G/TBT/N/ARG/166/Add.15  
29 July 2021  
(21-5905) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 9 July 2 021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Argentina . 
 
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Title: Dyes, lacquers and varnishes used in the printing industry - Lead content limit - Certification  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1: 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1: 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/registr o_arg04.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/modification/21_4947_00_s
.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ARG/modification/21_4947_01_s
.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 1/TBT/ARG/modification/21_4947_02_s
.pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1: 
[ ] Other:  
 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure/change to the measure/interpretative guidance can be 
obtained.  G/TBT/N/ARG/166/Add.15  
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  Description : Proposal to amend Secretariat of Domestic Trade (SCI) Resolution No. 453/2010, 
which established the mandatory certification of dyes, lacquers and varnishes used in the printing 
industry in order to ensure that the lead content of these products is lower th an 0.06 % of non -
volatile mass, in compliance with ASTM standard D 3335 -85a and Secretariat of Trade (SC) 
Resolution No. 685/2015 providing for the certification of printed graphics products as long as they  
do not exceed the established migration limits for  heavy metals indicated in table 1 of Argentine 
Standards and Certification Institute (IRAM) standard NM 300 -3. 
The above -mentioned Resolutions were notified in documents G/TBT/N/ARG/166/Add.5 and Add.9 
respectively, in addition to their addenda.  
In this c onnection, the notified text proposes the incorporation of tariff headings 4901 (printed 
books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets) and 
49.03.00.00 into Annex I of SCI Resolution No. 453/2010 and Annex I of SC R esolution No. 
685/2015.  
It also provides for the exemption of tariff heading 4902.90.00 (newspapers, journals and 
periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material) from the provisions laid 
down in the Resolutions mentioned in the previous paragraph.  
Accordingly, SC Resolutions No. 1/2016 and No. 332/2016 and SCI Resolution No. 253/2020 shall 
be repealed.  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para Mercado Interno (Under -Secretariat for Domestic Market Policies)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al C omercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
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