WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1
ORGANIZATION 12June1995
(95-1540)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
ARGENTINA
Thefollowing communication, dated 30March 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofArgentina.
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LAW No.19,549
Buenos Aires, 3.4.72
Under thepowers conferred byArticle 5oftheConstitution oftheArgentine Revolution,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ARGENTINE NATION APPROVES AND PROMULGATES WITH
THE FORCE OFLAW:
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
TITLE I
Administrative Procedures: Scope ofApplication
Article 1:Rules ofprocedure tobeusedinrelation withtheNational Public Administration,
bothcentral andlocal, including autonomous bodies, except formilitary, defence andsecurity agencies,
shallcomply withtheprovisions ofthepresent lawandthefollowing requirements:
General Requirements: ExOfficio Instigation andConduct ofProceedings
(a) Proceedings shall beinstigated andconducted exofficio without prejudice tothe
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Speed, Economy, Simplicity andEfficiency ofProceedings
(b) Speed, economy, simplicity andefficiency shall govern theproceedings, andthe
Executive shallbeempowered toregulate thedisciplinary regime toensure decorum
andgood order intheproceedings. Theregime includes thepower toapply finesof
upto100pesos -unless otherwise provided inthespecific law-bydecisions which,
when confirmed, shallbeenforceable;
Informality
(c) Failure byinterested parties tocomply withnon-essential formal requirements which
canbefulfilled subsequently shallbeexcused;
Working Days andHours
(d) Actions andproceedings shalltakeplace during official working daysandhours, but
other daysandtimes maybepermitted exofficio orattherequest ofaparty;
Time-Limits
(e) Time-limits:
1. Shall bebinding oninterested parties andtheAdministration;
2. Shall becounted inofficial working dayssubject tocontrary legislation or
authorization exofficio orattherequest ofaparty;
3. Shallbecounted fromthedayfollowing notification. Inthecaseoftime-limits
concerningactssubjecttotherequirementtopublish,theprovisionsofArticle2
oftheCivil Code shallapply;
4. Incaseswhere nospecific time-limit hasbeensetforproceedings, notifications
andsummons, compliance withnotifications andsummons andreplies to
notifications, hearings andreports, thetime-limit shallbe10days;
5. Prior totheexpiry ofatime-limit theadministration, exofficio orattherequest
oftheinterested party, mayextend thetime-limit forsuchtimeasitdeems
reasonable, giving grounds foritsdecision andprovided thatitisnotprejudicial
totherights ofthirdparties. Arefusal shallbenotified atleasttwodaysprior
totheexpiry ofthetime-limit forwhich anextension wasrequested;
Lodging ofAppeals OutofTime
6. Oncethetime-limitsestablishedforlodgingadministrativeappealshaveexpired,
therighttosubmit themshallbelost. Thisshallnotprevent theappeal being
considered byahigher authority asacomplaint ofillegality, unless thehigher
authority shallresolve otherwise forreasons oflegalsafety or,having exceeded
reasonable time-limits, itisdeemed toconstitute avoluntary waiver ofthat
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Interruption ofTime-Limits forLodging ofAppeals
7. Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 12,thelodging ofadministrative
appeals shallinterrupt therunning oftime-limits, evenwhere suchappeals have
been improperly defined, contain insignificant formal flaws orwere made
through anexcusable error toabody thatwasnotcompetent;
LossofRight DuetoFailure toExercise itWithin theTime-Limit
8. Theadministration maydeem arightwhich hasnotbeenexercised within the
corresponding time-limit tohavelapsed, without prejudice totheprosecution
oftheappropriate proceedings atitsowninstance andwithout repeating any
stage intheproceedings provided thatthematter doesnotfallwithin the
provisions ofthefollowing paragraph;
Lapse ofProceedings
9. After 60daysfrom thetimewhen proceedings have stopped forreasons
attributable totheparty concerned, thecompetent bodyshallnotify thatparty
thatifafurther 30dayselapse without anyaction being taken, theauthorities
shall declare theproceedings lapsed, andfilethecase. Exceptions are
proceedings concerning social security andthose thattheAdministration
considers should continue duetotheparticular circumstances orbecause they
areofpublic interest. Once theproceedings havelapsed, theinterested party
may, however, exercise hisclaims innewproceedings, inwhich hemayrely
ontheevidence already produced. Actions involving thecompetent bodyshall
result inthesuspension oflegal andregulatory time-limits, including those
concerning prescription, which shallrecommence fromthedatewhen theorder
declaring theproceedings lapsed isconfirmed;
DueProcess
(f) Right oftheparties todueprocess, including theopportunity:
Right tobeHeard
1. Tosetoutthegrounds fortheirclaims anddefences before actsrelating to
theircivilrights orlegitimate interests areissued, tolodge appeals andtobe
professionally assisted orrepresented. When anexpress ruleallows
representation intheadministrative headquarters tobeexercised bypersons
whoarenotprofessional lawyers, qualified legalassistance shallbemandatory
incases where legalquestions areraised ordebated;
Right toOffer andProduce Evidence
2. Tooffer evidence andtohave itproduced ifpertinent, whereupon the
administration shallrequest andproduce reports andopinions necessary to
clarify thefacts, taking intoaccount theinterested parties andtheir
representatives, whomaysubmit pleas andrebuttals oncetheperiod forthe
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Right toaReasoned Decision
3. Thatdecision itselfshallexpressly setouttheprincipal arguments andissues
putforward, insofarastheyledtoadecision ofthematter.
Special Procedures Excluded
Article 2:Within atime-limit of120dayscounted fromtheentry intoforce oftheprocedural
rulestowhich Article 1refers, theExecutive Power shalldetermine which special procedures currently
applicable shallcontinue inforce. Itisalsoempowered to:
Progressive Adaptation ofSpecial Regimes totheNewProcedure
(a) Substitute legalrulesandregulations ofastrictly procedural nature under anyremaining
special regimes, withaview toadapting them progressively tothenewsystem of
procedures andadministrative remedies introduced therein, totheextent thatthisdoes
notaffect thesubstantive lawtowhich theaforementioned special regimes refer or
apply;
Thepresent lawshallbeofsuppletory application intheadministrative proceedings forwhich
there remain special regimes;
(b) todecide theadministrative procedure togovern military bodies and,defence and
security agencies, asproposed bythem, adopting thebasic principles ofthepresent
lawanditscorresponding regulations;
Reserved orSecret Proceedings
(c) todetermine thecircumstances andcompetent authorities toqualify asreserved orsecret
suchactions, measures, reports oropinions which should havesuchacharacter, even
though included inpublic proceedings.
TITLE II
Competence oftheOrgan
Article 3:Thecompetence ofadministrative organs shallbethatdrawn, asapplicable, from
theNational Constitution, lawsandregulations issued thereunder. Exercise ofsuchcompetence
constitutes anobligation onthepartofthecorresponding authority ororgan andcannot bedelegated
orsubstituted except where expressly authorized; removal toahigher authority shallapply unless
expressly otherwise provided bylaw.
Questions ofCompetence
Article 4:TheExecutive Power shallresolve issues ofcompetence arising between Ministers
andthose arising between authorities, agencies orother autonomous bodies exercising theiractivity
within different Ministries. Heads ofsuchMinistries shallresolve issues ofcompetence arising between
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Negative andPositive Contentions
Article 5:When anorgan, exofficio orattherequest ofaparty, declares itself incompetent,
itshallrefertheproceedings tothebody itconsiders competent. Ifthelatter, inturn,refuses totake
proceedings, itshallsubmit them totheauthority competent toresolve theconflict. Iftwobodies
consider themselves competent, thelatest tohavethecasereferred toitshallsubmit thematter, exofficio
orattherequest ofaparty, totheauthority whoisresponsible fordeciding it.
Thefinal decision onissues ofcompetence shall betaken, inboth cases, without any
substantiation other thantheopinion ofthecorresponding judicial service and,ifabsolutely necessary,
thetechnical opinion required bythecase. Thetime-limits envisaged inthisArticle forthesubmission
ofproceedings shallbetwodays, andforproduction ofopinions anddecisions, fivedays.
Challenging andExcusal ofOfficials andEmployees
Article 6:Officials andemployees maybechallenged forthereasons andontheoccasions
laiddown inArticle 17and18oftheNational Civil andCommercial Procedures Code, andtheir
immediate superior mustintervene within twodays. Thepriorinvolvement oftheofficial oremployee
inthematter shallnotbeconsidered acause forchallenge. Ifthechallenged official admits thegrounds,
hisimmediate superior shalldesignate areplacement, ifappropriate. Inthecontrary case,hissuperior
shalldecide thematter within fivedays. Ifitisconsidered necessary toproduce evidence, thetime-limit
maybeextended forafurther fivedays. Theexcusal ofofficials andemployees shallbegoverned
byArticle 30oftheabove-mentioned codeandshallbeimmediately referred totheofficial 'sdirect
superior, whoshalldecide thematter within fivedayswithout substantiation. Ifheaccepts theexcusal,
areplacement shallbeappointed. Ifhedoesnotaccept it,heshallreturn theproceedings totheinferior
official tocontinue dealing withthematter.
Decisions given inrelation tocases ofchallenge orexcusal andthose resolving them shallbe
without appeal.
TITLE III
Essential Requirements ofAdministrative Acts
Article 7:Thefollowing areessential requirements ofanadministrative act:
Competence
(a) itmust beissued byacompetent authority;
Grounds
(b) itmustbesupported byfactsandprecedence serving asgrounds andbytheapplicable
law;
Subject
(c) thesubject mustbecertain, andphysically andlegally possible; itmustdecide allthe
applications formulated, butmayinvolve others which werenotproposed, following
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Proceedings
(d) priortoissueoftheact,theessential andsubstantial procedures provided fororimplicit
inthejudicial order mustbefulfilled. Without prejudice totheprovisions ofanyother
special provisions thatmaybeestablished, theopinion ofthepermanent legaladvisory
services mustbeconsidered essential when theactmight affect civilrights orlegitimate
interests;
Justification
(e) theactmustsetoutthegrounds onwhich itisbased, specifically expressing thereasons
forissuing theact,including, inaddition, thesafeguards setoutinsubparagraph (b)
ofthepresent Article;
Purpose
(f) thepurpose ensuing from thelegislation granting therelevant powers totheissuing
entity mustbefulfilled, andother ends, public orprivate, distinct from those which
justify theact,itsgrounds andsubject mustnotbecovertly pursued. Measures invoked
bytheactshallbecorrespondingly appropriate tothatpurpose.
Contracts concluded bytheState, licences andadministrative concessions shallbegoverned
bytheirrespective special laws, without prejudice totheanalogous application oftherulesunder this
Title, ifapplicable.
Form
Article 8:Administrative actsshallbepublished expressly andinwriting; theyshallstate
theplace anddateofissue andshallcontain theform ofauthority issuing them; onlyexceptionally
andifcircumstances sopermit mayanalternative form beused.
Flagrant Irregularity
Article 9:TheAdministration shallrefrain from:
(a) behaviour involving flagrant administrative irregularity injurious toaconstitutional
rightorguarantee;
(b) implementing anactwhile there remains pending anyoftheadministrative remedies
which bylawexpressly involve suspension oftheexecution oftheact,orwhich has
notbeennotified following thedecision.
Silence orAmbiguity oftheAdministration
Article 10:Silence orambiguity oftheadministration inrelation toclaims which require a
specific decision onitspartshallbeinterpreted asnegative.
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andifafurther 30dayselapse without anydecision being taken, theadministration shallbedeemed
tobesilent.
Effectiveness oftheAct: Notification andPublication
Article 11:Inorder foranyparticular administrative acttobecome effective itmustbenotified
totheinterested party andbethesubject ofgeneral publication. Those subject tothedecision may,
however, priorthereto, seekexecution ofthose actsifsuchactsdonotinjure therights ofthirdparties.
Presumption ofLegitimacy andExecutive Force
Article 12:Anadministrative actenjoys apresumption oflegitimacy. Being enforceable,
theadministration isempowered toexecute itbyitsownmeans -unless thelaworthenature ofthe
actrequire judicial intervention -andanyappeal introduced bythose subject tothedecision shallnot
suspend itsexecution andeffects, unless itisexpressly otherwise provided.
Nevertheless, theadministration may, exofficio orattherequest ofaparty andbyareasoned
decision, suspend theexecution forreasons ofpublic interest ortoavoid serious injury totheinterested
party orwhere there arejustified claims forabsolute nullity.
Retroactivity ofActs
Article 13:Anadministrative actmayhaveretroactive effects -provided thatacquired rights
arenotinjured -when itisissued insubstitution foranother actwhich hasbeenrevoked orwhen it
istotheadvantage oftheparties subject tothedecision.
Nullity
Article 14:Anadministrative actisabsolutely andirrevocably nullinthefollowing cases:
(a) When thewilloftheadministration hasbeenthwarted byfundamental error; fraud,
inthatnon-existent orfalsegrounds areheldasexisting facts; physical orpsychological
violence exercised against theagent; orabsolute misrepresentation;
(b) when ithasbeenissued byanincompetent authority either interms ofterritory, time
orlevelofauthority except, inthelatter case, ifthedelegation orsubstitution were
permitted; lackofgrounds where thefactsorthelawinvoked didnotexistorwere
false; orviolation oftheapplicable law,oftheessential forms orofthepurpose which
gaverisetotheact.
Voidability
Article 15:Iftherehasbeenaminor irregularity oromission oranerrorwhich doesnotprevent
theexistence ofoneofitsessential elements, theactmaybeannulled byacourt.
Invalidity ofIncidental orAccessory Clauses
Article 16.Theinvalidity ofanincidental oraccessory clause ofanadministrative actshall
notresult initsnullity, provided thattheclause inquestion isseparable anddoesnotaffect theessential
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Revocation ofaVoid Act
Article 17.Anadministrative actwhich isdeemed absolutely nullandvoidshallbeconsidered
irregular andmust berevoked orsubstituted onthegrounds ofillegitimacy atadministrative level.
However, iftheacthasgiven risetomeasures which areinprogress, themaintenance ofsuchmeasures
andtheiroutstanding effects canonlybestopped byajudicial declaration ofnullity.
Revocation ofaRegular Act
Article 18.Aregular administrative actwhich hasgiven risetocivilrights maynotberevoked,
amended orsubstituted atadministrative levelonceithasbeennotified.
Nevertheless, itmayberevoked, amended orsubstituted exofficio atadministrative levelif
theinterested party wasaware ofthedefect, iftherevocation, amendment orsubstitution oftheact
isbeneficial tohimwithout causing injury tothirdparties andiftherightwasexpressly andvalidly
granted ondoubtful authority. Itmayalsoberevoked, amended orsubstituted forreasons ofexpediency,
merit orconvenience, withindemnification ofdamages caused toparties subject tothemeasure.
Legitimization
Article 19.Avoidable administrative actmaybelegitimized by:
Ratification
(a) ratification byahigher authority, when theactwasissued byanauthority which lacked
competence duetoitslevelandprovided thatthereferral, delegation orsubstitution
were appropriate;
Confirmation
(b) confirmation bytheauthority which issued theact,correcting theerror contained in
it.
Theeffects ofthelegitimization shall beretroactive tothedateofissue oftheratified or
confirmed act.
Conversion
Article 20.Ifthevalid elements ofavoidadministrative actpermit them tobeincluded in
another actwhich isvalid, itmaybeconverted tothelatter withtheconsent oftheparty subject to
themeasure. Theconversion shalltakeeffect from themoment when thenewactiscomplete.
Lapse ofanAdministrative Act
Article 21.TheAdministration mayunilaterally declare anadministrative acttohavelapsed
when theinterested party doesnotmeettheconditions established therein, butshallallow adelay prior
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Review
Article 22.Aconfirmed actmaybereviewed atadministrative level:
(a) When therearecontradictions inthesubstantive part,whether ornottheirclarification
hasbeenrequested;
(b) when subsequent toissueoftheact,decisive documents arerecovered ordiscovered,
theexistence ofwhich wasunknown orwhich could notbesubmitted asevidence on
grounds offorce majeure ortheactofathirdparty;
(c) when itwasissued onthebasis ofdocuments which were notknown tohavebeen
declared falseorincorrect orwhich havebeendeclared falseorincorrect aftertheissue
oftheact;
(d) when ithadbeen issued under coercion, deception, violence oranyother proven
fraudulent device orserious irregularity.
Theapplication shallbemade within 10daysofnotification oftheactinthecaseofsubparagraph
(a).Intheremaining cases, application forreview shallbemade within 30daysofrecovery ordiscovery
ofthedocuments orthecessation offorce majeure ortheactofathirdparty; orwhen thematters
indicated insubparagraphs (c)and(d)arelegally proven.
TITLE IV
Judicial Challenge ofAdministrative Acts
Article 23.Anactofindividual scope maybechallenged byjudicial process:
(a) When itisdefinitive andalladministrative processes havebeenexhausted;
(b) when, although nodecision hasbeentaken onthesubstance oftheissue, ittotally
prevents theprocessing oftheclaim submitted;
(c) inthecaseofthesilence orambiguity towhich Article 10refers;
(d) when theAdministration violates theprovision ofArticle 9.
Article 24.Anactofgeneral scope maybechallenged byjudicial process:
(a) When thecivilrights ofaninterested party whoisormaybesubject totheactare
certainly andimminently affected, andthatparty hasmade anappeal totheissuing
authority andtheresult wasadverse orthere arose oneoftheoutcomes provided for
inArticle 10;
(b) when theauthority executing theactofgeneral scope hasimplemented itthrough
definitive measures andadministrative remedies against those actshavebeenexhausted
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Time-Limits Within Which theChallenge Must beEntered
(ByAction orAppeal)
Article 25.Anaction against theState oritsautonomous agencies shallbeinitiated within
themandatory period of90days, counted asfollows:
(a) Inthecaseofactsofindividual scope, fromdateofnotification totheinterested parties;
(b) inthecaseofactsofgeneral scope, against which aclaim hasbeenmade which has
beendecided negatively byexpress decision, fromthedateofnotification oftherefusal
totheinterested party;
(c) inthecaseofactsofgeneral scope subject tochallenge through individual applications,
from thetimeofnotification totheinterested party oftheexpress measure which
exhausts theadministrative recourse;
(d) inthecaseofflagrant administrative irregularity orfaitaccompli ,from thetimeit
occurs.
When asaresult ofanexpress legalprovision thechallenge toanadministrative actmustbe
made byappeal, thetime-limit forentering itshallbe30daysfromnotification ofthefinalresolution
which exhausts theadministrative procedures.
Article 26.Theapplication maybeinitiated atanytimewhen theactacquires adefinitive
character aftertheexpiry ofthetime-limit setoutinArticle 10andwithout prejudice totherelevant
rules ofprescription.
Challenge ofActsbytheState oritsAutonomous Agencies; Time-Limits
Article 27.There shallbenotime-limit fortaking proceedings incases where theState or
itsautonomous agencies areinvolved, subject totherelated rules ofprescription.
"Amparo" (Enforcement ofConstitutional Rights) onGrounds ofDelay
bytheAdministration
Article 28.Aparty toanadministrative expedient mayconditionally request theissue ofan
order forimmediate execution. Such anorder shallbeapplicable when theadministrative authority
hasallowed thefixed time-limits toexpire -andintheabsence ofsuchtime-limits, where atime
exceeding what isreasonable hasexpired -without issuing theorder ordecision onprocedure or
substance required bytheinterested party. Onpresentation oftheapplication, ifthecourt deems it
appropriate having regard tothecircumstances, itshallrequire theadministrative authority concerned,
within thetime-limit setbythecourt, toinform itastothecause ofthedelay inquestion. When the
requirement hasbeenanswered orthetime-limit hasexpired without compliance, therelevant matters
concerning thedelay shallbedecided, andifappropriate anappropriate order shallbegiven tothe
administrative authority responsible totakemeasures within areasonable timeasestablished bythe
court depending onthenature andcomplexity oftheorder oroutstanding proceedings.
Article 29.Intheevent offailure tocomply withtheorder forprompt execution, theprovisions
ofArticle 17ofDecree LawNo.1285/58 shallapply.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Administrative Claim Prior toJudicial Application
Article 30.Except inthecircumstances setoutinArticles 23and24,theState maynotbe
thesubject ofjudicial application without prior administrative claim, directed totheMinistry or
Commander inChief concerned.
Theclaim shallbebased onthesamefactsandrights asthose tobeinvoked inapossible judicial
application andshallbedecided bytheExecutive Power orbytheabove-mentioned authorities ifsuch
power isdelegated.
Article 31.Thedecision ontheclaim shallbemade within 90daysofitssubmission. On
theexpiry ofthistime-limit, theinterested party shallrequire immediate execution, andafterafurther
45daysmayinitiate anapplication atanytime, without prejudice toanyrelevant provisions relating
toprescription.
Article 32.Theprior administrative claim towhich theabove Articles refer shall notbe
necessary ifanexpress lawsoestablishes andwhen:
(a) Anexofficio actcanbeexecuted before thetime-limits inArticle 31expire;
(b) before anactisissued exofficio bytheExecutive Power, theparty subject tothe
measure hassubmitted acontrary claim;
(c) inthecaseofclaiming repayment from theState foranamount paidpursuant to
enforcement orreclaiming acharge paidthatwasnotdue;
(d) claims fordamages andinjuries against theState oranaction forevacuation against
itoranaction thatdoesnotfollow thenormal procedures;
(e) there isclearconduct bytheStatethatleads tothepresumption ofthecertain failure
oftheprocedure, sothattheprior claim becomes afutile formality;
(f) theclaim isagainst adecentralized agency with theright totakepartincourt
proceedings.
Article 33.Thepresent lawshallenter intoforce 120daysfollowing itspublication inthe
Official Gazette.
Article 34.Thislawshallbeproclaimed, published, transmitted totheNational Directorate
forOfficial Records andfiled.
LANUSSE
Carlos A.Rey
Carlos G.N.Coda
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DECREE NO.1759
Buenos Aires, 3.4.72
BEARING INMIND AND CONSIDERING: theprovisions ofLawNo.19,549 andthe
proposals oftheNational Minister ofJustice,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ARGENTINE NATION
DECREES:
Article 1.Theannexed provisions, which constitute Regulations under theNational Lawon
Administrative Procedures, areapproved.
Article 2.Theapproved regulations shallenterintoforce 120daysfollowing theirpublication
intheOfficial Gazette andshallapply toadministrative proceedings initiated exofficio orattherequest
ofaparty witheffect from thatdate.
Article 3.TheMinistry ofJustice shallimmediately invite theheads ofthevarious legalservices
ofthecentral andlocalNational Public Administration, including autonomous agencies, meeting in
committee, forthepurpose ofproposing which special procedures currently applicable shallcontinue
inforce. Their conclusions shallbesubmitted totheExecutive Power, together withtheproposed
regulations, 30daysaftertheendofthetime-limit laiddown inArticle 2ofthelaw.
Article 4.Eachoftheheads oftheabove-mentioned legalservices shallprogressively propose
totheExecutive Power, through theDepartment ofStateorbodyofwhich theyformpart,themeasures
towhich Article 2,paragraph (a)ofthelawrefers. Likewise, theheads ofthemilitary, defence and
security legalservices shallmake theirproposals through theCommanders inChief oftheirrespective
armsandagencies, concerning theadministrative procedures towhich paragraph (b)ofthesameArticle
refers.
