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10 January  2020 
(20-0301) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Comisión Nacional de Alimentos , CONAL (National Food 
Commission)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Enquiry point (see section 11)  
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) : Plant-
based  food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino - Capítulo XI "Alimentos Vegetales" - 
Art. 827 bis : Alimentos y bebidas que con tengan Aloe Vera  (Draft Joint Resolution 
"Argentine Food Code - Chapter XI : Plant-based food - Article 827 bis: Food and 
beverages containing aloe vera") (3 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The draft text, prepared by the National Food Commis sion 
(CONAL), incorporates Article 827 bis, which provides as follows : "[…] Food and 
beverages containing aloe vera must comply with the maximum aloin level established in 
this Code . In addition, the labels attached to food and beverages of this sort must clearly 
indicate that the product is not recommended for children under 12 years of age or women 
who are pregnant or breastfeeding […]".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• EX-2019-46095827 -APN-DERA#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments : 30 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ARG/383  
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  11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Punto Focal OTC -OMC de la República Argentina  (TBT-WTO Focal Point of the Argentine 
Republic)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Piso 4° Sector 23A (C1067ABB)  
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
Tel.: (+54) 11 4349 4067  
Email: focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ARG/20_0340_00_s.pdf  
 