. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/4/Add.1 
19 January 2009 
 
 (09-0197) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification Under Article 5
 
 
ARGENTINA 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 22 D ecember 2008, has been received from the 
Permanent Mission of Argentina. 
 
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Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Impor t Licensing Procedures, I have the pleasure of 
notifying herewith an amendment to notificati on G/LIC/N/2/ARG/4 of 5 March 1999, following the 
adoption of Regulation No. 16/2008 of the Minist ry of Economy and Production (MEyP) amending 
the tariff items subject to prior automatic import licensing. 
(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures
 
 
0603.11.00 3305.10.00 3406.00.00 9101.91.00 9201.20.00 
0603.12.00 3305.20.00 3407.00.10 9101.99.00 9201.90.00 0603.13.00 3305.30.00 3506.10.10 9102.11.10 9202.10.00 0603.14.00 3305.90.00 3506.10.90 9102.11.90 9202.90.00 0603.19.00 3306.10.00 4303.10.00 9102.12.10 9205.10.00 0603.90.00 3306.20.00 4303.90.00 9102.12.20 9205.90.00 
0604.10.00 3306.90.00 4304.00.00 9102.12.90 9206.00.00 
0604.91.00 3307.10.00 4602.90.00 9102.19.00 9207.10.10 0604.99.00 3307.20.10 5006.00.00 9102.21.00 9207.10.90 2309.10.00 3307.20.90 6601.10.00 9102.29.00 9207.90.10 2309.90.30 3307.30.00 6601.91.10 9102.91.00 9207.90.90 
2309.90.90 3307.41.00 6601.91.90 9102.99.00 9208.10.00 
2402.10.00 3307.49.00 6601.99.00 9103.10.00 9208.90.00 2402.20.00 3307.90.00 6602.00.00 9103.90.00 9302.00.00 2403.10.00 3401.11.10 7117.11.00 9105.11.00 9303.10.00 2403.91.00 3401.11.90 7117.19.00 9105.19.00 9303.20.00 
2403.99.90 3401.19.00 7117.90.00 9105.21.00 9303.30.00 
3303.00.10 3401.20.10 7118.90.00 9105.29.00 9303.90.00 3303.00.20 3401.20.90 8903.10.00 9105.91.00 9304.00.00 3304.10.00 3401.30.00 8903.91.00 9105.99.00 9307.00.00 3304.20.10 3402.20.00 8903.92.00 9107.00.10 9701.10.00 3304.20.90 3405.10.00 8903.99.00 9107.00.90 9701.90.00 
3304.30.00 3405.20.00 9101.11.00 9113.10.00 9702.00.00 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/4/Add.1 
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  3304.91.00 3405.30.00 9101.19.00 9113.20.00 9703.00.00 
3304.99.10 3405.40.00 9101.21.00 9113.90.00 9704.00.00 3304.99.90 3405.90.00 9101.29.00 9201.10.00 9706.00.00 
 
(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 Economy and Production. 
 
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  
 
Imports Department of the National Forei gn Trade Management Directorate, under 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
 
 
 Regulation No. 16/2008 of the Ministry of Econom y and Production of 28 October 2008 
(published in the Official Journal of 3 November 2008). 
 
(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  
 
 The purpose is to ensure that imports are subject to a regime which permits the advance 
supply of descriptive information to the historical  records in order to be able to carry out a 
rapid analysis of their evolution, and which av erts delays that could cause irreparable damage 
to different production sectors. 
 (g) In the case of non-automatic import licen sing procedures, indication of the measure 
being implemented through the licensing procedure  
 
 There are no non-automatic procedures.  (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 c onsistent with Article 2 of the Agreement on 
Import Licensing Procedures.  
 
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