Article 5.ThisDecree shallbeproclaimed, published, transmitted totheNational Directorate
ofOfficial Records andfiled.
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Carlos A.Rey
Ismael E.Bruno Quijano
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL LAW ON
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
TITLE I
Competent organs
1. Administrative proceedings shallbehandled andresolved through theaction oftheorgans to
which alawordecree hasassigned competence todoso.Intheabsence ofsuchalawordecree, action
shallbetaken bythebodies determined bytheinternal regulations oftheMinistry orthegoverning
body ofthedecentralized agency, asappropriate.
Powers ofthehigher body
2. Ministers andgoverning bodies ofdecentralized agencies maydirect orinstigate action bylower
bodies bymeans oforders, instructions, circulars andinternal regulations, inorder toensure speed,
economy, simplicity andefficiency ofproceedings; delegate powers tothem; intervene inthem;
andtakeovertheproceedings fromthelower bodyanddecide onamatter unless exclusive competence
isattributed bylawtothelower body.
Theabove iswithout prejudice, where applicable, tohearing theappropriate appeals which
maybeentered inthematter.
Initiation ofproceedings. Interested party
3. Administrative proceedings maybeinitiated exofficio orattherequest ofanynatural orlegal
person, whether public orprivate, whoinvokes acivilright oralegitimate interest. Such persons
shallbeconsidered interested parties intheadministrative proceedings. Other interested parties are
those whose civilrights orlegitimate interests maybeaffected bytheacttobeissued andwhohave
participated intheproceedings attherequest oftheoriginal interested party, whether spontaneously
orhaving beensummoned bythebody concerned when itbecomes aware oftheirexistence during
thecourse ofthose proceedings.
Adult minors shall havefullcapacity tointervene directly inadministrative procedures as
interested party todefend theirowncivilrights orlegitimate interests.
Instigation exofficio andattherequest ofaninterested party
4. Alladministrative actions shallbeinstigated exofficio bythecompetent body, which shallnot
prevent theinterested party alsoinstituting proceedings. Excepted fromthisprinciple areproceedings
concerning onlytheprivate interest oftheparties subject tothemeasure unless, notwithstanding, the
resolution tobeissued could inanywayaffect thegeneral interest.
Duties andpowers ofthecompetent organ
5. Thecompetent organ shalldirect theproceedings andendeavour:
(a) Totransact proceedings inorder anddecide them assoonastheyareinaposition to
beresolved. Theorder ofproceedings anddecision maybechanged onlybyareasoned
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(b) Toinclude inasingle resolution allproceedings which, bytheirnature, canbeinstigated
simultaneously andconcentrate inasingle actorhearing alltherelevant proceedings
andevidence;
(c) Toindicate, before proceeding withanyrequest, anydefects itcontains, andorder
thattheyshould becorrected exofficio orbytheinterested partywithin suchreasonable
time-limit asitshalldetermine, dealing inthesamemanner withproceedings necessary
toprevent them being void;
(d) Torequire atanytimethepersonal appearance oftheinterested parties, theirlegal
representatives orthose holding power ofattorney torequire suchexplanations asit
deems necessary andtoreduce discrepancies which might existonmatters offactor
law,keeping records thereof. Thesummons shallstatethespecific purpose ofthe
hearing.
Disciplinary powers
6. Inorder tomaintain order anddecorum intheproceedings, thecompetent body may:
(a) Strike outanyinsulting phrase oranyphrase couched inoffensive orimpolite terms;
(b) Exclude anyperson disrupting ahearing;
(c) Caution ortakeofthose responsible;
(d) Apply thefines authorized under Article 1(b)"infine" ofthelaw,andanyother
sanctions including financial sanctions, setoutinother lawsinforce. Theconfirmed
finesshallbeexecuted bytherespective judicial representatives oftheStatefollowing
theprocedure under Article 604and605oftheNational Civil andCommercial
Procedures Code;
(e) Dismiss those withpowers ofattorney forfailure toactorforclearly delaying the
proceedings, indicating totheprincipal thatheshould participate directly orthrough
anewattorney, subject tonotice ofsuspension oftheproceedings orcontinuing them
without hisparticipation, asappropriate. Infractions committed byagents ofthe
administration shallbegoverned bytheirspecial laws.
TITLE II
Concerning proceedings: identification
7. Theidentification under which arecord ofproceedings isinitiated shallberetained throughout
successive proceedings regardless ofthebodies participating them. Itshallbeprohibited toassign
another number oridentification system toarecord ofproceedings other thantheoneallocated by
theinitiating body.
Compagination
8. Records ofproceedings shallbecompaginated innumbered documents notexceeding 200pages,
except where suchalimitwould require division ofwritten material ordocuments constituting asingle
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FOREIGN TRADE
Decree No.766/94
Establishing theNational Commission forForeign Trade. Functions. Composition andRules of
Procedure. Investigations, Reports, Opinions andActivities. General andTransitional Provisions
Buenos Aires, 12May1994
BEARING INMIND theCustoms Code (Law No.22,415) anditsregulations, LawNo.16,834
ontheAccession oftheArgentine Republic totheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade and
LawNo.24,176 approving theAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIandtheAgreement on
Interpretation andImplementation ofArticles VI,XVI andXXIII oftheGeneral Agreement,
LawNo.20,744, and
CONSIDERING:
ThattheArgentine Republic hasinrecent years operated apolicy ofopening upoftheeconomy
byreducing customs tariffs andeliminating many non-tariff barriers, inacontext offreedom tofix
prices andsalaries.
Thattheobjective ofthepolicy hasbeentoincrease competition intheArgentine domestic
market andensure supply ofgoods inconditions similar tothose oftheinternational market withregard
toprice andquality.
Thatitisafunction oftheNational Government totakeallnecessary steps toensure that
producers established inthecountry donotsuffer material injury asaresult ofimports under conditions
ofunfair competition, including dumped andsubsidized imports.
Thatsituations mayalsoariseinwhich events unconnected withthecountry 'strade policy,
andunconnected withactsofunfair competition maygiverisetoasignificant increase inimports which
makes itdesirable tointroduce measures tosafeguard domestic production.
Thatinadministering tradepolicy instruments against unfair tradepractices andthose relating
tosafeguard measures, maximum efficiency andtransparency should besought inorder toensure that
prices paidbyconsumers donotexceed those which would haveobtained under conditions ofnormal
competition intheinternational market.
Thattheanalysis andinvestigation ofcases ofunfair competition atinternational levelandthe
imposition ofsafeguard measures should becarried outinconformity withtherecommendations of
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT), towhich theArgentine Republic hasbeena
signatory since 1965, andunder theterms oftheAgreements approved byLawNo.24,176.
ThatArticle 3oftheaforementioned LawandArticle 722oftheCustoms Code authorize the
implementing authority todelegate toacompetent body thefunctions related totheimplementation
ofregulations onunfair international competition, except forthepower totakedecisions which establish
anti-dumping andcountervailing duties, which isvested solely intheMinister oftheEconomy and
Public Works andServices.
Thatitisdesirable todelegate todifferent bodies thepowers oftheimplementing authorities
concerning investigation ofmaterial injury todomestic industry andinvestigation intothemargin ofG/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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dumping andsubsidization onimports under conditions ofunfair competition, orintothesignificant
increase inimports, intheevaluation ofsafeguard measures.
That, forthatpurpose, itisdesirable toestablish aspecial body intheform ofaNational
Commission, toundertake analysis ofmaterial injury todomestic industry drawing, forthatpurpose,
onthebestinternational experience inthisarea, andretain investigations concerning themargin of
dumping andrateofsubsidization intheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade.
Thatasabodyspecializingintheanalysisofinjury,itisappropriatefortheNationalCommission
forForeign Trade, hereby established, topermanently review theeffects ofinternational competition
ondomestic industry andidentify situations forwhich provision might bemade inexisting legislation
orwhich might beofinterest totheeconomic authorities.
Thatitisdesirable forthisbody alsotobeempowered toactinanadvisory capacity tothe
Secretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices,
initsspecialist area, onthose parts oflegislation oninternational trade andforeign trade policy not
directly related toGATT rules onunfair competition andsafeguards, butwhich involve aspects
concerning theanalysis ofmaterial injury orthreat ofmaterial injury todomestic production.
ThattheCommission should alsoactasthecompetent national body forthismatter incases
deriving from international treaties.
Thattoensure theproper functioning oftheCommission, itisdesirable toestablish itasa
decentralized agency having legalpersonality.
Thattheestablishment ofsuchbodies bytheNational Executive Power hasbeenaccepted,
asevidenced bythemostauthoritative doctrine andthecaselawoftheAttorney General oftheNation.
That, fortheproposed objectives tobemet,itisdesirable thatthestaffoftheCommission
begoverned byLabour LawNo.20,744 (1976) anditsamendments.
That, likewise, itisnecessary toadjust thedistribution ofadministrative resources andcredits
under item5000-Ministry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices intheGeneral Budget of
theNational Administration fortheyear1994, inorder topermit theCommission tobecome operative,
without changing thesource offunding.
ThattheExecutive Committee oftheComptroller forAdministrative Reform andtheTechnical
Advisory Committee onPublic Sector Wage Policy havetaken theappropriate action inaccordance
withtheirattributions.
Thatitsfunctions, attributions andoperational procedures areconsistent withtherestructuring
bytheStateoftheorganizationofinternationaltrade,theregulationsofLawNo.24,176andinternational
agreements arising fromtheUruguay Round oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT),
totheextent thattheArgentine Republic accedes thereto.
ThattheNational Executive iscompetent toissue thepresent decree, under theprovisions of
Article 86,paragraph 1oftheNational Constitution.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Wherefore
THE PRESIDENT OFARGENTINA
DECREES:
CHAPTER I
Establishment andFunctions
Article 1.TheNational Commission forForeign Trade ishereby established asadecentralized
agency under theSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works
andServices.
TheCommission shallbethespecialized agency oftheNational Government, which shallact
astheauthority responsible foranalysis, investigation andregulation inthedetermination ofmaterial
injury todomestic production inthecircumstances laiddown inthelegislation oninternational trade
oftheArgentine Republic.
Article 2.TheNational Commission forForeign Trade shallhavefulllegalcapacity toact
under bothpublic andprivate law. Itsassets shallconsist ofthose transferred toitandthose acquired
byitinthefuture from whatever source.
Article 3.TheCommission shallhavethefollowing functions:
(a) Toconduct investigations andanalysis ofinjury todomestic production asaresult of
imports effected under conditions ofunfair competition asdefined byArticle VIof
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT), intheframework ofthelaws
andregulations governing itsimplementation intheArgentine Republic;
(b) toanalyse theinjury thatasignificant increase inimports might cause todomestic
production andassess whether itisappropriate tointroduce safeguard measures, in
accordance withArticle XIXoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade, inthe
framework ofthelawsandregulations governing itsapplication intheArgentine
Republic;
(c) attherequest oftheSecretariat ofTrade andInvestment, toanalyse theaspect ofinjury
todomestic production, inconnection withtheevaluation offoreign trade policy
measures resulting from theapplication oftheCustoms Code andother relevant
legislation;
(d) topropose appropriate measures, whether provisional orfinal, toalleviate injury as
setoutintheforegoing paragraphs, including voluntary priceagreements, andtoreview
them periodically andassess whether theyshould becontinued;
(e) toundertake continuous monitoring oftrends ininternational trade andtheeffects of
foreign competition ondomestic production, identifying cases ofactual orpotential
injury;
(f) toapply theprovisions contained ininternational treaties onmatters relevant toits
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(g) toundertake such other studies, analysis andadvice asfallswithin itsareas of
competence, orasspecifically requested bytheSecretariat ofTrade andInvestment.
