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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/140 
19 January 2011 
 (11-0322) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ARGENTINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura , INV (National Institute of 
Vitiviniculture) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Wine 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries: 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proyecto de Resolución por el cual se modifica el límite 
máximo de plomo y se establece el límite máximo  para el contenido de arsénico y zinc en 
vinos (Draft Resolution amending the maximum lim it of lead in wine and establishing the 
maximum limits of arsenic and zinc in wine) Language:  Spanish Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Institute of Vitiviniculture Resolution 
(i) amends the maximum limit of lead in wine  to nought point one five milligrams per litre 
(0.15 mg/l), and (ii) establishes the maximum lim its of arsenic and zinc in wine at nought 
point two milligrams per litre (0.2 mg/l) and five milligrams per litre (5 mg/l) respectively. 
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. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?  
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/ARG/140 
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    If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  A relevant international standard exists only for maximum limits 
of lead in wine. 
The CODEX General Standard for Contaminan ts and Toxins in Food and Feed, CODEX 
STAN 193-1995, establishes a maximum limit of l ead in wine of 0.2 mg/l. Taking into 
account both this recommendation and the recommendation by the International 
Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in Resolution OENO No. 13/2006 of a limit of 
0.15 mg/l, Argentina proposes that the latter limit be adopted.  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  After the close of the comment period 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  After adoption 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Immediately upon publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  20 March 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: