. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/20 
15 September 2009 
 
 (09-4331) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Article 5
 
 
ARGENTINA 
 
  Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, I hereby notify the 
adoption of Resolution MP (Ministry of Production) 165/2009
∗, amending notification 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/15 of 19 January 2009, which modifi es the procedure for and the tariff items subject 
to non-automatic licensing.  
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Notification on the customs clearance  procedure for certain transactions
 
concerning definitive importation for consumption  
  
(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures
 
 
 Goods classified under MERCOSUR Common No menclature (NCM) tariff items 7318.12.00 
(other than those of stainless steel), 7318.14.00  (other than those of stainless steel) and 
7318.15.00 (other than those of stainless steel) are deleted from notification G/LIC/N/2/ARG/15. 
 
 The import certificate for screws and related products ( Certificado de Importación de 
Tornillos y Afines  (CITA)) is established for goods classified under MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature (NCM) tariff items 7318.12.00 (other than those of stainless steel), 7318.14.00 (other than those of stainless steel) and 7318.15.00 (other than those of stainless steel). 
 
 Transactions are exempt from the CITA require ment provided that:  (a) they do not exceed 
two (2) operations relating to entry for consum ption for each importer;  (b) the volume of 
each transaction does not exceed two hundred kilograms (200 kg.).  This shall apply by calendar year. 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility
 
 
 Undersecretariat of Trade Policy and Management  of the Secretariat of Industry, Trade and 
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the Ministry of Production. 
 
                                                      
∗ Available for consultation in the WTO Secretariat, Market Access Division (in Spanish only). G/LIC/N/2/ARG/20 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications
 
 
 Imports Department of the National Foreign Tr ade Management Directorate, attached to the 
Undersecretariat of Trade Policy and Management  of the Secretariat of Industry, Trade and 
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. 
 
(d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published  
 
 Ministry of Production Resolution 165/ 2009 of 15 May 2009 (published in the 
Official Journal of 18 May 2009). 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing proce dure is automatic or no n-automatic according 
 to definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3  
 
 The procedure is non-automatic. 
 
(f) In the case of automatic import licensing  procedures, their administrative purpose  
 
 There are no automatic procedures.  
(g) In the case of non-automatic import licen sing procedures, indication of the measure 
being implemented through the licensing procedure  
 
 The import licensing procedure for products of the metal industry, screws and related 
products aims to establish a pre-release veri fication mechanism to monitor and control 
imports of such goods. 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing pro cedure if this can be estimated with some 
probability and, if not, reason why this information cannot be provided  
 
 The expected duration of the procedure is cons istent with Article 3.5(f) of the Agreement on 
Import Licensing Procedures. 
 
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