G/TBT/N/ARG/358  
22 March 2019  
(19-1788) 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 : Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología 
Médica , ANMAT (National Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration)  
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 : Compilation 
of existing legislation  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Cosmetic 
and personal hygiene products and perfumes ; essential oils  and resinoids ; perfumery, 
cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS 33) ; Cosmetics . Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Guía Referencial 
para la Evaluación de Seguridad de Productos Cosméticos, para la  Higiene Personal y 
Perfumes  (Reference guide to safety assessment for cosmetic and personal hygiene 
products and perfumes) (14 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : General guidance to help enterprises in the cosmetics sector 
select appropriate s afety design mechanisms for cosmetic and personal hygiene products 
and perfumes, from the choice of ingredients to the final product, including appropriate 
label design so as to promote safe conditions of use.  
The Guide has been prepared on the basis of le gislation currently in force.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : To promote the design, manufacture and marketing of safe, high -quality 
products in order to ensure a low level of risk for consumers ; Consumer information, 
labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of human 
health or safety ; Protection of animal or plant life or health ; Quality requirements ; Other G/TBT/N/ARG/358  
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  8. Relevant documents:  
• Resolución ex MSyAS Nº 155/1998  
• Disposición ANMAT Nº 1108/1999  
• Disposición ANMAT  Nº 3478/2005  (G/TBT/N/ARG/185) ; 
Disposición ANMAT  Nº 3473/2005  (G/TBT/N/ARG/183);  
Disposición ANMAT  Nº 374/2006  (G/TBT/N/ARG/183/Add.1);  
Disposición ANMAT  N° 6365/2012  (G/TBT/N/ARG/88/Add.1);  
Disposición ANM AT Nº 6830/2001  (G/TBT/N/ARG/44);  
Disposición ANMAT  Nº 4510/2000  (G/TBT/Notif.00/421)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 14 March 2 019 
Proposed date of entry into force : 22 March 2 019 
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 OTC -OMC de la República Argentina  (TBT-WTO Focal Point of the Argentine 
Republic)  
Subsecretaría de Políticas de Mercad o 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/