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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/95 
26 September 2006 
 (06-4583) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Secretaría de Políticas, Regulación y Relaciones Sanitarias  
(Secretariat of Health Policy, Regulation and Relations) and  Secretaría de Agricultura, 
Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos  (Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food).  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Dietary foods or foods for special diets.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners. 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  "Sustitución del 
Artículo 1340 del Código Alimentario Argentino " (Replacement of Article 1340 of the 
Argentine Food Code) (6 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:  The draft replaces Article 1340 of the Argentine Food Code 
determining micro-biological specifications to be met by dietary foods or foods for special 
diets.  The specifications differ according to whether the product is: 
 (A) To be consumed after adding a liquid; 
 (B) to be cooked be fore being consumed; 
 (C) subject to technical, industrial or commercial sterilization and sold in 
hermetically-sealed containers; 
 (D) ready for consumption (not included in the foregoing categories);  and 
 (E) for infants or small children. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Joint 
Resolution of the Secretariat of Health Policy,  Regulation and Relations and the Secretariat 
of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (available in Spanish).  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:  To be determined.  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:        
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
http://www.alimentosargentinos.gov.ar/progr ama_calidad/Marco_Regulatorio/CONAL/pro
yectos_resolucion.asp