Article 4.Thedefinition ofinjury usedinthepresent Decree shallinclude:
(a) Material injury ordamage caused toadomestic industry;
(b) threat ofmaterial injury ordamage toadomestic industry;
(c) material retardation oftheestablishment ofadomestic industry.
CHAPTER II
Composition andRules ofProcedure
Article 5.TheNational Commission forForeign Trade shallbedirected byaBoard whose
Members shallholdtherankofUnder-Secretary andwhich shallconsist ofoneChairman andfour
Members, whose remuneration issetoutinAnnex Itothepresent Decree, appointed bytheNational
ExecutivePowerontherecommendationoftheMinistryoftheEconomyandPublicWorksandServices.
TheMembers shallserve foratermoffouryears, which mayberenewed.
Article 6.TheMembers oftheBoard oftheCommission shallbeArgentine citizens andhave
theappropriate qualifications, professional background andexperience ineconomics, lawandforeign
trade, toensure thattheyareabletocarry outtheirtasks effectively.
Membership oftheBoard shallbeincompatible, without prejudice totheothercasesestablished
under legislation governing thecivilservice, with:
(a) Theexercise ofanyother remunerated activity inanydepartment oftheNational,
Provincial orMunicipal Public Administration, including theLegislature andthe
Judiciary, other thanteaching andstudy commissions;
(b) other posts, tasks orprofessional consultancies inareas directly orindirectly linked
withpersons whoareormaybeinvolved inpractices orsituations covered bythe
present Decree;
(c) judicial orextrajudicial representation, counsel oraction against theNational State,
theProvinces, Municipal Authorities oranyother official body.
Article 7.Members mayonlyberemoved from office bytheNational Executive Power on
serious grounds, following application oftheprocedure which guarantees dueprocess. TheNational
Executive Power mayremove theChairman, without having togivethegrounds forsodoing.
Article 8.Members oftheBoard andstaffoftheCommission arenotpermitted tohold
discussions ornegotiations concerning acurrent investigation outside therelevant proceedings with
persons whohaveaninterest inthecase. Failure toobey thisruleshallbejustifiable grounds for
dismissal ofstaff,without prejudice toanyotherliabilities thattheymayhaveunder general legislation.
Article 9.Thefunctions oftheBoard shallbe:G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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(a) Tointerpret andapply therulestowhich Article 3ofthepresent decree refers, within
thecompetence oftheCommission;
(b) toprepare theannual budget ofexpenses andcalculation ofresources ofthe
Commission;
(c) toapprove annually thereport andbalance sheet, priortoitspresentation totherelevant
supervisory bodies; and
(d) tocarry outallother actsspecifically assigned totheCommission andingeneral such
actsasarenecessary tofulfil itsfunctions andtheobjectives ofthepresent decree.
Article10.TheChairmanshallberesponsiblefortheadministrativefunctionsoftheCommission
andshallbeitslegal representative; should hebeprevented from doing soortemporarily absent,
heshallbereplaced byoneofthemembers appointed forthatpurpose bytheBoard.
TheChairman oftheCommission shallberesponsible forappointing, promoting, suspending
anddismissing staff.
Article11.ExceptforthepurposeofadoptingdecisionstowhichArticle14,19,21,paragraph2
and22ofthepresent decree refer, when thepresence ofallmembers isrequired, theBoard maymeet
withaminimum three members andadopting decisions byamajority ofthevotes ofthose present.
Inthecaseofequality ofvotes, theChairman 'svoteshallcount double.
CHAPTER III
Investigations, Reports, Opinions andActivities
Article 12.Ininvestigations concerning imports under conditions ofunfair competition, reports
shallcontain, asaminimum, thefollowing information:
(a) Description oftheindustry anditsinternational situation;
(b) trends inthefactors determining therelationship between imports under conditions
ofunfair competition andinjury tothedomestic industry, inparticular:
(I) Value andphysical volume ofimports under conditions ofunfair competition;
(II) effects ofsuchimports onprices inthelocalmarket;
(III) effects ofsuchimports on,interalia,employment, utilization ofcapacity, rate
ofreturn oninvestment andother factors which could beindicators ofinjury;
(IV) effects ofother factors onthecompetitive situation oftheindustry, including
cyclical factors, entrepreneurial capacity, regulations andanyother cause
unconnected withunfair trade which maybeadetermining factor;
(V) prospects formarket trends intheabsence ofcountervailing measures; and
(VI) probable behaviour ofthemarket following application oftherecommended
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Thetestofinjury tothedomestic industry shallbebased onfactsandobjective information
andnotonmere conjecture orremote possibility.
(c) Recommendation onwhether itisappropriate toapply ormaintain trade measures in
theformofanti-dumping orcountervailing duties tooffset theinjury tothedomestic
industry.
Article 13.Ininvestigations concerning evaluation ofsafeguard measures, reports shallcontain,
asaminimum, thefollowing information:
(a) Areport ofthefactswhich ledtotheinvestigation anddescription oftheindustry and
itsinternational situation;
(b) report ofthefactors which show injury todomestic production, suchasimports,
employment, industrial capacity utilization, rateofreturn oninvestment andanyother
factor which allows adequate evaluation;
(c) economic impact onconsumers, asaresult oftheapplication ofsafeguard measures;
and
(d) recommendation astothemostappropriate safeguard measures forthecaseinquestion.
Article14.TheCommissionmayapproveandpublishguides,examplesanddetailedinstructions
forinvestigations,inordertoinformthepublicandinterestedpartiesconcerningthemethodsandfeatures
ofitsanalyses, reports andrecommendations.
Article 15.Inorder tofulfilitsfunctions, theCommission may,asnecessary, engage specialists
orspecial consultants, subject tothecurrent regulations tosupplement itspermanent technical team.
Itmayalsoconclude technical cooperation agreements withbodies inthecountry orabroad, specializing
inareas related toitsfunctions.
Article 16.Inanalysing andrecommending measures, theCommission shallbeguided by
thecriteria ofpreventing injury andshallavoid using legislation forprotectionist purposes. Inparticular,
itshallnotpropose measures similar tothose considered bytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade
ifitconcludes thattheinjury canberemedied byother measures which havealessrestrictive effect
onimports. Innocase, shalltheproposed duties behigher thanthemargin ofdumping ortherate
ofsubsidy estimated bytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade.
Article 17.TheCommission mayrequire anydataandinformation thatitconsiders relevant
tocomplete itsinvestigation, inwhich casetheprovisions ofArticle 707oftheCustoms Code apply.
Itmayalsocarry outinvestigations inother countries when circumstances sorequire.
Article 18.When appropriate forthepurposes ofconducting investigations, theCommission
mayholdhearings withtheparticipation oftheparties concerned.
Article 19.Decisions oninvestigations shallbeadopted bytheBoard oftheCommission in
meetingsconvenedforthepurposewithallmemberspresent.Recordsofeachmeetingshallbeprepared,
setting forththevotes ofthedirectors, thereasons therefor, andthefinaldecision asapproved, which
shallbenotified totheSecretary forTrade andInvestment.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Decisions shallbeadopted byamajority voteoftheBoard, which shallbeaccounted for,and
theopinions oftheminority shallalsobepresented.
Article 20.Reports oftheNational Commission forForeign Trade andthedecisions ofits
Boardshallbetheonlymeansofestablishingtheexistenceornon-existenceofinjurytodomesticindustry
incasesconcerningimportsunderconditionsofunfaircompetitionandevaluationofsafeguardmeasures.
When theCommission concludes thatthereisnoinjury, theMinister oftheEconomy andPublic
Works andServices shallnottakemeasures relating toimports.
Incases where theCommission findssufficient injury tojustify measures, itsrecommendations
concerning thelevelofanti-dumping andcountervailing duties andtheadoption ofsafeguard measures
shalltaketheform ofadvice totheMinister oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices.
CHAPTER IV
General andTransitional Provisions
Article 21.TheCommission shallfulfilitsfunctions within thetime-limits established bythe
legislation towhich Article 3ofthepresent decree refers, anditmust coordinate itsactivities with
theinvestigations carried outbytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade andissueitsreports inatimely
manner soasnottodelay therelevant formalities, procedures andresolutions.
TheCommission shallissueitsownrulesofprocedure andshallhavethepower toissuerules
ofinterpretation andclarification concerning matters within itscompetence, aswellastheform,
time-limits andother arrangements foritsinternal procedures, inaccordance withcurrent legislation.
Article22.TheCommissionshalltakeprecautionstoprotectconfidentialinformation,concerning
itsuseandstorage, andshallestablish appropriate responsibilities andsanctions forstaffwhobreak
anyrules established tothisend.
Article 23.Once every sixmonths, theCommission shallpublish asummary ofitsactivities,
andanyother additional information onmeasures adopted bythirdcountries concerning exports by
theArgentine Republic.
Each year, itshallprepare andpublish theAnnual Report oftheCommission.
Article 24.Inorder torenew theBoard onagradual basis, theNational Executive Power
shall, when establishing theBoard forthefirsttime, establish twoposts ofmembers toberenewed
attheendofthesecond year.
Article 25.Thefunctions towhich Article 722oftheCustoms Code (Law No.22,415) and
Article 3ofLawNo.24,176 aredelegated totheNational Commission forForeign Trade, subject
tothelimitations established therein, within thecompetence andfunctions conferred bythepresent
decree andintheframework oftheimplementing regulations ofthose Laws. Thedelegation ofpowers
totheUnder-Secretariat ofForeign Trade byResolution No.104of24May1989 oftheMinistry of
theEconomy andPublic Works andServices, islimited tofunctions notassigned bythepresent decree
totheNational Commission forForeign Trade. TheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment, attherequest
oftheNational Commission forForeign Trade andconsidering theprocess forstarting upthenew
entity, shallestablish thedatefrom which thisdelegation ofpowers shalloperate.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Article 26.TheNational Commission forForeign Trade shall, within 180working daysfrom
thedateofthepresent Decree, submit totheNational Executive Power forapproval, theorganizational
structure oftheagency, which mustaimtoformahighly qualified specialist group. Theemployment
relationship ofthestaffshallbegoverned byLabour LawNo.20,744 (1986) anditsamendments.
Article 27.Until suchtimeastheorganizational structure oftheCommission isapproved,
theChairman andMembers oftheCommission areassigned theresponsibilities ofCabinet Advisers
assetoutinArticle 1ofDecree No.736/92 forUnder-Secretaries oftheNational Executive Power,
suchadvisers being subject totheBasic Terms andConditions ofEmployment oftheCivil Service
approved under LawNo.22,140 anditsregulations, totheextent applicable.
Article 28.Thedistribution ofadministrative resources oftheGeneral Budget oftheNational
Administration fortheyear1994-Human Resources -Item5000-Ministry oftheEconomy andPublic
Works andServices, Programme 17-Definition ofInvestment, Trade andPublic Services Policies
andProgramme 21-Regulation ofthePostal Services shallbeamended, assetoutindetail inthe
tables annexed tothepresent Article which form anintegral partthereof.
Article 29.TheGeneral Budget oftheNational Administration for1994, Item5000-Ministry
oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, Programme 17-Definition ofInvestment, Trade
andServices Policies andProgramme 21-Regulation ofthePostal Services shallbeamended, in
accordance withthedetails setoutinthetables annexed tothepresent Article which formanintegral
partthereof.
Article 30.Theoperating expenses oftheNational Commission ofForeign Trade shallbe
charged fortheyear1994 tothebudget oftheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment, intheamounts
established inthetables annexed toArticle 29ofthepresent Decree. Thedraftbudget lawfor1995
shallmake provision forthecorresponding charges andcredits fortheentity which isbeing established.
