. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/84 
18 November 2005 
 (05-5460) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Políticas, Regul ación y Relaciones Sanitarias, SPRRS,  y 
Secretaría de Agricultura, G anadería, Pesca y Alimentos, SAGPA  (Secretariat of Health Policy, 
Regulation and Relations and Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   
 Breast-milk substitutes 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Trading 
partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proyecto de resolución 
conjunta por la que se sustituyen los artículos  1350, 1351, 1352 y 1353 del Código Alimentario 
Argentino   (Draft Joint Resolution replacing Articles 1350, 1351, 1352 and 1353 of the 
Argentine Food Code)  (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  The proposed Amendments to the Argentine Food Code concern foods 
for infants and children. The measure relates to breast-milk substitutes (including infant formula 
and other milk products), foods and drinks, including complement ary foods fed by bottle, when 
sold or otherwise presented as appropriate for use,  with or without modification, as a partial or 
total substitute for breast milk.  
The Resolution provides, inter alia , that foods for infants and children may only contain 
components suitable for the age of the child for which they are intended; artificial colourings, 
preservatives and synthetic antioxidants are prohibite d.  Finished products must also be free of 
hormones and antibiotics and virtually free of pesticide residues. 
The draft Resolution also includes provisions on the marketing and labelling of such products. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,  
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),  
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, 
guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  Code of Hygienic Practice for Foods for Infants and Children  G/SPS/N/ARG/84 
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Joint Resolution of 
the Secretariat of Health Policy, Regulation a nd Relations and the Secretariat of Agriculture, 
Livestock, Fisheries and Food  (available in Sp anish).  The Resolution will be published in the 
Boletín Oficial  (Official Journal) upon adoption. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Eight days after the day following publication in the 
Official Journal. 
12. Final date for comments:  7 January 2006  
Agency or authority designated to handle comment s:  [   ] National notification authority, 
[ X ] National enquiry point or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of 
other body:   
13. Texts available from: [   ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.conal.gov.ar/CONAL/proyectos resolucion.asp