./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/2/ARG/5
15 October 1999
(99-4427)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 5
ARGENTINA
The following communication, dated 4 October 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Argentina.
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Pursuant to Article 5, of the Agreement on Im port Licensing Procedures, I have the pleasure
of submitting herewith the notification of Re solutions SMEyOySP No. 977/99 and SICyM No. 617/99
concerning non-automatic import licences for footwear.G/LIC/N/2/ARG/5
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Notification on the Customs Clearance Procedure for Certain
Import Operations for Entry for Consumption
(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures
Goods covered under the HS tariff headings: 6401.10.00; 6401.91.00; 6401.92.00;
6401.99.00; 6402.12.00; 6402.19.00; 6402.30. 00; 6402.91.00; 6402.99.00; 6403.12.00;
6403.19.00; 6403.20.00; 6403.30.00; 6403.40. 00; 6403.51.00; 6403.59.00; 6403.91.00;
6403.99.00; 6404.11.00; 6404.19.00; 6404.20. 00; 6405.10.10; 6405.10.20; 6405.10.90;
6405.20.00;   6405.90.00.
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility
Department of Foreign Trade of the Secretariat for Industry, Trade and Mining of the
Ministry of the Economy and Public Works and Services.
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications
National Foreign Trade Management Division, Department of Foreign Trade of the
Secretariat for Industry, Trade and Mining.
(d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published
Resolution 977 of the Ministry of the Economy and Public Works and Services of
6 August 19911 (published in the Official Bulletin of 11 August 1999) and Resolution 617 of the
Secretariat for Industry, Trade and Mining of 25 August 19991  (published in the Official Bulletin of
31 August 1999).
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3
The procedure is non-automatic.
(f) In the case of automatic import licensing procedures and their administrative purpose
There are no automatic procedures.
(g) In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being
implemented through the licensing procedure
The import licensing procedure for footwear aims to establish a monitoring mechanism for
the pre-marketing labelling requirement for foot wear, as stipulated in Resolution 508 of the
Secretariat for Industry, Trade and Mining of 27 July 1999 (published in the Official Bulletin of9 August 1999).
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some probability,
and if not, the reason why this information cannot be provided
Sixty days from the working day following the date of the closure of the application period.
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1 The Resolution may be consulted in the Market Access Division (available in Spanish only).