Article 31.TheDecree shallbepromulgated, published, transmitted totheNational Directorate
forOfficial Records andfiled. MENEM. Domingo F.Cavallo.
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Note: Thetables annexed toArticles 28and29arenotpublished.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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ANNEX I
National Commission forForeign Trade
Salary Scale
Post Salary Postallowance Board members
supplement*Total
Chairman 1,900 1,900 4,000 7,800
Members 1,900 1,900 3,000 6,800
*Nonremunerative andnotsubject tobonus.
FOREIGN TRADE
Decree No.106/95
Substituting Article 77ofDecree No.2121/94, Issuing theRegulations
ofLawNo.24,176
Buenos Aires, 24.1.95
BEARING INMIND FileNo.631,715/94 oftheRegistry oftheMinistry oftheEconomy
andPublic Works andServices, and
CONSIDERING:
ThatDecree No.2121/94 laysdown theregulations ofLawNo.24,176 anditisnecessary
tospecify thescope oftherulesforinvestigations initiated priortotheentry intoforce ofthesaidLaw.
Thatitisalsonecessary toprovide stability inlawandfullprotection ofthegeneral interest
concerned andsafeguarded bytherelevant rules andtherespective administrative actsissued under
them while theywere inforce.
ThattheNational Executive power iscompetent toissue thepresent act,byvirtue ofthe
provisions ofArticle 99,paragraph 2oftheNational Constitution.
Wherefore,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE
ARGENTINE NATION
DECREES:G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Article 1.Article 77ofDecree No.2121/94 shallbereplaced bythefollowing text:
"Article 77.Thepresent regulation shallenterintoforce 15daysfromitspublication
intheOfficial Gazette. Investigations initiated prior toitsentry intoforce shallbegoverned
bytherulesinforce atthedatewhen theinvestigation wascommenced. Presentations made
priortotheentry intoforceofthepresent Decree where theinvestigation hasnotbeendeclared
openshallbemade toconform totherulesunder thepresent Decree. TheUnder-Secretariat
forForeign Trade oftheSecretariat ofTrade andInvestment intheMinistry oftheEconomy
andPublicWorksandServicesshallexercisethefunctionsassignedbytheserulestotheNational
Commission forForeign Trade ofthesaidSecretariat, untilsuchtimeastheSecretariat of
Trade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices shall
determine thedateofentry intoforce ofthedelegation ofpowers laiddown inArticle 25,
infine,ofDecree No.766/94. From thattime, theNational Commission forForeign Trade
shallexercisethefunctionsassignedtoitunderthepresentregulationsinrespectofinvestigations
which havenotyetbeenordered."
Article 2.Thepresent Decree shalltakeeffect from thedayfollowing itspublication inthe
Official Gazette.
Article 3.ThisDecree shallbeproclaimed, published, transmitted totheNational Directorate
ofOfficial Records andfiled. MENEM. Domingo F.Cavallo.
FOREIGN TRADE
Decree No.2121/94
Dumping andSubsidization. LikeProduct andDomestic Industry. Injury andCausality. Normal
Value. Export Prices. Comparison ofValues. Adjustments. Countervailable Subsidies. Specificity.
Calculation oftheSubsidy. Consultations. Common Provisions. Implementing Authorities. The
Application. Investigation. Preliminary Determination. Price Agreements. Final Determination.
Collection ofDuties. Duration ofDuties. Reviews
Buenos Aires, 30.11.94
HAVING REGARD TOFileNo.619,598/94 intheRegistry oftheMinistry oftheEconomy
andPublicWorksandServices,theCustomsCode(LawNo.22.415),LawNo.16.384,ontheAccession
oftheArgentineRepublictotheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTradeandLawNo.24.176approving
theAgreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIandtheAgreement onInterpretation ofArticles VI,
XVIandXXIII ofthesaidGeneral Agreement, andDecree No.766,of12May1994, establishing
theNational Commission forForeign Trade, and
WHEREAS:
Itisnecessary tolaydown rules andregulations fortheeffective implementation ofthe
Agreements approved under LawNo.24.176.
Itisnecessarytosupplementtheexistingstatutoryprovisionsonanti-dumpingandcountervailing
duties inthelightofprogress made inthatareaintheUruguay Round oftheGeneral Agreement on
Tariffs andTrade, within theframework ofLawNo.24.176.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Thedefinitions included inthose agreements mustbeclearly setoutintheregulations inorder
tofacilitate theirapplication tospecific cases.
Itisnecessary toestablish asystem ofappeals inrespect ofmeasures taken inanti-dumping
andcountervailing proceedings, which iscompatible withthelimits setbyLawNo.24.176 tothe
duration ofsuchproceedings.
TheLawinquestion provides thattheimplementing authority shallbeMinister fortheEconomy
andPublic Works andServices, whoisauthorized todelegate toother bodies thefunctions assigned
tohimbytheLaw, except forthetaking ofdecisions which establish anti-dumping orcountervailing
duties, whether provisional ordefinitive.
TheNational Commission forForeign Trade, adecentralized agency oftheSecretariat for
Trade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, isresponsible
forcarrying outinvestigations todetermine injury caused bydumped orsubsidized imports.
Itistheresponsibility oftheNational Commission forForeign Trade topropose appropriate
measures toalleviate theinjury incases ofdumping orsubsidization.
Withregard todumping andsubsidies, theUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade, aunitofthe
Secretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices,
hastheresponsibilities andfunctions notexpressly assigned totheNational Commission forForeign
Trade under Decree No.766/94.
TheNational Executive Power iscompetent toissuethepresent act,byvirtue oftheprovisions
ofArticle 99,paragraph 2oftheNational Constitution.
Therefore,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ARGENTINE NATION
DECREES:
TITLE I
DEFINITIONS
Chapter 1
Dumping andSubsidization
Article 1.Aproduct shallbeconsidered asbeing dumped when itisintroduced intothedomestic
market atlessthanthenormal value ofalikeproduct when destined forconsumption inthecountry
oforigin orexporting country intheordinary course oftrade.
Article 2.Forthepurpose ofthese regulations, asubsidy shallbedeemed toexistifthere
isafinancial contribution byagovernment orapublic body oftheexporting country orcountry of
origin, suchthatitconfers abenefit ontheproducer orexporter. Without prejudice tothegenerality
oftheforegoing, suchcontributions willexistif:G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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(a) Thepractice ofagovernment orpublic body involves adirect transfer offunds, such
asgrants, loans andequity infusion, orpotential direct transfers offunds orliabilities,
e.g.,loanguarantees;
(b) government revenue thatisotherwise dueisforegone ornotcollected (e.g. fiscal
incentives suchastaxcredits);
(c) agovernment provides goods orservices otherthangeneral infrastructure orpurchases
goods; and
(d) there isanyform ofincome orprice support.
There willalsobesubsidization when thefinancial contribution comes from aprivate body
which isusedbyagovernment orpublic body toeffect contributions which donotdiffer inpractice
from those normally granted bygovernments orpublic bodies.
Theexemption ofanexported product from duties ortaxes borne bythelikeproduct when
destined fordomestic consumption, ortheremission ofsuchduties ortaxes inamounts notinexcess
ofthose which haveaccrued, shallnotbedeemed tobeasubsidy.
Chapter II
LikeProduct andDomestic Industry
Article 3.Theterm"likeproduct" shallbeinterpreted tomean aproduct which isidentical,
i.e.alikeinallrespects totheproduct under consideration, orintheabsence ofsuchaproduct, another
product which, although notalikeinallrespects, hascharacteristics closely resembling those ofthe
product under consideration.
Article 4.Theterms "national industry", "domestic production", "national production" and
"domestic industry" shallbetaken torefertothedomestic producers asawhole ofthelikeproducts
ortothose ofthemwhose collective output oftheproducts constitutes amajor proportion ofthetotal
domestic production ofthose products, asdetermined bythecompetent implementing authority.
Article 5.Forthepurposes ofinvestigating theproduct, thenational territory maybedivided
intotwoormore competitive markets andtheproducers within eachmarket mayberegarded asa
separate industry. Thisprocedure maybeusedonlyinexceptional circumstances andifthefollowing
conditions obtain:
(a) Theproducers within themarket concerned sellalloralmost alloftheiroutput ofthe
product under investigation inthatmarket; and/or
(b) thedemand inthatmarket isnottoanysubstantial degree satisfied byproducers of
theproduct under investigation located elsewhere intheterritory.
Insuchcircumstances injury maybefound toexistevenwhere amajor portion ofthetotal
domestic industry isnotinjured, ifitisestablished thatthereisaconcentration ofdumped orsubsidized
imports intosuchanisolated market andprovided further thattheimports under investigation arecausing
injury totheproducers ofalloralmost alloftheproduction within suchmarket.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Article 6.Forthepurpose ofthepresent regulations producers whose activity doesnotconsist
oftheactual processing ofinputs which form partofthelikeproduct orthose whoarerelated to
producers orexporters oftheproduct complained of,asdefined inArticle 14ofthepresent regulations,
orthose whoproduce theproduct under investigation andalsoimport itfrom thecountry oforigin
orthecountry ofexport subject toinvestigation, maybedeemed tobeexcluded from thedomestic
industry.
Chapter III
Injury andCausality
Article 7.Anti-dumping orcountervailing duties shallnotbeapplied ifnoinjury iscaused
byimports oftheproduct under investigation.
Forthepurposes ofthisarticle, injury shallbedefined as:
(a) Material injury orprejudice caused toadomestic industry;
(b) threat ofmaterial injury toadomestic industry; and
(c) material retardation oftheestablishment ofadomestic industry.
Article 8.Adetermination ofmaterial injury caused todomestic production, forthepurposes
ofthepresent regulations, shallbebased onpositive evidence andinvolve anobjective examination
of:
(a) Thevolume ofthedumped orsubsidized imports andtheireffect onprices inthe
domestic market forlikeproducts; and
(b) theconsequent impact ofthese imports ondomestic producers ofsuchproducts.
Withregard tothevolume ofthedumped orsubsidized imports, thecompetent implementing
authority shallconsider whether therehasbeenasignificant increase indumped orsubsidized imports,
either inabsolute terms orrelative toproduction orconsumption intheimporting country. Withregard
totheeffect ofthedumped orsubsidized imports onprices, thecompetent implementing authority
shallconsider whether thedumped orsubsided imports havebeenpriced significantly lower thana
likeproduct oftheimporting country, orwhether theeffect ofsuchimports isotherwise todepress
prices toasignificant degree orprevent price increases, which otherwise would haveoccurred, tothe
same degree. Nooneorseveral ofthese factors cannecessarily givedecisive guidance.
Article 9.Thecompetent implementing authority shallconsider thatthereisathreat ofmaterial
injury toadomestic industry when suchthreat isrealandcertain andwhen theinjury isimminent.
Forthatpurpose itshalltakeintoaccount thefollowing circumstances, while notexcluding other
possibilities:
(a) Anincrease intheshare oftheimports under investigation inthedomestic market even
ifthere isnotyetanymaterial injury tothedomestic industry;
(b) overproduction, excess capacity oraccumulation ofinventories oftheproduct under
investigation inthecountry oforigin orexport, which maypossibly beexported to
theArgentine Republic; andG/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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(c) accumulationintheArgentineRepublicofinventoriesoftheproductunderinvestigation,
eveniftheyhavenotyetbeensoldinthecountry.
Article 10.Forthepurpose ofdetermining whether ornotthere exists amaterial retardation
oftheestablishment ofadomestic industry, thecompetent implementing authority shallevaluate the
potential ofthedomestic industry atthetimewhen theimports began orwereimminent, withtheobject
ofascertaining whether suchimports hadanegative effect onthedevelopment ofthatpotential. The
competent implementing authority should, interalia,consider suchfactors as:
(a) Effective capacity under construction;
(b) certainty offinancing forthecapacity under construction;
(c) status oforders anddispatches; and
(d) thegeneral financial situation.
Article 11.Forthepurposes ofthepresent regulations, itmustbeshown tothesatisfaction
ofthecompetent implementing authority, inaccordance withthelawandthese regulations, thatthere
isacausal linkbetween theimport oftheproduct under investigation andanyofthefollowing factors:
(a) Existence ofmaterial injury tothedomestic industry ofthelikeproduct assetoutin
Article 8ofthese regulations;
(b) threat ofmaterial injury tothedomestic industry ofthelikeproduct assetoutin
Article 9ofthese regulations; and
(c) material retardation oftheestablishment ofadomestic industry assetoutinArticle 10
ofthese regulations.
Thecompetent implementing authority shallensure thatinjury caused byfactors other than
dumpingandsubsidizationoftheproductunderinvestigationarenotattributedtoimportsofthatproduct.
Chapter IV
Normal Value
Article 12.Thenormal value istheprice paidorpayable foralikeproduct totheimported
product when theimported product issoldinthedomestic market ofthecountry oforigin orexport
intheordinary course oftrade. Thenormal value shallbecalculated netofdiscounts, rebates and
other price reductions directly applied totheoperations concerned. Theexporter orproducer may
request suchadjustments upon showing tothesatisfaction ofthecompetent implementing authority
thatsuchdiscounts, rebates andprice reductions actually tookplace.
Article 13.Asaleshallbeconsidered ashaving beenmade intheordinary course oftrade,
either bytheproducer inthecountry ofproduction orbytheexporter inthecountry ofexport, when
either ofthefollowing situations applies:
(a) Theprice isnotaffected byanyoftheassociations orrelationships defined inthe
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(b) thesaleprice isnotlower thanthecostofproduction, asdescribed inArticle 19of
these regulations.
Article 14.Two ormore enterprises shall beconsidered related forthepurposes ofan
investigation intodumping orsubsidies:
(a) Ifoneofthem directly orindirectly controls theother;
(b) ifbotharedirectly orindirectly controlled byathirdenterprise; or
(c) iftogether theydirectly orindirectly control athird enterprise, provided thatthere
aregrounds forbelieving orpresuming thattheeffect oftherelationship issuchas
tocause theproducer concerned tobehave differently fromnon-related producers or
exporters.
Forthepurposes ofthisArticle, oneenterprise shallbeconsidered tocontrol another when
theformer islegally oroperationally inaposition toexercise restraint ordirection overthelatter.
Article 15.Incases where salesmade inthecountry oforigin orexport cannot beconsidered
assalesintheordinary course oftrade asdescribed inArticle 13ofthese regulations, thecompetent
implementing authority maycalculate thenormal value onthebasis oftheprice toathirdcountry,
asdescribed inArticle 16,ormayusethemethod ofconstructing thevalue described inArticle 17.
Article 16.Theprice toathirdcountry isthesaleprice oftheproduct under investigation,
realized bytheproducer orexporter toathird country other thanthecountry oforigin orexport.
Thecompetent implementing authority should takethemost representative price, applying, when it
deems necessary, theadjustments towhich Article 26ofthese regulations refers.
Article 17.Theconstruction ofthevalue oftheproduct under investigation, towhich Article 15
ofthese regulations refers, shallbecarried outonthebasis ofthefollowing factors:
(a) Production costs, meaning thesumofthevariable andfixedcostsnecessary tothemanufacturing
process, intheordinary course oftrade inthecountry oforigin, withreasonable adjustments
forsales, administrative andgeneral costs; and
(b) areasonable levelofprofit, calculated inrelation tocostsandprofits associated withsalesto
non-related parties inthecountry ofexport ororigin.
Themethod forcalculating theconstructed value andeachofitscomponents mustbeconsistent
with normally accepted practices intheindustry orbranch ofproduction oftheproduct under
investigation andtaking intoaccount normal competitive behaviour. Theimplementing authority shall
baseitscalculations ontherecords keptbytheproducer orexporter under investigation ifsuchrecords
areinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciplesandreasonablyreflectthecostsassociated
withtheproduction andsaleoftheproduct under investigation.
Iftheimplementing authority cannot obtain theinformation necessary tocalculate theabove-
mentioned production costs andprofits, forsalesmade inthecountry ofexport ororigin, orifinits
opinion, theinformation available isnotreliable orcannot beusedforanyother justifiable reason,
thecompetent implementing authority maycalculate production costs andsalesprofits, onthebasis
ofinformation concerning other producers orexporters fromthecountry oforigin orexport forsales
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orbyother producers orexporters operating inthesame economic sector inthecountry oforigin or
export.
Article 18.Where there arenosalesofthelikeproduct bytheexporter oftheproduct under
investigation inthecountry oforigin orexport, orthesalesvolume isinsignificant, making itimpossible
toevaluate transactions intheordinary course oftrade, theimplementing authority shallcalculate the
normal value inaccordance withthemethods prescribed byArticles 15to17ofthepresent regulations.
Article 19.Notwithstanding theprovisions ofArticle 13oftheseregulations, inallcases where
ithasbeenshown thattheexporter hasmade salesofthelikeproduct inthecountry oforigin orexport
atlessthantheproduction costs referred toinArticle 17,paragraph (a),insubstantial quantities, for
aperiod ofnotlessthansix(6)months andatprices which donotprovide fortherecovery ofallcosts
within areasonable period oftime, thecompetent implementing authority mayconsider suchsales
ashaving beenmade outside theordinary course oftrade andmaycalculate thenormal value onthe
basis ofother sales made inthecountry ororigin orexport, atprices nolower thanthecostof
production; orwhere suchsalesaresufficient:
(a) Onthebasisofprices tothirdcountries asdescribed inArticle 16oftheseregulations;
(b) onthebasis oftheconstructed value asdescribed inArticle 17ofthese regulations.
Where salestoathirdcountry areusedtocalculate thenormal value asdescribed inArticle 16
ofthese regulations, anditisdetermined thatthesalesweremade atprices lower thantheproduction
costsdescribed inArticle 17paragraph (a)ofthese regulations, thecompetent implementing authority
mayconsider suchsalesasnothaving beenmade intheordinary course oftrade andmaycalculate
thenormal value inaccordance withthemost appropriate criterion selected from thefollowing:
I. Other salesoflikeproducts made inthethirdcountry atprices notbelow the
costofproduction;
II. Theconstructed value asdescribed inArticle 17ofthese regulations.
Article 20.When theproducts under investigation areexported ororiginate incountries with
centrally-planned economies orwithregulations ofsuchscale thattheyproduce effects equivalent to
those ofsucheconomies, thecompetent implementing authority shalldetermine thenormal value in
themost appropriate andreasonable manner possible onthebasis ofanyofthefollowing criteria:
(a) Theprice atwhich alikeproduct ofathirdmarket-economy country isactually sold
forconsumption inthedomestic market ofthatcountry ortoother countries, including
theArgentine Republic itself; or
(b) thevalue determined forthelikeproduct inathirdmarket-economy country; or
(c) theprice actually paidorpayable intheArgentine Republic forthelikeproduct, duly
adjusted ifnecessary, toinclude areasonable margin ofprofit, when neither theprices
ofathird country northeconstructed value asdetermined inaccordance withthe
provisions ofparagraphs (a)and(b)above, provide anadequate basis.
Thecompetent implementing authority shallusetheabove criteria onanexceptional basisand
onlywhen thealternative methods laiddown inArticles 16and17oftheseregulations areinapplicable.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Chapter V
Export Price
Article 21.Theexport pricetobeusedindetermining dumping shallbethedirect export price,
meaning thepriceactually paidorpayable inasale,tradeorexchange related totheentry oftheproduct
intotheArgentine Republic, subject totheadjustments provided forinthese regulations.
Article 22.Theprice actually paidorpayable fortheproduct subject toinvestigation isthe
value inmoney orinkindactually transferred ortransferable inrelation tothesale,tradeorexchange
oftheproduct.
Article 23.Incases where there isnoexport price orwhere itappears tothecompetent
implementing authority thattheexport price isunreliable because ofassociation oracompensatory
arrangement between theexporter andtheimporter orathirdparty, theexport pricemaybeconstructed
onthebasis oftheprice atwhich theimported products arefirstresold toanindependent buyer, or
iftheproducts arenotresold toanindependent buyer, ornotresold inthecondition asimported, the
export price shallbecalculated onsuchreasonable basis astheauthority maydetermine, based on
theconsideration received bytheexporter.
Chapter VI
Comparison ofValues
Article 24.Inorder toachieve afaircomparison between theexport price andtheprice in
thedomestic market ofthecountry oforigin orexport or,ifapplicable, theprice determined under
Article 15etseq.ofthepresent regulations, thetwoprices shallbecompared atthesame level of
trade, normally attheex-factory level, andinrespect ofsalesmade atasnearly aspossible thesame
time. Dueallowance shallbemade ineachcase, onitsmerits, fordifferences inconditions andterms
ofsale,taxation andother differences which affect price comparability. Inthecases referred toin
Article 23ofthese regulations, allowance should alsobemade forcosts, including duties andtaxes,
incurred between importation andresale, andforprofits accruing.
Article 25.When there arevariations inboththeexport prices andtheprices inthedomestic
market ofthecountry oforigin tobeanalysed:
(a) Thenormal value shallgenerally beestablished onaweighted average basis;
(b) export prices shall normally becompared with thenormal value ona
transaction-to-transaction basis, when theuseofweighted averages would produce
substantially different results from those ofindividual transactions;
(c) sampling techniques maybeusedtoestablish thenormal value andexport prices in
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Chapter VII
Adjustments
Article 26.Inorder tocarry outthecomparison ofvalues provided forinChapter VIofthese
regulations, adjustments shallbemade inaccordance withthefollowing provisions:
(a) Currency conversion. When comparison ofthenormal value andtheexport price
requires aconversion ofcurrencies, therateofexchange onthedateoftheoperation
usedforthecomparison shallbeutilized. Iftheexport isrelated toasaleinforeign
currency onaforward market, theforward exchange ratemaybeused.
(b) Level oftrade. Inorder tocompare thenormal value withtheexport price, the
competent implementing authority shallidentify theleveloftrade atwhich thesales
tookplace asabasis forcomparison ofprices.
Thecompetent implementing authority isresponsible fordetermining whether thevolume of
salestaken asabasis forcalculating thenormal value corresponds totheleveloftrade atwhich the
export pricewascalculated. Ifthevolume ofsalesconcerned isinsufficient forthepurposes indicated,
thenormal value maybecalculated attheleveloftrade considered most appropriate.
Where itisnotpossible tomake acomparison atthesame leveloftrade, thenormal value
shallbeadjusted tocorrespond totheleveloftradeoftheexport price, taking intoaccount thedifferences
which normally existbetween different levels oftrade.
(c) Adjustments forphysical differences. When therearedifferences between thephysical
characteristics oftheproduct under investigation andthelikeproduct usedtocalculate
thenormal value, thecompetent implementing authority shallidentify therelevant
differences, following which thenormal value ofthelikeproduct shallbeadjusted
inaccordance withthespecific value attributed toeachdifference found intheproduct
under investigation. Thisvalue maybebased oninformation obtained inthemarket
areawhere theproduct issold.
(d) Adjustments forquantity discounts. Asregards adjustments fordifferences insales
costs based ondifferences inquantities sold, thecompetent implementing authority
shalldetermine whether thisisacustomary practice bytheproducers orexporters in
thecountry oforigin orexport.
(e) Adjustments forfinancial costs ofsales. Inthecaseoffinancial costs ofsales, the
competent implementing authority shallcalculate anadjustment figure which reasonably
reflects thecostofmoney included intheexport price andshallapply thatfigure for
thepurpose ofadjusting thenormal value ofthelikeproduct.
(f) Adjustments forguarantee costs. Inthecaseofguarantee costs, thecompetent
implementing authority shallcalculate anadjustment figure based onthecostsactually
incurred bytheseller incomplying withtheguarantee requirements forgoods sold
andinaccordance withtheterms oftheguarantees. Inorder tomake theadjustment,
theguarantee musthavebeenoffered inwriting atthetimeofsaleorbeaguarantee
required bythelawsofthecountry where thesaletookplace orbeinlinewithgenerally
accepted commercial practices inthemarket concerned.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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(g) Adjustments fortechnical assistance costs. Inthecaseofcostsofservices ortechnical
assistance, thecompetent implementing authority shallcalculate theadjustment figure
onthebasisofcostsactually incurred inproviding theservice ortechnical assistance,
provided thatsuchcosts havebeenincluded inthetransaction price.
Article 27.Discounts, rebates andother price reductions usedincalculating theexport price
must bedirectly related totheoperations towhich theyapply.
Article 28.Without prejudice totheforegoing, thefollowing amounts mustbededucted from
thedirect export price:
(a) Anyimport dutypayable intheArgentine Republic andanyexport dutypayable in
aforeign country inrelation totheproduct under investigation;
(b) costsincurred inpreparing theproduct under investigation fortransport totheArgentine
Republic suchaspackaging costs, provided thatsuchcostsarenotincurred inmaking
salesinthecountry oforigin orexport;
(c) costsrelating totheexport andtransportation oftheproduct totheArgentine Republic
andcosts charged fortheproduct 'sentry intothecountry. They include transport,
maintenance,insurance,loadingandunloadingandhandlingcosts,andotherunforeseen
costs incurred from thecommencement oftransportation atthepoint ofexport until
delivery tothebuyer intheArgentine Republic, aswellasattendant charges.
Toenable suchdeductions tobemade, theabove-mentioned costs must havebeenincluded
inthedirect export prices.
TITLE II
COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDIES
Chapter I
Specificity
Article 29.Inorder todetermine whether asubsidy asdefined inArticle 2isspecific toan
enterprise orindustry orgroup ofenterprises orindustries, within theterritory ofthecountry granting
thesubsidy, thefollowing principles shallapply:
(a) Where thegranting authority, orthelegislation pursuant towhich thegranting authority
operates, explicitly limits access toasubsidy toanenterprise orindustry orgroup of
enterprises orindustries, suchsubsidy shallbespecific;
(b) where thegranting authority, orthelegislation pursuant towhich thegranting authority
operates, establishes objective criteria orconditions governing theeligibility for,and
theamount of,asubsidy, specificity shallnotexist, provided thattheeligibility is
automatic andthatsuchcriteria andconditions arestrictly adhered to.
"Objective criteria orconditions" shallbeunderstood tomean criteria orconditions which are
neutral, which donotfavour certain enterprises andwhich areeconomic innature andhorizontal in
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(c) if,notwithstanding anyappearance ofnon-specificity resulting from theapplication
oftheprinciples laiddown insubparagraphs (a)and(b),there arereasons tobelieve
thatthesubsidy mayinfactbespecific, thefactors setoutinthefollowing Article
maybeconsidered.
Article 30.Forthepurposes oftheforegoing Article, thefollowing factors shallbeconsidered
indetermining specificity:
(a) Application ofasubsidy programme toalimited number ofenterprises orindustries
oragroup ofenterprises orindustries;
(b) granting ofdisproportionately large amounts ofsubsidy toanenterprise orindustry
oragroup ofenterprises orindustries;
(c) themanner inwhich discretion hasbeenexercised bythegranting authority inthe
decision togrant asubsidy; and
(d) export subsidies under Article 29shall beconsidered specific. Inapplying
subparagraph (c),theimplementing authority shall takeintoaccount theextent of
diversification ofeconomic activities inthecountry granting thesubsidy andthelength
oftimeduring which thesubsidy programme, hasbeeninoperation.
Chapter II
Calculation oftheSubsidy
Article 31.Indetermining thevalue ofthesubsidy, thecompetent implementing authority
shall distinguish between subsidies which arespecifically aimed atexports oftheproduct under
consideration, andsubsidies aimed atthegeneral export activity ofthereceiving company. Inthelatter
case,thevalue ofthesubsidy shallbecalculated bydetermining therelation between thegeneral sales
oftheenterprise andthespecific salesoftheproduct under investigation.
Thecompetent implementing authority shallalsodetermine therelation between thesubsidy
received andthesalesmade bytheproducer orexporter intheperiod forwhich thesubsidy wasgranted.
Article 32.When thesubsidy involves loans granted atrates ofinterest oronterms more
favourable thanthose thatthebeneficiary could obtain infreely negotiated agreements withcommercial
banks inthemarket concerned, thecompetent implementing authority shalldistinguish between short-,
medium- andlong-term loans. Thesubsidy value ofshort-term loans shallbedetermined onthebasis
oftheprovisions ofArticle 31ofthese regulations foractionable subsidies.
Thesubsidyvalueofmedium-andlong-termloansshallbedeterminedusingthemostappropriate
financial method forthepurpose ofestablishing therealimpact ofthesubsidy onthegoods entering
theArgentine Republic.
Loans shallnormally beconsidered short-term when therepayment period islessthantwo
years. Anyloanwitharepayment period oftwo(2)ormore years shallbeconsidered medium- or
long-term.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Thecompetent implementing authority mayconsider loans withashorter repayment period
asmedium- orlong-term ifitisshown ingood faiththatthedebtor 'sconsistent practice isoneof
automatic renewal orextension oftherepayment period toexceed atotaloftwo(2)years.
Chapter III
Consultations
Article 33.Notification oftherequest toopen asubsidy investigation shallbesenttothe
government ofthecountry oforigin orexport oftheproduct under investigation bythecompetent
implementing authority, when initsopinion theconditions forholding suchaninvestigation obtain.
Such notification should beeffected ten(10)working daysprior totheopening oftheinvestigation.
Article 34.Together withthenotification referred tointheforegoing Article, oratanytime
priortotheopeningoftheinvestigation,thecompetentimplementingauthorityshallgivethegovernments
ofthecountries oforigin orexport oftheproduct under investigation theopportunity toenter into
consultations inorder toclarify thefactssetoutintherequest andreach amutually agreed solution.
During theinvestigation, thegovernments ofthecountries oforigin orexport oftheproduct
under investigation mayholdconsultations forthesame purpose.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I
Implementing Authorities
Article 35.Implementation ofthepresent regulations istheresponsibility ofthefollowing
authorities:
(a) TheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, which shall issue
decisions establishing anti-dumping orcountervailing duties, whether provisional or
definitive;
(b) theSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic
Works andServices, which shallhavethefunctions assigned toitinthese regulations;
(c) theUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade intheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment
oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, which shall be
responsible fordetermining theexistence ofdumping orsubsidization;
(d) theNational Commission forForeign Trade, adecentralized agency oftheSecretariat
forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works and
Services, which shallhaveresponsibility fordetermining theexistence ofinjury to
domestic production.
Article 36.Proceedings fortheimposition ofanti-dumping andcountervailing duties shall
beinitiated andconducted through theUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade answerable totheSecretariat
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allbackground material ontheexistence ofdumping orsubsidization andofinjury shallbesubmitted.
TheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade shallevaluate theformal admissibility oftheapplication,
prior towhich itshallbesubmitted totheNational Commission forForeign Trade forthelatter to
giveitsopinion, within aperiod often(10)working days, onthedegree towhich theapplicant is
representative ofthedomestic industry/production. Once theconditions ofadmissibility aresatisfied,
theUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade shallsendtotheNational Commission forForeign Trade all
theelements oftheapplication needed todetermine theexistence ofinjury.
Chapter II
TheApplication
Article 37.Applications fortheinitiation ofaninvestigation concerning dumping orsubsidies
shallbesubmitted byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry which believes itself tobeaffected bythe
allegeddumpingorsubsidization,presentingsufficientevidenceoftheexistenceofdumpingorsubsidies,
oftheinjury andthecausal linkbetween them.
Forthepurpose ofevaluating applications, interested parties must complete theapplication
form established forthepurpose bythecompetent implementing authority, inorder toenable the
existence ofthebasic requirements fortheopening ofaninvestigation intodumping orsubsidies to
beascertained.
Once theformal admissibility oftheapplication andtherepresentative nature andlegalcapacity
oftheapplicant have been established, asprovided inArticle 36ofthese regulations, the
Under-SecretariatforForeignTradeandtheNationalCommissionforForeignTradeundertheSecretariat
forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, acting within
theirrespective fields ofcompetence, shalldecide onthegrounds foropening theinvestigation within
thirty-five (35)working daysandshallsubmit theirconclusions totheSecretary forForeign Trade
foradecision ontheopening oftheinvestigation tobetaken within ten(10)working days, unless the
conditions laiddown inLawNo.24.176 forrejecting theapplication aremet.
TheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works
andServices mayinexceptional cases opentheinvestigation exofficio when ithassufficient evidence
toestablish,undertheprovisionsofLawNo.24,176andthisregulatorydecree,theexistenceofdumping
orsubsidization, injury andthecausal relationship between thedumping orsubsidization andinjury.
Article 38.Thecompetent implementing authority shallnotify theapplicant ofanyerror or
omission intheapplication within thirty (30)working daysofitssubmission. Theapplicant shallhave
fifteen (15)working daysfrom thedateofnotification tosupply corrections. Iftheapplicant does
notsupply therequired corrections within thatperiod, theapplication shallberejected without further
proceedings.
Article 39.Prior totheinitiation oftheinvestigation, thecompetent implementing authority
mayholdconsultations withdomestic producers tocheck thatthere issufficient support foropening
theinvestigation.
Article 40.Thecompetent implementing authority shall have atime-limit offorty-five
(45)working days, fromthedateofacceptance oftheapplication bytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign
Trade oftheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment todecide onopening theinvestigation.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Chapter III
TheInvestigation
Article 41.Once ithasbeendecided toinitiate aninvestigation, thecompetent implementing
authority shallhaveaperiod often(10)working daystopublish itsdecision toopentheinvestigation
intheBoletín Oficial (Official Gazette). Thisdecision must statethedateofopening, thepractice
which isthesubject oftheinvestigation, theproduct under investigation, thecountry oforigin orexport
andanyother information thattheimplementing authority considers appropriate.
Article 42.Forthepurposes oftheconduct oftheinvestigation, thecompetent implementing
authority mayseekanyinformation required bysending questionnaires toallinterested parties. The
recipients ofsuchquestionnaires mustreply, giving alltherequired information, within thetime-limit
fixed bytheimplementing authority ineachinvestigation.
Thetime-limit forreturning questionnaires shallnotbelessthanthirty (30)calendar daysfrom
thedateoftheirreceipt bytheinterested parties.
Dueconsiderationshouldbegiventorequestsforextensionsandsuchextensionsshallbegranted
whenever possible.
When theimplementing authority doesnotobtain areply toitsrequest forinformation, itmay
usethebestinformation available.
Article 43.Forthepurpose ofverifying theinformation submitted byaparty, orobtaining
further information, thecompetent implementing authority maydecide tocarry outinvestigations in
thecountry orabroad. Verifications abroad must havetheprior consent ofthefirms involved and
thegovernment ofthecountry inquestion, ifnecessary.
