G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.4  
8 November  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 3 November 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. 264/2016, published in the Official 
Journal of the Argentine Republic on 9 September 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. 264/2016  amends the an nexes 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 and No. 172/2016, as notified 
in documents G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27, G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Ad d.1, G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2 
and G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.3), with a view to refining t he 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 following changes have been made:  
 
- The fo llowing MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff items  have been included  in 
point 1 of Annex XIV: 
 
3207.20.10  
3207.20.99  
3207.30.00  
3207.40.10  
3207.40.90  
4703.21.00 (66)  
4804.11.00  
4805.93.00 (67)  
4807.00.00  8421.23.00  
8424.31.00  
8421.39.20  
8421.99.10  
8421.99.99  
8481.80.19 (68)  
8481.90.10  
9506.61.00  
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  (1) Only of  pine trees. 
(2) Other than : (a) Each layer bleached ; (b) With only one outer layer bleached ; (c) With three or 
more layers, of which only the two outer layers are bleached . 
(3) Only: (a) Sets of sanitary tap ware for bathrooms ; (b) Sets of sanitary tapware for kitchens 
with either TWIN (2) taps or a single -lever mixer tap , in both cases without  a ceramic disc 
cartridge system . 
 
(2) Goods which, under Article 1 of Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 264/2016, have been 
incorporated into the non -automatic licensing regime, and which, at 9 September 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 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 except ions provided for shall expire if the import application is not registered within a period 
of 60 calendar days from 1 0 September 2 016. Goods in either of the above -mentioned situations 
must meet the requirement established in Article 1 of Ministry of Produ ction Resolution No. 5/15 
and its amendments.  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 264/2016 is available for consultation at : 
 
- https://www.boletinoficial.gob.a r/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/11509602/null ; and 
- http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/265000 -269999/265273/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 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 information specifie d 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 and No. 172/2016.  
 
To obtain a non -automatic licence, importers are first of all required 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 Única de Identificación Trib utaria , 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) o r, 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 o n "Servicios interactivos " (interactive services) 
and finally on " SC-Solicitud de contacto " (contact request).  
 
                                                
1 Further information is availab le at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://www.infoleg.g ob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000 -259999/257180/norma.htm . G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.4  
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  (d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 264/2016, published in the O fficial Journal of the 
Argentine Republic on 9 September 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 information.  
 
(g) In the case of non -automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the 
measure being imp lemented 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 prov isions 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 and  No. 264/2016.  
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this ca n 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 notif y the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Article 5.1 ).