G/TBT/N/ARG/367  
6 June 2019 
(19-3896) 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 : Secretaria  de Comercio Interior (Secretariat of Domestic Trade)  
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 di fferent 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) : Household 
electrical appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución "Etiquetado de efi ciencia energética"  (Draft Resolution "Energy efficiency 
labelling") (53 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The draft text contains the regulatory framework establishing 
the requirements and key criteria concerning energy efficiency labelling t o be met by all 
appliances that consume electricity for their operation, in order to be introduced into or 
marketed in Argentina.  
It applies to the following appliances : Refrigerators, coolers, freezers and combinations 
thereof, electric washing machines, televisions and television monitors, air conditioners, 
incandescent and halogen lamps with tungsten filaments, fluorescent lamps, electric 
microwave ovens, electric storage water heaters, single - and three -phase induction 
motors.  
The adjustment and impleme ntation periods are set out in Article 14 and Annex II of the 
draft text.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of the environment ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
Resolución ex SCIyM Nº 319/1999 (Resolution No. 319/1999 of the former Secretariat of 
Industry, Trade and Mining), and the amendments and supplements thereto, notified in 
documents G/TBT/Notif.99/498 and Add.1 -9, G/TBT/N/ARG/280, G/TBT/N/ARG/311 and 
G/TBT/N/ARG/311/Add.1, G/TBT/N/ARG/310, will remain in force in accordance with the 
measure notified.  G/TBT/N/ARG/367  
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  • Resolución ex SCIyM Nº 319/1999 , and the amendments and supplements 
thereto  http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000 -
59999/57667/texact.htm  
• Resolución ex SCT Nº 35/2005  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/100000 -
104999/104772/texact.htm  
• Disposición ex DNCI Nº 86/2007  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/125000 -
129999/126402/texact.htm  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 859 / 2008  
http://servicios.infole g.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=147008  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 761/2010  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=175674  
• Disposición ex DNCI N ° 219/2015  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=251748  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 230/2015  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/250000 -
254999/251749/norma.htm  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 246/2013  
http:// servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=220928  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 170/2016  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=267555  
• Disposición ex DNCI N° 172/2016  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=26737 9 
9. Proposed date of adoption : No information  
Proposed date of entry into force : No information  
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:  
Punto Focal de la República Argentina  (Focal Point of the Argentine Republic)  
Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercado Interno  (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ARG/19_3297_00_s.pdf