominal content 
(repealing GMC Resolutions Nos 27/97 and 10/03 ) (Attachment) 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/doc/r_gmc_17 -10.pdf  G/TBT/N/ARG/415  
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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:  
TBT-WTO Focal Point of the Argentine Republic  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para el Mercado Interno (Under -Secretariat for Domestic 
Market Policies)  
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 23A  
(C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
 
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/registro_arg20.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/21_1958_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/21_1958_01 _s.pdf