G/LIC/N/2/ARG/ 27/Add.3  
23 September  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 29 August 2 016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Argentina . 
 
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Pursuan t to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, I have the pleasure of 
notifying the adoption of Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 172/2016, published in the 
Official  Journal of the Argentine Republic on 5 July 2 016, which amends Ministr y 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. 172/2016  amends  the annexes to Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 5/2015 and  the amending regulations thereto (Secretariat for Trade Resolutions 
No. 2/2016, No. 32/2016 and No. 114/2016, as notified in documents G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27, 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1 and G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2), with a view to refining  the universe  of 
goods cove red 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 following changes have been made:  
 
- The following MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM ) tariff items have been remove d 
from point 1  of Annexes XI and XIV:  
 
7315.11.00   ANNEX XIV    8525.80.29   ANNEX XIV  
8429.52.12   ANNEX XI    8543.70.99   ANNEX XIV  
8429.52.19   ANNEX XI    9022.14.13   ANNEX XIV  
8431.41.00   ANNEX XI    9022.14.90   ANNEX XIV  
8431. 49.22   ANNEX XI  
 
- The reference  corresponding to NCM tariff item  9505.10.00 (1) has  been remove d from 
point 1  of Annex  XIV. 
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  - The following NCM tariff items have been included  in point 1  of Annexes XI, XIV and  XVI: 
 
3917.40.90 (52)  ANNEX XIV     8412.21.9 0 (38)  ANNEX XI  
3920.20.90 (54)  ANNEX XIV     8419.50.10 (58)  ANNEX XIV  
3920.30.00 (55)  ANNEX XIV     8422.30.21   ANNEX XI  
3925.10.00    ANNEX XIV     8427.20.90   ANNEX XI  
4009.22.90   ANNEX XIV     8428.32.00   ANNEX XI  
4010.12.00   ANNEX XIV     8430.39.90   ANNEX  XI 
4012.90.90 (13)  ANNEX XVI     8433.11.00   ANNEX XIV  
4820.30.00   ANNEX XIV     8483.50.10 (59)  ANNEX XIV  
6910.10.00   ANNEX XIV     8516.10.00 (60)  ANNEX XIV  
6910.90.00   ANNEX XIV     8518.22.00 (61)  ANNEX XIV  
7214.10.10   ANNEX XI     8519.81.10 (62)  ANNEX XI V 
7214.10.90   ANNEX XI     8523.80.00   ANNEX XIV  
7214.99.10   ANNEX XI     7604.10.29   ANNEX XI  
7228.40.00   ANNEX XI     7604.21.00   ANNEX XI  
7308.40.00 (56)  ANNEX XIV     7604.29.19   ANNEX XI  
7604.10.21   ANNEX XI     7604.29.20   ANNEX XI  
7607.11.90 (57)  ANNEX X IV    8714.10.00 (63)  ANNEX XIV  
8307.90.00   ANNEX XIV     9206.00.00 (65)  ANNEX XIV  
8409.10.00   ANNEX XIV     9209.30.00   ANNEX XIV  
8409.99.14   ANNEX XIV     9405.40.90   ANNEX XIV  
 
 
(13) Only interchangeable tyre treads . 
(38) Only hydraulic systems for lift s. 
(52) Other than  joints and  elbows . 
(54) Only those that are not printed, other than : (a) of mono axially oriented polypropylene, 
laminated exclusively with biaxially oriented polypropylene , not metallis ed; (b) of 
monoaxially oriented polypropylene, laminat ed exclusively with polyamides, not metalli sed; 
(c) of monoaxially oriented polypropylene, laminated exclusively with polyvinyl alcohol , not 
metallis ed; (d) of monoaxially oriented polypropylene, laminated exclusively with polyvinyl 
chloride , not metallis ed; (e) monoaxially oriented polypropylene, laminated exclusively with 
polyesters , metallis ed; (f) of monoaxially oriented polypropylene , laminated exclusively with 
polyesters and polyvinylidene chloride , not metallis ed. 
(55) Only of styrene acrylonitrile c opolymers  (ABS), other than those laminated with 
polymethyl methacrylate or with acrylonitrile -styrene -acrylic ester (ASA). 
(56) Only scaffolding  equipment . 
(57) Only of a width not exceeding 1,300 mm, other than plain, containing by weight 99.2 % 
or more o f aluminium , of a thickness not exceeding 6 micrometres , in reels of a width not 
exceeding 500 mm, in accordance with ASTM standard B 373-95. 
(58) Other than water -oil heat exchange units, of stainless steel plate, with a die cast  
aluminium body,  of the typ e used in motor vehicle engines . 
(59) Other than drum -type, cone-type or Poly-V-type pulley s with a clutch device for  
uni-directional movement . 
(60) Storage -type only , with a capacity not exceeding  40 litres. 
(61) Other than various enclosures, including with a radio frequency amplifier , of the 
"home  theatre"  type. 
(62) Only able to re produce MP3 format, other than pocket  types . 
(63) Only: (a) chain -rings; (b) chain cassettes ; and (c) and chain -ring/cassette or  
chain -ring/cassette/chain sets presented in a single packaging unit . 
(65) Only cymbals . 
 
- The references corresponding to the following NCM tariff items have been included  in 
point 1 of Annexes XI  and XIV: 
 
3920.20.19 (53)  ANNEX XIV  
 8202.91.00 (37)  ANNEX XI  
 9018.90.99 (64)  ANNEX XIV  
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  (37) Only: (a) of high speed steel, manual ; (b) of bimetal steel, manual . 
(53) Only: (a) printed , exclusively of biaxially oriented polypropylene ; (b) not printed , 
exclusively of biaxially oriented polypropylene , of a thickness exceeding 10 microns, 
transparent, opaqu e or translucent . 
(64) Other than part s and accessories of appliances used for plasmapheresis . 
 
(2) Goods which, under Articles 3  and 4 of Secretar iat for Trade Resolution No. 172/2016 , have 
been incorporated into the non -automatic l icensing regime, and wh ich, at 5 July 2 016, are in any 
of the following situations, have been exempted  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 terr itory 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 shall expire if the import application is not registered within a period 
of SIXTY (60) calendar days from 6 July 2 016. Goods in either of the above -mentioned situations 
must meet the requirement established in Article 1 of Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/15 
and its amendments.  
 
Secretariat for Trade Reso lution No. 172/2016 is available for consultation at : 
 
- https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/11505576/null  
 (https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar ); and 
- http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/260000 -264999/263125/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, Argentina.  
 
(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 December 2 015 of the Federal Public Revenue 
Administration ( AFIP)2, and to provide the info rmation 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 . 
 
To obtain a non -automatic licence, importers are first of all required to complete the 
automatic li censing procedure . They must then, within  ten (10) working days, access the 
AFIP website ( http://www.afip.gob.ar/sitio/externos/default.asp ( http://www.afip.gob.ar ) ), 
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 Productio n 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) . 
 
                                                
1 Further i nformation is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for consultation at: 
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  (d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Secretariat for Trade R esolution No. 172/2016, published in the Official Journal of the 
Argentine  Republic on 5 July 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 def initions 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 information . 
 
(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, No. 114/2016  and No. 172/2016 . 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensi ng 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 procedures  or changes in these  procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1 ).