G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2  
8 August  2016 
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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 27 July 2 016, 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, I have the pleasure of 
hereby notifying the adoption of Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 114/2016, published in the 
Official  Journal of the Argentine Republic on 1 June 2 016, which amends Se cretariat for Trade 
Resolution No. 5/2015 , notified in document  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27.  
(a) List of products subject to import licensing procedures  
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 114/2016  amends certain aspects of the import licensing 
regime  in respect of  product coverage : 
(1) In relation  to Article 3 of Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015 (non -automatic import 
licences ) and its amendments ( Secretariat for Trade Resolution s No. 2/2016  and No. 32/2016) , 
the following changes have been made:  
- The fo llowing MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff items  have been remove d 
from point 1  of Annexes XIV  and XVI:  
4504.90.00 - ANNEX  XIV 
8541.40.32 - ANNEX  XIV 
8711.20.10 - ANNEX  XVI 
8711.20.20 - ANNEX  XVI 
8711.20.90 - ANNEX  XVI 
- The reference corresponding to NCM tariff item  8544.60.00  (50) has  been remove d from 
point 1  of Annex  XIV. 
- The text of the reference corresponding to NCM tariff item 8711.30.00  (2) has been 
replaced  in point 1  of Annex  VI by the following:  
"(2) Other than : (a) Complete , completely knocked down  (CKD) (with  components not 
mounted on frame) ; (b) Incomplete , completely knocked down , including  frame and 
engine ". G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2  
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  - The following NCM tariff items have been included  in point 1  of Annexes VI, XIV and XVI : 
3907.60.00  - ANNEX XIV 
6907.90.00 - ANNEX  XIV 
8413.30.10  (12) - ANNEX  XVI 
8482.10.10 - ANNEX  XVI 
8483.30.21 - ANNEX  XVI 
8711.20.10  (3) - ANNEX  VI 
8711.20.20  (3) - ANNEX  VI 
8711.20.90  (3) - ANNEX  VI 
(3) Other than : (a) Complete , completely knocked down  (CKD) (with components not 
mounted on fr ame); (b) Incomplete , completely knocked down , including  frame and engine . 
(12) With electric engine  only. 
- The following reference  corresponding to NCM tariff item 4002.19.19  (51) has been 
included  in point 1  of Annex  XIV. 
(51) Only: (a) In emulsion , with a styrene content of 21 % or more, but not exceeding 
26% by weight ; (b) In emulsion, with a styrene content  of 37% or more, but not exceeding 
43% by weight . 
(2) Goods which, under Articles 2 and 4 of Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 114/2016 have 
been incorporated into the non -automatic licensing regime, and which, at 1 June 2 016, are in any 
of the following situations, have been exempt ed from compliance with Article  3 of Ministry of 
Production Resolution No. 5/15 and its amendments:  
(a) Dispatched by land, water or air transport with the Argentine customs territory as the final 
destination and loaded on the respective means of transport;  
(b) In a primary customs area, having already arrived in the Argentine customs territory . 
These exceptions shall exp ire if the import application is not regi stered within a period of 
SIXTY  (60) calendar days from 2 June 2 016. 
Goods in either  of the above -mentioned situations must meet the req uirement established in 
Article  1 of Ministry of Production Resoluti on No. 5/15 and its amendments.  
The provisions described under this point do not cover NCM items  8711.20.10  (3), 8711.20.20  (3) 
and 8711.20.90  (3). 
Secretariat for Trade  Resolution No. 114/2016 and its Annexes are available for consultation at : 
- https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/11505576/null ; and 
- http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/260000 -264999/262021/norma.htm . 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
Secretariat for Trade, u nder the Ministry of Production . 
Julio A. R oca 651, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argen tina. 
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  
Importers submitting applications for automatic import licences are required to use the 
Comprehensive Import Monitoring System (SIMI)1, as approved by General Resolution 
No. 3.823 of 2 1 Dece mber 2 015 of the Federal Public Revenue Administration ( AFIP)2, 
and to provide the information specified in Annex I to Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 5/2015, as clarified by Secretariat for Trade Resolutions No. 2/2016 and No. 32/2016 . 
                                                
1 Further information is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000 -259999/257180/norma.htm . G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2  
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  To obtain a n on-automatic licence, importers are first of all required to complete 
the automatic licensing procedure . They must then, within  10 working days, access the 
AFIP website ( http://www.afip.gob.ar /sitio/externos/default.asp ), by entering their 
individual tax identification number ( Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria , CUIT) and 
password ( clave fiscal ), and use the interactive service " SC-Solicitud de contacto " 
(contact request) to provide the information specified in point 2 of Annexes II to XVII to 
Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015, depending on the goods concerned.  
If the service " SC-Solicitud de contacto " is not enabled, the importer should select the 
option " Administrador de rela ciones con clave fiscal " (administrator with password) and click 
either on " Adherir servicio " (register for a service) or, if he wishes to authorize a third party 
to manage the application process, on " Nueva relación " (new authorization) . He should then 
click on the logo of the " Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas " (Ministry of the 
Economy and Public Finance), then on " Servicios interactivos " (interactive services) and 
finally on " SC-Solicitud de contacto " (contact request) . 
(d) Date and name of publ ication where the licensing procedures are published  
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 114/2016, published in the Official Journal of the 
Argentine  Republic on 1 June 2 016, amending Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015.  
(e) 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 . 
(f) In the case of automatic import licensing procedures, their administrative purpose  
Statistical in formation . 
(g) 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 conditions governing the importation of 
the goods, in accordance with the provisions of Annexes II to XVII to Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 5/2015, as amended by Secretariat for Trade Resolutions No. 2/2016 , 
No. 32/2016  and No. 114/2016 . 
(h) 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 condi tions that gave rise to its 
implementation persist . 
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i "Members which i nstitute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1 ).