G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.5  
20 December  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 8 December 2 016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Argentina . 
 
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Pursua nt to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, I have the pleasure of 
notifying the adoption of Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 301/2016, published in the Official 
Journal of the Argentine Republic on 2 1 October 2 016, which amends Mi nistry of Production 
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. 301/2016  amends the annexes to Ministry of 
Production  Resolution No. 5/201 5 and the amending regulations thereto (Secretariat for  
Trade Resolutions No. 2/2016, No. 32/2016, No. 114/2016, No. 172/2016 and 
No. 264/2016, as  notified in documents G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27, G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1, 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2 , G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add. 3 and G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.4), with a 
view to refining the universe of goods covered by  non-automatic import licences.  
 
(1) In relation to Article 3 of Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015 (non -automatic 
import licences) and its amendments, the fol lowing changes have been made : 
 
- The MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff items detailed in Article 1 have 
been removed  from point (1) of Annexes  XI and XIV . 
 
- The references corresponding to the NCM tariff items detailed in Article 2 have been 
remo ved from point ( 1) of Annexes III, XIV and XVI. 
 
- The text of the references corresponding to the NCM tariff items detailed in Article 3 
have been replaced  in point ( 1) of Annex XIV. 
 
- The references and texts corresponding to the NCM tariff items detail ed in Article 4 
have been included  in point  (1) of Annexes XI, XIV and XVI. 
 
- The NCM tariff items detailed in Article 5  have been included  in point  (1) of 
Annexes  III, XI and XIV. 
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  (2) Goods which, under Articles 4 and 5  of Secretariat for Trade Resoluti on No. 301/2016, 
have been incorporated into the  non-automatic licensing regime  and which, 
at 21 October 2 016, are in any of the following situations  have been exempted  from 
compliance with Article 3 of Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015 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. 
 
The exceptions provided for will expire if the import application is not registered within 
a period of 60 calendar days from 2 2 October 2 016. Goods in either of the 
above -mentioned situations must meet the requirement established in Article 1 of 
Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015 and its amendments.  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 301/2016 is available for consultation at : 
 
- https://www.bole tinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/11511351/null  
- http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/265000 -
269999/266712/norma.htm  
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 
Secretariat for Trade, under the Ministry of Production  
Julio A. R oca 651, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina . 
 
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  
 
Importers submitting applic ations 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 December 2 015 of the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP)2, and 
to provide the informatio n specified in Annex I to Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 5/2015, as clarified by Secretariat for Trade Resolutions No. 2/2016, No. 32/2016, 
No. 114/2016, No. 172/2016 and No. 264/2016.  
 
To obtain a non -automatic licence, importers are first of all r equired to complete the 
automatic licensing procedure . They must then, within ten (10) working days, access the 
AFIP website ( http://www.afip.gob.ar ), by entering their individual tax identification number 
(Clave Únic a 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 relaciones 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 publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 301/2016, published in the Official Journal of the 
Argentine Republic on 2 1 October 2 016, amending Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 5/2015.  
                                                
1 Further information is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for consultation at: 
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(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non -automatic 
according to the definitions conta ined 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 information . 
 
(g) In the case of non -automatic import licensing procedures, indication o f 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 a ccordance 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, No. 114/2016, No. 172/2016, No. 264/2016 and No. 301/2016.  
 
(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 conditions that gave rise to its 
implementation persist . 
 
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i "Members which institute licensing procedur es or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1 ).