WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/ARG/16 
19 March 2009 
 
 (09-1380) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification Under Article 5
 
 
ARGENTINA 
 
  The following communication, dated 11 March 2009, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Argentina.  
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  Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, I have the pleasure 
of notifying herewith the following Resolutions of the Ministry of Production:  
 - Resolution No. 26/2009
1 concerning non-automatic import licences for goods 
classified under certain tariff lines corresponding to the tyre sector; 
  - Resolution No. 61/2009
2, incorporating the import certificate for miscellaneous 
products ( Certificado de Importación de Productos Varios , CIPV) and amending 
notifications G/LIC/N/2/ARG/7, G/LIC/N/2/ARG/12 and G/LIC/N/2/ARG/15 of 
19 August 2004, 21 September 2007 and 19 January 2009 respectively, which 
amended the tariff items subject to non-automatic licensing. 
 
                                                      
1 The text of the Resolution is available for cons ultation in the WTO Secretariat, Market Access 
Division (in Spanish only). 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for cons ultation in the WTO Secretariat, Market Access 
Division (in Spanish only). G/LIC/N/2/ARG/16 
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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 Nome nclature (NCM) ta riff items 8415.10.11, 
8415.10.19, 8415.83.00, 8509.40.50 and 8516.50.00 are included in notification G/LIC/N/2/ARG/7. 
 
Goods classified under MERCOSUR Common Nome nclature (NCM) ta riff items 6301.90.00, 
6302.21.00, 6302.22.00, 6302.29.00, 6302.31.00, 6302.32.00, 6302.39.00, 6302.40.00, 6302.51.00, 6302.53.00, 6302.60.00, 6302.91.00, 6303.91.00 and 6303.92.00 are included in notification G/LIC/N/2/ARG/12. 
 
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), 
7318.15.00 (other than those of stainless steel ), and 8418.69.40 are included in notification 
G/LIC/N/2/ARG/15. 
 
Goods classified under MERCOSUR Common Nome nclature (NCM) ta riff items 8211.10.00, 
8211.91.00, 8215.20.00, 8215.99.10, 8211.92.10, 8433.51.00, 8523.40.11, 8701.90.90, 9401.30.10, 9401.30.90, 9401.40.10, 9401.40.90, 9401.51.00, 9401.59.00, 9401.61.00, 9401.69.00, 9401.71.00, 9401.79.00, 9401.80.00, 9401.90.10, 9401.90.90, 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 9403.30.00, 9403.40.00, 9403.50.00, 9403.60.00, 9403.70.00, 9403.81.00, 
9403.89.00, 9403.90.10, 9403.90.90, 9607.11.00, 9607.19.00 and 9607.20.00 require an 
import certificate for miscellaneous products, CIPV. 
 
(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. 
 (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of application s
 
 
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  
 
Ministry of Production Resolution No. 61/2009 of 4 March 2009 (published in the 
Official Journal of 5 March 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/LIC/N/2/ARG/16 
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(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 miscellaneous , textile, metallurgical and other products 
aims to establish a pre-release verification mech anism 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 consis tent with Article 3.5(f) of the Agreement on 
Import Licensing Procedures. 
 
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