G/LIC/N/2/ARG/28/Add.2  
22 January  2018 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
ARGENTINA  
Addendum  
The following notification, dated 17 January 2 018, 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 Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 5-E/2018 , published in the Official Jour nal of 
the Argentine Republic on 11 January 2 018, which amends Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 523/2017 , notified in document G/LIC/N/ 2/ARG/28.  
 
(a) List of products subject to import licensing procedures  
 
In order to bring the list of tariff item numbers into line with the updated version of 
the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature, as adjusted to reflect the VI Amendment to 
the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding S ystem, which was adopted by 
the Argentine Republic via Decree No. 1.126/2017, Annexes I to XVIII to  Ministry of 
Production  Resolution No. 523/2017 have bee n replaced by Annexes I to XV to  
Secretariat  for Trade  Resolution No. 5-E/2018 . 
 
Annex I to  Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 5-E/2018  specifies  the information that must 
be provided  by the operator to begin the application process for an automatic or 
non-automatic import licence , while Annexes II to XV contain the updated tariff item 
numbers  for products subject to non -automatic import licensing . 
 
Secretariat for Trade R esolution No. 5-E/2018  is available for consultation at:  
 
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNorma/177445/20180111  
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/305000 -309999/305752/norma.htm  
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
 
 Secretariat for Tr ade, under the Ministry of Production.  
 Julio A. R oca 651, Ciudad Autónama de Buenos Aires, Argentina.  
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  
 
Importers submitting applications for automatic import l icences are required to use 
the Comprehensive Import Monitoring System ( Sistema Integral de Monitoreo de 
Importaciones , SIMI)i, as approved by Joint General Resolution of the Federal 
Public  Revenue Administration (AFPI)  and Secretariat for Trade No. 4.185 -E/2018 published 
in the  Official Jo urnal on 8 January 2 018ii, and to provide the  information specified in 
Annex  I to Ministry of Production Resolution No. 523/2017, as amend ed by Secretariat for 
Trade  Resolution No. 5-E/2018.  
 
To obtain a non -automatic licence, importers are required to complete the automatic 
licensing procedure  set out in Article 2 of Ministry of Production Resolution No. 523/2017, be 
duly entered in the Ministry of Production 's Single Register (RUMP) in accordance with 
Ministry of Production Resolution No. 442/2016iii of 8 September 2 016, and  then, within 
ten (10) working days, access the AFIP website (http://www.afip.gob.ar ) by entering their 
individual tax identification number ( Clave Única de Identificatión Tributaria , CUIT) and 
password  (clave fiscal ), and use the interactive service  "SC-Solicitud de contacto " (contact 
request)  to provide the information specified in p oint (2) of Annexes II to XV  to Ministry of 
Production Resolution No. 523/2017, as amended by Secretariat for Trade Resolution 
No. 5-E/2018, depending on the goods concerned.  
 
If the service " SC-Solicitud de contacto " is not enabled, the importer should select the 
option " Administrado r de relaciones con clave fiscal " (administrator wi th password) and click 
either on " Adheri r 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 Hacienda y Finanzas Públicas " (Ministry of 
the Treasury  and Public Finance), then on " Servicios interactivos " (interactive services) and 
finally on " SC-Solicitud de Contacto " (contact r equest).  
 
(d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 5-E/2018 , published in the Official Journal of 
the Argentine Republic on 1 1 January 2 018, amending Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 523/2017.  
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is aut omatic 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 information.  
 
(g) In the cas e 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 wit h the conditions governing the importation of 
the goods, in accordance with the provisions of Annexes II to XV  to Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 523/2017 and the amendment s thereto, S ecretariat for Trade Resolutions 
No. 898/2017  and No. 5-E/2018 . 
 
                                                
i Further information is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
ii The Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/305000 -309999/305596/norma.htm . 
iii The Resolution  is available for consultation at: 
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  (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 
implementa tion persist.  
 
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1 Members which institute li censing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify 
the Committee of such within 60  days of publication […] (Article 5.1).