. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ARG/148
14 November 2003
(03-6123)
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 Industrial Technology (INTI)
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 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 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):   Measuring instruments
and apparatus
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Periodic Verification,
Initial Verification and Usage Monitoring - Model Certificates  (4 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Approval of the model usage monitoring, periodic verification and
initial verification certificates with a view to implementing the measures required for the
regular performance of the duties assigned to the National Institute of Industrial Technology
under Decree No. 788/03 and the supplementar y regulations thereto (G/TBT/N/ARG/138,
139 and 140).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Implementation of Decree No. 788/03 and the supplementary regulations thereto.
8. Relevant documents:   National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) Resolution
No. 379/2003
9. Proposed date of adoption:  23 October 2003  (Official Journal)
Proposed date of entry into force:  24 October 2003
10. Final date for comments:   -G/TBT/N/ARG/148
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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 other body:
Focal Point of the Argentine Republic
National Directorate of Domestic Trade (DNCI)
Avda. J. A. Roca 651, 4th floor, Sector 2
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires
Tel.:  (54 11) 4349-4067
Fax:  (54 11) 4349-4072
E-mail:  focalotc@mecon.gov.ar
Web site:  http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar