G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 9 
29 April  2021 
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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 26 April  2021, 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. 5/2021  
and 7/2021, and Secretariat for Industry, the Knowledge Economy and Foreign Trade Management  
Resolution No. 102/2021 , publi shed in the Official Journal of the Argentine Republic  on 11, 15  and 
31 March  2021, respectively , amending  former Ministry of Production Resolution No. 523/2017, 
notified in docum ent G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28 . 
 
(a) List of products subject to import licensing procedures  
 
Unders ecretariat for Trade  Policy and Management Provision No. 5/2021  replace s Annex 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 . 
Undersecretariat for Trade Policy and Management Provision No.  7/2021 simply  correct s 
inadvertent errors  made during the preparation of the Annex to Provision No.  5/2021. 
Secretariat for Industry, the Knowledge Economy and Foreign Trade Management Resolution 
No. 102/2021 modifies the calculation of the time limits set forth in Article 4 of Resolution 
No. 523/5017  based on the official registration of import declarations, with a view to 
harmonizing the licensing system with the rest of the import regimes that call for the 
presentation of sworn declarations for the marketing of certain goods.  
 
These  regulations  are available for consultation at : 
 
• Undersecretariat for Trade Policy and Management Provision No. 5/2021:  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexo s/345000 -349999/347797/texact.htm   
(through this link  the updated version of  Provision  No. 5/2021 can be found  with the error 
corrected by  Provision  No. 7/2021).  
 
• Undersecretariat for Trade Policy and Management Provision  No. 7/2021:  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/345000 -349999/347870/norma.htm  
  
• Secretariat for Industry, the Knowledge Economy and Foreign Trade Management 
Resolution  No. 102/2021:  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 9 
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  http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/an exos/345000 -349999/348391/norma.htm . 
As a result of these modifications, the updated list of tariff headings covered  by the automatic 
and non -automatic import licensing system can be found  through the following link, where 
the text is available of Resolution No. 523/2017 updated in real time : 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/275000 -279999/276625/texact.htm . 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 
Undersecretar iat 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 . 
 
Importers submitting applicatio ns for automatic import licences are required to use the 
Comprehensive Import Monitoring System ,1 as approved by  Joint General Resolution 
No. 4.185 -E/2018 of the Federal Public Revenue Administration and the Secretariat for Trade  
(Official Journal o f 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 can be found in the updated text of Resolution No. 523/2017  available at : 
 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/275000 -279999/276625/texact.htm . 
 
In the event that the requirements  described above  are not duly met within TEN (10) working 
days of registering the import licence request , 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 bodies , 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 . 
 
In addition , two explanatory manuals containing detai led and updated information on 
licensing procedures can be found at : 
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/comprobar -licencias -automaticas -para-importaciones . 
 
 
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 Resolut ion is available for consultation at: 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/265000 -269999/265302/norma.htm . G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add. 9 
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  (c) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Unders ecretariat for Trade  Policy and Management Provisions Nos. 5/2021  and 7/2021, and 
Secretariat for Industry, the Knowledge Economy and Foreign Trade Management Resolution 
No. 1 02/2021 , published in the Official Journal of the Argentine Republic on 11, 15 and 
31 March  2021, 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 verification 
system for ensuring compliance with the cond itions 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 . 
 
(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 insti tute import licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1).