WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.366
28 July 1998
(98-3000)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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 Drug, Food and Medical Technology Administration
(ANMAT)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):  Synthetic colourants used in
the preparation of medicines.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  ANMAT Order 2227/98
(1 page, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  Single list of synthetic colourants and their laquers for use in the
preparation of orally administered medicines.  Information leaflets for all medicines that
have been or are in the process of being approved and that contain the colourants
TARTRAZINE or ERYTHROSINE must expressly include the statement "This
medicament contains Tartrazine as a colouring agent" or "This medicament contains
Erythrosine as a colouring agent".
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: 15 May 1999
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           