G/TBT/N/ARG/450  
4 October  2023 
(23-6642) 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:  
Comisión Nacional de Alimentos  (National Food Commission)  
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 differe nt 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 4067  
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) : Alcoholic 
beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítulo V "Normas para la 
rotulación y publicidad de los alimentos"  - Rotulado de bebidas alcohólicas  (Draft Joint 
Resolution "Argentine Food Code - Chapter V "Food labelling and advertising regulations" 
- Labelling of alcoholic be verages) (4 page(s), in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text proposes the replacement of Article 236 
of the Argentine Food Code so as to change the pictogram currently required on alcoholic 
beverage labels and include  the warning "D o not drink alcohol while pregnant or 
breastfeeding" . It also incorporates Article 237 so as to include the warning "Don't drink 
and drive".  
The notified draft text grants companies a period of two years to comply.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ARG/450  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
EX-2022-12970332 -APN-DLEIAER#ANMAT and EX -2023-06841774 -APN-
DLEIAER#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : --- 
Proposed date of entry into force : --- 
10. Final date for comments : 15 November 2 023 
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  (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) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ARG/23_12786 _00_s.pdf