G/TBT/N/ARG/344  
20 September 2018  
(18-5853) 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 : Secretaría de Comercio  (Secretariat of 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 different 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) : 
Construction materials and building (ICS 91)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Marco 
regulatorio que establece los principios y requisitos esenciales de calidad y s eguridad 
aplicables a los productos para la construcción . Certificación (Regulatory framework 
establishing the basic quality and safety principles and requirements applicable to 
construction products . Certification)  (4 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description o f content : The notified measure constitutes the regulatory framework 
establishing the basic quality and safety principles and requirements for construction 
products marketed in the territory of the Argentine Republic.  
Construction products are understood t o mean any product or group of products 
manufactured and placed on the market in order to be permanently or temporarily 
incorporated into construction works or parts thereof.  
Additional specific regulations shall be issued, which, owing to their particular  
characteristics, are considered relevant, based on guidelines established.  
Domestic manufacturers and importers of the products covered by the notified measure 
will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the technical requirements and 
conformity asse ssment procedures to be established by the specific regulations.  
The notified measure will be implemented within the deadlines established in each of the 
regulations issued.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Quality requirements . G/TBT/N/ARG/344  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
Ley 22.802  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/15000 -19999/19946/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  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ARG/18_5018_00_s.pdf