. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANISATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/57
25 September 2002
(02-5148)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service
(SENASA)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and 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:   idem  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):  Fresh-cut  flowers,
inflorescences, fruits and foliage used for ornamental purposes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft General
Technical Regulation for Establishing the Identity and Quality of Fresh-Cut Flowers,
Inflorescences, Fruits and Foliage Used for Or namental Purposes  (19 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   The notified draft Regulation establishes the characteristics of the
aforementioned products in relation to identity, quality, preparation, packaging and
presentation and the minimum quality and tolerance specifications for each regulated
species with respect to spots, bruises, wounds, scars, damage caused by physical, biological
and/or chemical agents, extraneous matter, growth defects and malformations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To establish the quality and identification conditions of the products for marketing
purposes.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 September 2002
10. Final date for comments:   23 September 2002G/TBT/N/ARG/57
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J. A. Rosa 651, 4th floor, Sector 22 (1322)
Buenos Aires
Fax:  54 11 4349-4038
Tel.:  54 11 4349-4037
E-mail:  vcamal@mecon.gov.ar