. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/VEN/9
7 May 2002
(02-2575)
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:   VENEZUELA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Social De velopment, Food Hygiene Division
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:
Autonomous National Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical
Regulations (SENCAMER)
Avenida LibertadorCentro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.: (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax: (58 212) 761-6474
E-mail: npunto@cantv.net
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):  Foodstuffs
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  COVENIN
(Venezuelan Commission for Industrial Stan dards) Standard No. 2952:2001.  General
Standard for the Labelling of Packaged Foods  (First Review).
6. Description of content:  Guidelines for the  written, printed or graphic matter on labels and
other tags and stickers identifying packaged foods for human consumption, whetherproduced domestically or abroad.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Human health
8. Relevant documents:   COVENIN (Venezuelan Commission for Industrial Standards)
Standard No. 2952:2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Two (2) months from the date of publication inthe Official Gazette of the Republic of
Venezuela.
10. Final date for comments:   15 July 2002G/TBT/N/VEN/9
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of the other body:
Ministry of Production and Trade
Vice-Ministry of IndustryAutonomous National Service for Standardization, Quality, Metrology and Technical
Regulations (SENCAMER)Avenida Libertador
Centro Comercial Los Cedros, PH
P.O. Box 1050
Tel.: (58 212) 761-8671 / 761-4520
Fax: (58 212) 761-6474E-mail: npunto@cantv.net