. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ARG/211 
30 March 2007 
 (07-1335) 
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:   Ente Nacional Regulador del Gas  (ENARGAS) (National Regulatory 
Agency for Gas) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   National Enquiry 
Point 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):   Gas appliances for 
domestic use. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   "Código Argentino de 
Gas – NAG Grupo III:  Artefactos"  (Argentine Gas Code – Argentine Gas Standard 
NAG Group III:  Appliances) (101 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:  
- NAG 301 – "Artefactos para gas.  Clasificación; gases de uso y de ensayo".   (Gas 
appliances.  Classifications:  gases for use and for testing). 
NAG 301 covers all appliances for which prior a pproval is required and its purpose is to lay 
down a classification for appliances according to the gases used, and to define the types and 
characteristics of such gases and of test gases. 
- NAG 312 – "Artefactos domésticos de cocción que utilizan combustibles gaseosos".  
(Domestic cooking appliances that use gaseous fuels.) 
NAG 312 covers domestic cooking appliances in the categories set forth in NAG 301, such 
as:  free-standing hot-plates (fixed or moveable), built-in hot-plates, hot-plates with grill, 
cooktops with oven, stand-alone ovens, built-in  ovens, stand-alone or built-in radiation 
grills, contact grills, stand-alone cookers, built-in cookers. 
It should be noted that components as well as  the appliances are covered, whether stand-
alone or incorporated in the appliance, incl uding where some of the heating elements use 
electricity (combined gas and electric cookers). G/TBT/N/ARG/211 
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  6. Description of content:  (cont'd) 
The purpose is to define construction and ope rating characteristics, safety requirements, 
testing techniques, and the marking of domes tic cooking appliances that use gaseous fuels 
according to NAG 301. 
For all purposes, "standards" or "technical standards" issued by ENARGAS are mandatory. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Updating of the standards in force, pursuant to ENARGAS Resolution 
No. 138/1995. 
8. Relevant documents:   ENARGAS Resolution No. 3716/2007 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:  The day following publication in the Official 
Journal. 
Articles 5 to 8 of notified document. 
10. Final date for comments:   Not specified 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
Punto Focal de la Republica Argentina 
Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior Avda. J. A. Roca 651 Piso 4° Sector 2 (C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Tel.:  +(54) 11 4349 4067 
Fax:   +(54) 11 4349 4072 E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar Text available: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/notific_arg.htm