G/TBT/N/ARG/298  
13 November 2015  
(15-6007)  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 governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria , SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 
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): Organic 
products for human or animal consumption and organic textile products. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Resolución "Sistema de Producción, Comercializ ación, Control y Certificación de Productos 
Orgánicos"  (Draft Resolution on the production, marketing, control and certification system 
for organic products) (156 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Resolution covers the following organic 
products for human or animal consumption and organic textile products: 
(a) Products of agrarian, animal or aquacultural origin, live or unprocessed, and by-
products thereof; 
(b) Seeds and plant reproductive materials of the products included in (a), for growing 
crops; 
(c) Yeasts and mushrooms; (d) Products made with the products in (a); 
(e) Textile products made with plant or an imal fibres from the products in (a). 
This draft text replaces the successive regulations issued in this respect since 1992, 
including those supplementing Law No . 25.127 and its Implementing Decree 
No. 206/2001. 
Existing provisions have been consolidated into one clear text. This facilitates SENASA's 
application of the production, marketing, control and certification system for organic products, makes the provisions easier to interpret for operators and establishments subject 
to SENASA inspection, and improves consumer understanding.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To organize and adapt existing legislation. G/TBT/N/ARG/298 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Law No. 25.127: http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000-
59999/59885/norma.htm  
 Implementing Decree No. 206/2001: 
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegIntern et/anexos/65000-69 999/65966/texact.htm   
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of circulation. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior 
Avda. Julio A. Roca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 2 (C1067ABB) 
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tel.: 54 11 4349 4067 
Fax: 54 11 4349 4072 
Email: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar  
Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov .ar/notific_otros_miembros/arg298_t.pdf 
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