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Notifying Member: ARGENTINA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Ente Nacional Regulador del Gas - ENARGAS (National Regulatory Agency for Gas)

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:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electrical apparatus for the detection of carbon monoxide and natural gas or liquid petroleum gas, for domestic use

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NAG-204 – A?o 2016 "Aparato eléctrico para la detección de monóxido de carbono en los locales de uso domestico" y NAG-205 "Aparato eléctrico para la detección de gas natural o gas licuado de petróleo en los locales de uso domestico" del Código Argentino de Gas - NAG Grupo II: Instalaciones Internas (Argentine Gas Standard NAG-204, 2016 "Electrical apparatus for the detection of carbon monoxide in domestic premises" and Argentine Gas Standard NAG-205 "Electrical apparatus for the detection of natural gas or liquid petroleum gas in domestic premises" - Argentine Gas Code - NAG Group II: Installations inside buildings) (3 pages, in Spanish)

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Description of content: The notified Argentine Gas Standards NAG-204 and NAG-205 establish the minimum requirements for the manufacture, testing and operation of electrical apparatus for the detection of carbon monoxide (CO) and of natural gas or liquid petroleum gas, respectively, which are designed for continuous operation in domestic premises.

The aforementioned detection apparatus, whether domestically produced or imported, is subject to prior approval by the certification bodies recognized by ENARGAS, in accordance with National Regulatory Agency for Gas (ENARGAS) Resolution No. 138/95 (Annex II)

The notified Standards provide for a two-year adjustment period.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To update existing legislation.

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Relevant documents: See point 5 above. Previous documents: Resolutions Nos 138/95,

2375/2001 (G/TBT/N/ARG/39), 2747/2002 (G/TBT/N/ARG/82) and 2785/2003 (G/TBT/N/ARG/84), all of which were issued by ENARGAS.

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Proposed date of adoption: 8 April 2016

Proposed date of entry into force: Dates specified in the notified text.

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Final date for comments: Not indicated

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Dirección Nacional de Comercio Interior

Avda. Julio A. Roca 651, Piso 4°, Sector 2 (C1067ABB)

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Tel.: (+54) 11 4349-4067

Fax: (+54) 11 4349-4072

Email: focalotc@mecon.gov.ar

Text available at: http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/registro_arg10.php

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