G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1  
12 May 2016  
(16-2640)  Page: 1/3  
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 2 May 2016, is bein g 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 fo r Trade Resolution No. 32/2016, published in 
Official Journal of the Argentine Republic on 14 March 2016, which amends Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 5/2015 and Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 2/2016, both of which were notified in document G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27. 
 
(a) List of products subject to  import licensing procedures 
 Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 32/2016 amends certain aspects of the import licensing 
regime:  (1) In relation to Article 3 of Ministry of Prod uction Resolution No. 5/2015 (non-automatic import 
licences), as amended by Secretariat for Trade Re solution No. 2/2016, the following changes have 
been made:  
- MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff items  specified in Article 1 have been 
removed  from point 1 of Annexes VI, XI and XIV. 
 
- The references  corresponding to the NCM tariff items specified in Article 2 have been 
removed  from point 1 of Annexes III, VIII and XIV. 
 
- The text of the reference corresponding to the NCM tariff item specified in Article 3 has been 
replaced  in point 1 of Annex XIV. 
 
- The NCM tariff items  specified in Annex I have been included  in point 1 of Annexes X, XIV, 
XVI and XVII. 
 - The references  and texts  corresponding to the NCM tariff items specified in Annex II have 
been included  in point 1 of Annexes XI, XIV and XVI. 
 
(2) Goods entering under the courier or postal item regime have been exempted  from compliance 
with the non-automatic licensing regime, and 
 
(3) The period of validity of import licences has been extended  to 180 calendar days, as from 
their approval in the Comprehensive Import Monitoring System (SIMI). G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1 
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The above-mentioned Resolution and its Annexes are available for consultation at:  - https://www.boletinoficial.g ob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusque daAvanzada/11502198/null  
- http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet /anexos/255000-259999 /259360/norma.htm 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility 
 
Secretariat for Trade, under the Ministry of Production Julio A. Roca 651, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. 
 
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r 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 21 December 2015 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. 
 
To obtain a non-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 ), 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 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. 32/2016, published in Official Journal of the 
Argentine Republic on 14 March 2016, amendi ng Ministry of Production Resolution 
No. 5/2015. 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic 
according to the definitions co ntained in Articles 2 and 3 
 
The system uses both types of procedure.  
 (f) In the case of automatic import licensi ng 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 Secr etariat 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.1 
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(h) Expected duration of the licensing proc edure if this can be estimated with some 
probability and, if not, the reason wh y this information cannot be provided 
 
T h e  s y s t e m  w i l l  r e m a i n  i n  p l a c e  f o r  a s  l o n g  a s  t h e  c o n d i t i o n s  t h a t  g a v e  r i s e  t o  i t s  
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).