WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/135
10 September 2003
(03-4713)
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 Institute of Vitiviniculture
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):   Wine products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Wine Products -
Method for Determining the Oxygen Isotopic Ratios of Water in Wine by Mass
Spectrometry  (11 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Approval of the method for determining the 18O/16O isotopic ratio
of water in wine and validation thereof.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Bring national legislation into line with international regulations.
8. Relevant documents:   Council Resolution No. 24/2003.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 August 2003 (Official Journal).
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 September 2003.
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4
th floor, Sector 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4067
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.arWeb site:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar