G/TBT/N/ARG/336  
19 July 2018 
(18-4535) 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:   
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) : Flexible 
aluminium tubes for product packaging  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : "Requisitos 
técnicos de calidad y seguridad para tubos flexibles de aluminio para el envasado de 
productos . Certificación " (Technical quality and safety requirements for flexible aluminium 
tubes for product packaging . Certification) (7 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft text establishes the technical quality and 
safety requirements t o be met by flexible aluminium tubes for product packaging marketed 
in Peru . Manufacturers and importers shall ensure compliance with the established 
technical requirements through the certification of the aforementioned products, in 
accordance with the pr ocedure established in the draft text.  
The products under tariff heading NCM 7612.10 have been removed from Secretariat of 
Trade (SC) Resolution No. 685/2015 (G/TBT/N/ARG/166/Add.9), as they will be covered 
by the notified regulation.  
7. Objective and rat ionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality and safety of products  
8. Relevant documents : Updated and consolidated reference texts  
Resolución ex SICyM N° 431/1999 (Resolution No. 431/1999 of the former Secretariat of 
Industry, Trade and Mining)  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/55000 -59999/58411/texact.htm  
Resolución ex SICyM N° 799/1999 (Resolution No. 799/1999 of the former Secretariat of 
Industry, Trade and Mining)  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000 -64999/60905/norma.htm  
Resolución ex SDCyC N° 237/2000  (Resolution No. 237/2000 of the former Secretariat for 
Competition and Consumer Protection (SDCyC))  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInte rnet/verNorma.do?id=64739  G/TBT/N/ARG/336  
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  Resolución ex SCT N° 197/2004 (Resolution No. 197/2004 of the former Technical 
Coordination Secretariat)  
http://servicios.infole g.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/100000 -104999/102759/norma.htm  
Resolución SC No. 685/2015  (Secretariat of Trade Resolution No. 685/2015)  
http://servicios .infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000 -259999/256318/texact.htm   
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  
Website: http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/  
Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.ph p 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ARG/18_3814_00_s.pdf