G/TBT/N/ARG/341  
16 August  2018 
(18-5219) 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 : Subsecretaria de ahorro y eficiencia energética (Under -Secretariat 
of Energy Saving and Efficiency)  
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) : Lamps for 
general lighting services ; Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp 
units and ultra -violet or infra -red lamp s; Arc-lamps (HS 8539).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : "Etiquetado de 
Eficiencia Energética para lámparas de iluminación general : halógenas y fluorescentes" 
(Energy efficiency labelling for lamps for general lighting s ervices : Halogen and fluorescent 
lamps) (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified text establishes the maximum specific energy 
consumption level and the minimum energy efficiency level, as from 1 July 2 019, 
corresponding to the energy  efficiency class A established in Argentine Standards Institute 
(IRAM) Standard No. 62404 Parts 1:2014 and 2:2015 for tungsten halogen lamps for 
general lighting services and self -ballasted, single -capped and double -capped fluorescent 
lamps for general li ghting services covered by former National Directorate of Domestic 
Trade (DNCI) Resolution No. 86/2007 (G/TBT/Notif.99.498/Add.3).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information ; Labelling ; Prevention of misleading practices ; 
consumer protection ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
Updated and consolidated reference texts  
 Disposición ex DNCI Nº 86/2007  (G/TBT/Notif.99.498/Add.3) 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/125000 -
129999/126402/texact.htm  
 Resolución ex SCT N° 35/2005  (G/TBT/Notif.99.498/Add.1) 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/100000 -
104999/104772/texact.htm  G/TBT/N/ARG/341  
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   Resolución ex SICM Nº 319/1999  (G/TBT/Notif.99.498) 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000 -
59999/57667/texact.htm  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
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  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ARG/18_4467_00_s.pdf