G/TBT/N/ARG/348  
18 October 2018  
(18-6482) 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, CONAL  (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 different from above:  
Enquiry point (See section 11)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol. ; 
spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages (HS 2208) . 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Modificación del 
Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítulo XIV "Bebidas espirituosas, alcoholes, bebidas 
alcohólicas destiladas y licores (Resolución GMC N° 77/94)"  (Amendment to Chapter XIV, 
"Spirituous Beverages, Alcohols, Distilled Alcoholic Beverages and Liqueurs " (Draft 
Common Market Group Resolution No. 77/94), of the Argentine Food Code) (5 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The Common Market Group has amended Common Ma rket 
Group Resolution No. 77/94 on "Definitions Relating to Alcoholic Beverages (Other Than 
Fermented) ", which was incorporated into Chapter XIV, "Spirituous Beverages, Alcohols, 
Distilled Alcoholic Beverages and Liqueurs ", of the Argentine Food Code pursu ant to 
Resolution No. 110/95 of the former Ministry of Health and Social Action, as follows:  
(a)  Common Market Group Resolution No. 46/17 repeals point 1, on molasses spirit or 
"cachaza ", and point 2, on sugar cane spirit or "caninha ", of Item XVIII, "Alcoholic 
Beverages Derived from Sugar Cane ", of the annex to Common Market Group 
Resolution No. 77/94;  
(b)  Common Market Group Resolution No. 18/18 amends point 5, on Paraguayan rum, 
of Item XVIII, "Alcoholic Beverages Derived from Sugar Cane ", of the an nex to 
Common Market Group Resolution No. 77/94.  
The National Food Commission is handling the incorporation of both Resolutions into the 
Argentine Food Code.  
In light of what was resolved by the Common Market Group with respect to point (a) 
above, the National Food Commission has submitted for public consultation the 
restoration of definitions under point 1, on molasses spirit or "cachaza ", and point 2, on 
sugar cane spirit or "caninha ", of Article 1115 of the Argentine Food Code.  G/TBT/N/ARG/348  
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  7. Obje ctive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Quality requirements ; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Consolidated text of the amendments described in Section 6 of this notification  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from the date of 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)  
Dirección de Políticas de Comercio Interior y Competencia  (Directorate of Domestic 
Trade Policies and Competition)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067  
Email: focalotc@mecon.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ARG/18_5452_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.o rg/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ARG/18_5452_01_s.pdf