. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/260 
30 March 2011 
 (11-1564) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:   Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura,  INV (National Institute of 
Vitiviniculture) 
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail 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 
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):   Wine sector products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proyecto de 
Resolución sobre Normas para Trámites de  Importación de Productos Vitivinícolas  
(Draft Resolution establishing rules on im port procedures for wine sector products) 
(12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Resolution establishes the requirements to be 
met by importers of wine, grape juice and other wine sector products with regard to 
registration in the register of the National Institute of Vitiviniculture. 
It also establishes that imported products ar e to meet the same analytical composition 
requirements and limits that apply to domestically produced goods. 
When entering Argentina, products covered by the draft Resolution must be accompanied 
by an import certificate for wine and grape juice ( Certificado para la Importación de Vinos 
y Mostos ) completed by the official body in the country of origin.  The importer must 
process the analysis of free circulation ( Análisis de Libre Circulación ) and complete the 
import document in the manner described in the draft text. 
Consequently, the notified draft Resolution abolishes the existing system provided for 
under Resolution C No. 121/1993 and Provision No. 1139/1993. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
To update existing legislation G/TBT/N/ARG/260 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Resolución C N° 121/1993  (Resolution C No. 121/1993) and 
Disposición N° 1139/1993 (Provision No. 1139/1993);  Proyecto de Resolución sobre 
Normas para Trámites de Importa ción de Productos Vitivinícolas  (Draft Resolution 
establishing rules on import procedures for wine sector products). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  } Not indicated 
10. Final date for comments:   13 May 2011 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry  point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and website addresses,  if available of the other body: 
Punto Focal de la República Argentina 
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior Avda. Julio. A. Roca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 2 (C1067ABB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 
Tel.: 54 11 4349 4067 
Fax: 54 11 4349 4072 E-mail: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
 
Texts available at: 
http://www.inv.gov.ar/comer_exterior.php?ind=2#  
(Resolution C No. 121/1993 and Provision No. 1139/1993) 
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/notif ic_otros_miembros/Arg/259_t.pdf  
(Draft Resolution) 
Also available at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/ARG/11_0868_00_s.pdf