G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.8  
10 November  2020 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 
 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
ARGENTINA  
Addendum  
The following notification, dated 10 November 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Argentina . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, Argentina hereby notifies  
the adoption of  Unders ecretariat for  Trade Policy and Management Provisions Nos. 29/2020  and 
30/2020 , publi shed in the Official Journal of the Argentine Republic  on 21 and 29 October 2 020, 
respectively , amending  former Ministry of Production Resolution No. 523/2017, notified in document 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28 . 
 
(a) List of products subject to import licensing procedures  
 
Unders ecretariat for Trade  Policy and Management Provisions Nos. 29/2020  and 30/2020  
replace Annexes II, III, VIII, X and XI to former Secretariat for Trade  Resolution No. 523/2017 
and the amendments thereto , in order to update the list of goods subject to automatic and 
non-automatic import licensing . 
 
These  Provisions are available for consultation at : 
 
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/p rimera/236386/20201021  
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/236697/20201029?busqueda=1  
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 
Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade Policy and Management , under the  Ministry of Production 
Development . 
 
Julio A. R oca 651, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina . Administrative body(ies) for 
submission of applications  
 
The administrative  body for submission of applications is the Undersecretariat for Trade Policy 
and Management, attached to the Secretariat for Industry, the Knowledge Economy and 
Foreign Trade Management, under the Ministry of Production Development . G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.8  
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  Importers submitting a pplications for automatic import licences are required to use the 
Comprehensive Import Monitoring System1, as approved by  Joint General Resolution No. 
4.185 -E/2018 of the Federal Public Revenue Administration and the Secretariat for Trade  
(Official Journa l of 8 January 2 018)2, and to provide the information specified in Annex  I to 
former Ministry of  Produc tion Resolution No. 523/2017  and its amend ing regulations . 
 
In addition to meeting the indicated requirement for automatic licences, interest ed parties 
submit ting applications for non -automatic import licen ces must be enrolled on the register 
created under former Ministry of Production Resolution No. 442 (Official Journal of 9 
September 2 016)3 and enter into the system, for the tariff heading s of the goods to be 
imported , the information indicated in  Annexes II to XIV to former Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 523/2017 and its amending regulations . 
 
This information, as well as the tariff headings subject to the non-automatic licensing  system , 
can be found in the updated text of Resolution No. 523/2017 available at : 
 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/27500 0-279999/276625/texact.htm  
 
In the event that the established requirements are not duly met, the interested party must 
submit the request ed information  within ten (10) working days  of "Requerimiento Art. 4 " 
("Article 4 request ") being  displayed in the system . If the deadline  passe s and a response has 
not been received , the procedure will automatically  be cancelle d and its status reflected  in the 
system as  "Baja Art.  4" ("Article 4 cancellation "). 
 
For goods subject to non -automatic import licensing, the implementing authority may require 
the importer  to provide any informa tion and/or  additional document s listed  in Annex XV to 
Resolu tion No. 523/2017 and the amendments thereto . It may also request  the intervention  
of competent technical bodi es, use background information from its own sources or  those of 
third parties , and require , should it be deemed necessary, clarifications . This information must 
be submitted within the time limits and conditions laid down in Article 6 of Resolution No. 
523/2017 and  its amending regulations . 
 
(c) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Unders ecretariat for Tra de Policy and Management Provisions Nos. 29/2020  and 30/2020 , 
published in the Official Journal of the Argentine Republic on 21 and 29 October 2 020, 
respectively , amend ing former Ministry of Production Resolution No. 523/2017 . 
 
(d) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non -automatic 
according to the definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3  
 
The system uses both types of procedure . 
 
(e) In the case of automatic import licensing procedures, their administrative purpose  
 
Statistical information . 
 
(f) In the case of non -automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure 
being implemented through the licensing procedure  
 
The aim of the non -automatic licensing system is to establish an appropriate prior verifica tion 
system for ensuring compliance with the conditions governing the importation of the goods, 
in accordance with the provisions of the Annexes to former Ministry of Production Resolu tion 
No. 523/2017  and its amending regulations . 
 
1 Further information is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://servicios.infoleg. gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/305000 -309999/305596/texact.htm . 
3 The Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infol egInternet/anexos/265000 -269999/265302/norma.htm  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.8  
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  (g) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some 
probability and, if not, the reason why this information cannot be provided  
 
The system will remain in place for as long as the conditions that gave rise to its 
implementation persist . 
 
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i "Members which institute import licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1) .