WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.7 
G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.7 
19 April 2004 
 (04-1760) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
 
ARGENTINA 
 
Supplement  
   The following communication, dated 13 April 2004, is circulated at the request of the delegation of Argentina. 
 
 
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 I have the honour to enclose an authenticated copy of the resolution of the Secretariat of 
Industry, Trade and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Resolution No. 65 of 25 March 2004, 
published in the Official Journal of 29 March 2004, which replaces Article 1 of Resolution No. 
826/99 of the former Ministry of the Economy and Public Works and Services, which was duly 
notified to the Committee on Anti-Dumping Pr actices and the Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures (G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.4 – G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.4). 
  Please circulate Resolution No. 65/2004 of the S ecretariat of Industry, Trade and Small- and 
Medium-Sized Enterprises, in accordance with Ar ticle 18.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and 
Article 25.12 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.7 
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 Ministry of Economy and Production Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises   
Buenos Aires, 25 March 2004 
    HAVING REGARD TO File No. S01:0013410/2004 of the Registry of the Ministry of 
Economy and Production and 
 
 WHEREAS:   Decree No. 1,326 of 10 November 1998 contains  the rules and regulations for effective 
implementation of the agreements on anti-dumpi ng and countervailing duty regimes contained in 
Law No. 24,425, on International Trade Agreements (GATT). 
  Chapter 7 of the above-mentioned decree provid es for the possibility of requesting a review 
of measures in force prior to expiry of the period of validity.   Consequently, the former Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining issued Resolution 
No. 826 of 3 November 1999 regulating the requireme nts for submitting a request for a final review 
owing to expiry of the period of valid ity, and also the requisite time-frame. 
  Under the period established in Article 1 of  the Resolution mentioned in the foregoing 
paragraph it is appropriate to re port, prior to that period, the date of expiry for submitting an 
application for final review owing to  expiry of the period of validity. 
  Accordingly, it is appropriate to replace Artic le 1 of Resolution No. 826 of 3 November 1999 
of the former Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining.   The Legal Department for Industry, Trade and Mining, of the Directorate-General of Legal 
Affairs of the Ministry of Economy and Production, has acted appropriately. 
  The present resolution is issued under the powers conferred by Article 3 of Decree No. 1,326 of 10 November 1998 and Decree No. 1,283 of 24 May 2003.  
 Accordingly, 
 
THE SECRETARY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED 
ENTERPRISES 
 
RESOLVES 
 
 ARTICLE 1.  Article 1 of Resolution No. 826 of 3 November 1999 of the former Secretariat of Industry, Trade and Mining is hereby replaced as follows:   "ARTICLE 1.  A request for final review of  an anti-dumping or countervailing duty owing to 
the expiry of its period of validity may be submitte d by or on behalf of the domestic industry to the 
Office of the Incoming Communications and Notifications  Directorate of this Secretariat, located at 
Avenida Julio A Roca 651, Ground Floor, Sectors 11 and 12, no later than nine (9) months prior to the 
end of the period of imposition of the anti-dumping or countervailing duty whose termination the 
applicant wishes to prevent. 
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  The Implementing Authority shall report on the expiry of the period for submitting a request 
for final review owing to expiry of the period of va lidity no later than in the month preceding the nine 
(9) months before the end of the period for which the anti-dumping or countervailing duty was 
imposed. 
 
 The Sub-Secretariat of Trade Policy and Management, as part of this Secretariat, shall list every six months in the Official Journal the measur es that are to expire, as indicated in Annex I, 
which forms an integral part of this resolution".  
 ARTICLE 2.  This resolution shall enter in to force on the day following publication in the 
Official Journal.   ARTICLE 3.  For communication, publication and transmittal to the National Directorate of Official Records. 
 
Resolution No. 65  
(Signature) 
 
Alberto Juan Delmont 
Secretary of Industry, Trade and SMEs 
    
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
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ANNEX I 
  
Resolution 
No. Date of 
publication in 
Official Journal Date of Expiry 
within 9 months Products Origin 
     
     
     
 
 
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