Ifafirmorgovernment doesnotauthorize verification orinvestigation ordoesnotcooperate
withtheinvestigation, thecompetent implementing authority mustusethebestinformation available
inorder tocomplete itsinvestigation andproduce itsrecommendations totheMinister fortheEconomy
andPublic Works andServices.
Inthecaseofverifications tobecarried outinthenational territory, theparty concerned shall
facilitate theverification requested bythecompetent implementing authority.
Article 44.Theinformation received shallbemade available totheinterested parties within
eight (8)working daysofitsreceipt, except forinformation which ithasbeendecided totreatas
confidential, inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthepresent regulations.
Article 45.Anypersons submitting information mayrequest atthetimeofitssubmission that
itbetreated asconfidential, provide evidence tothecompetent implementing authority oftheneed
forsuchtreatment, andmake thisneedclear bymeans oftheheading CONFIDENTIAL inthetop
right-hand corner ofeachpage.
Confidentiality maynotberequested forinformation which isnotsubmitted voluntarily.
Theimplementing authority shallreach adecision within fiveworking days. During thisperiod
theinformation inquestion shallbegiven confidential treatment, asdescribed inthese regulations.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Ifconfidentiality isrefused, theperson submitting theinformation maywithdraw it.
Acondition ofconfidential treatment shallbecompliance withtheformal requirements laid
down inthisArticle andtheattachment ofanon-confidential summary sothatitcanbeincluded in
theinvestigation. Intheevent thatthose submitting confidential information indicate thatitmaynot
besummarized, theymustgivethereasons whythisisimpossible andtheimplementing authority shall
consider whether ornottoaccept suchreasons.
Article 46.Incases where thecompetent implementing authority decides thattheinformation
isconfidential, therelevant pages shallnotbeincluded inthepublic proceedings andaccess tothem
shallberestricted toofficials assigned totheinvestigation.
Article 47.Theinvestigation shallbecompleted andtheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade
oftheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works and
Services shallinform theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices oftheresults within
oneyearofthedateofinitiation. Ifforexceptional reasons thistime-limit isextended, theinterested
parties andtheMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices shallbeinformed ofthereasons
forsuchextension.
Article 48.Ifatanytimeduring adumping orsubsidy investigation, theSecretariat forTrade
andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, inaccordance with
theopinion given bytheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade ortheNational Commission forForeign
Trade ofthatSecretariat, asappropriate, concludes thatthere isnotsufficient evidence ofdumping
orsubsidization orinjury, orthatthemargin ofdumping orsubsidization orthevolume ofactual or
potential imports arenegligible, theinvestigation shallbeterminated immediately.
Chapter IV
Preliminary Determinations
Article49.Ifitseesfit,thecompetentauthority,intheformandmannerestablishedinArticle37
thirdparagraph, maysubmit totheMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, through
theSecretaryforTradeandInvestment,itsconclusionsconcerningtheapplicationofpreventivemeasures,
within four(4)months from theopening oftheinvestigation. Ifthedumping investigations present
unusual difficulties, thecompetent implementing authority maydelay submission ofitsconclusions
totheMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices foranadditional period oftwo
(2)months. Suchpreventive measures shallnotbeapplied priortothedetermination bythecompetent
implementing authority ofpreliminary results supporting thepresumption oftheexistence ofdumping
orsubsidization, injury todomestic industry andacausal relationship between them.
Article 50.Inhispreliminary orfinaldeterminations, theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic
Works andServices mayimpose anti-dumping orcountervailing duties which arelessthantheamount
ofdumping orthemargin ofsubsidy found toexist, ifinhisopinion theyaresufficient toeliminate
theinjury caused todomestic producers.
Article 51.Inmaking hisdetermination, theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works and
Services shalltakeintoaccount theinterests ofthepublic atlarge, including consumers, users and
purchasers ofimported inputs, andusers andpurchasers ofinputs produced locally whose prices may
riseasaresult oftheimposition ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duties.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Article 52.Preventive anti-dumping andcountervailing duties shallbeimposed onlywhen the
competent implementing authority determines thattheyarenecessary inorder toprevent injury to
domestic producers andtheirduration shallbesubject tothelimits fixed byLawNo.24.176.
Article 53.Forthepurpose ofcollecting preventive anti-dumping orcountervailing duties which
havebeenimposed, theprocedure setoutinArticle 67etseq.ofthisdecree should befollowed.
Article 54.When theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices issues a
preliminary determination, thecompetent implementing authority shallnotify alltheinterested parties
ofthegrounds onwhich itisbased. Theinterested parties shallhavetheopportunity tomake known
theirviews concerning thegrounds forthepreliminary determination uptofifteen (15)working days
following thedateofthedetermination.
Chapter V
Price Agreements
Article 55.Thecompetent implementing authority shallevaluate anypriceagreement submitted
foritsconsideration concerning ananti-dumping oranti-subsidy investigation andshalldecide whether
toaccept itwithin thirty (30)working daysfrom thetimeitreceived therequest forconsideration.
Thepurposeofsuchpriceagreementshallbetoeliminatetheinjurytodomesticproductioninaccordance
withtheterms ofArticle 7ofthese regulations.
Thecompetent implementing authority mayalsosuggest priceagreements onitsowninitiative,
though non-acceptance byanyoftheparties shallnothaveanegative impact ontheinvestigation.
Forthepurposesofacceptingorrejectingpriceagreements,thecompetentimplementingauthority
istheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works and
Services, which shallactafterconsulting theUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade andtheNational
Commission forForeign Trade oftheabove-mentioned Secretariat onmatters within theircompetence.
Article 56.Iftheagreement isaccepted, theinvestigation intoinjury maybecompleted ifthe
exporter sorequests orthecompetent implementing authority considers itappropriate. Insuchcases,
ifitisfinally determined thatthereisnoinjury, theagreement shallautomatically lapseexcept incases
where thenegative determination isdueinlarge parttotheimplementation oftheprice agreement
concerned. Insuchcases, thecompetent implementing authority mayrequire theagreement tobe
maintained forareasonable period oftimeconsistent withtheprovisions ofLawNo.24.176.
Article57.Theimplementingauthoritymayrejecttheagreementinthefollowingcircumstances:
(a) When initsjudgement, theagreement isimpracticable orimpossible toimplement,
asoccurs when thenumber ofactual orpotential participating exporters isverylarge;
(b) when theagreement contravenes legislation concerning protection ofcompetition. In
order todetermine suchcases, anopinion oftheauthority responsible forimplementing
suchlegislation shallberequired; and
(c) when theagreement isnotcapable ofeliminating theinjury todomestic production.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Ifthepriceagreementarisesfromaninvestigationintosubsidies,itsacceptancebythecompetent
implementing authority requires thatthelatterobtain theconsent ofthegovernment granting thesubsidy.
Article 58.Thecompetent implementing authority mayrequest theopinion oftheauthority
responsible forimplementing legislation onprotection ofcompetition, when itconsiders itnecessary
todetermine whether anagreement isincontravention ofsuchlegislation. Insuchcases, theopinion
shallberequested within ten(10)working daysfromthedatewhen thepriceagreement wassubmitted
forconsideration andapproval. Theauthority responsible forimplementing legislation onprotection
ofcompetition should reach adecision within ten(10)working daysofreceiving therequest forits
opinion.
Article 59. Thecompetent implementing authority mayrequest periodic submission of
information necessary toevaluate compliance withpriceagreements which havebeenaccepted. Such
agreements shallbeperiodically reviewed asspecified inthedecision giving risetotheagreement.
Theperiod shallnotbelessthanone(1)year. Thecompetent implementing authority mayrevoke
itsacceptance ofthearrangement atanytimewithout taking intoaccount theperiod oftimespecified
ifitconsiders thatthecauses which ledtothearrangement nolonger exist, orwhen theterms ofthe
agreement havebeenbroken.
Intheevent thattheagreement hasbeenbroken, thecompetent implementing authority may
immediately impose preventive measures onthebasis oftheinvestigation already carried out.
Chapter VI
Final Determination
Article 60.TheUnder-Secretariat forForeign Trade intheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment
oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices shallsubmit itsconclusions based on
thereport oftheNational Commission forForeign Trade oftheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment
oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, itsownreport andcausal relationship,
totheMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices, through theSecretary forTrade and
Investment sothatthelatter maymake afinaldetermination concerning theresults oftheinvestigation
within onehundred andtwenty (120) working daysoftheissue ofthepreliminary determination. In
theabsence ofanypreliminary determination, theconclusions shallbesubmitted within thetime-limit
laiddown byArticle 47ofthese regulations.
Article 61.TheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices shallpublish inthe
Official Gazette allpreliminary andfinaldeterminations under which anti-dumping andcountervailing
duties areimposed anddecisions tosuspend, refuse, revoke orterminate investigations.
Thepriceagreements towhich Article 56etseq.refershould alsobepublished intheOfficial
Gazette when aninvestigation hasbeensuspended orterminated orwhen anagreement expires.
Suchpublication should indicate thegoods, thelevelofduties where appropriate, thecountry
oforigin orexport andanyother information atthediscretion ofthecompetent implementing authority
andinconformity withLawNo.24.176.
Article 62.Preliminary andfinaldeterminations, anddecisions tosuspend, refuse, revoke
orterminate investigations shallbesubject toappeal. Other decisions taken during theinvestigation
arenotsubject toappeal. Appeals shalllieonlyforatransfer ofjurisdiction andshould bemade within
ten(10)working daysofthenotification ofthemeasure appealed against. Forthispurpose, theofficialG/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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publication ofameasure shallbeconsidered sufficient notification, without prejudice toother possible
forms ofnotification.
Article 63.Anti-dumping andcountervailing duties shallapply untilthedatewhen suchduties
aremodified orexpire, subject tothetime-limit provided forinArticle 74ofthepresent regulations.
Article 64.Anti-dumping andcountervailing duties andthepreventive measures determined
under LawNo.24.176 andthese regulations shallapply fromthedateofpublication oftherespective
determination intheOfficial Gazette.
Ifthefinaldetermination isbased ontheexistence ofmaterial injury asdefined inArticle 8
ofthese regulations, orwhen athreat ofinjury isdetermined within themeaning ofArticle 9ora
material retardation within themeaning ofArticle 10oftheseregulations, andatthesametimeimports
oftheproduct under investigation produce aneffect which, intheabsence ofpreventive measures,
would haveledtotheconclusion thatthere wasmaterial injury within themeaning ofArticle 8,anti-
dumping orcountervailing duties maybeapplied retroactively fortheperiod during which preventive
measures were applied.
Inthecaseofinvestigations intosubsidies, when theimplementing authority concludes that
there isaninjury which isdifficult toremedy, caused bymassive imports oftheproduct under
investigation, overarelatively short period oftime, andwhen inorder toprevent arepetition ofthe
injuryitisconsiderednecessarytolevycountervailingdutiesretroactivelyonsuchimports,thedefinitive
countervailing duties shallbelevied onproducts which havebeendestined forconsumption, uptoa
maximum ofninety (90)daysprior tothedateofapplication ofthepreventive measures.
Inthecaseofinvestigations intodumping, ifthecompetent implementing authority determines:
(a) Thatthere isahistory ofdumping causing injury ortheimporter should haveknown
thattheexporter orproducer practised dumping andthattheimports ofsuchproducts
under those conditions would produce injury todomestic production; and
(b) thattheinjury wasduetosporadic dumping (massive imports oftheproduct under
investigation effected forarelatively shortperiod oftime) onascalesuchthat,inorder
toprevent repetition itisnecessary tolevyduties retroactively onsuchimports, the
competent implementing authority maystipulate thatsuchduties aretobelevied on
products destined forconsumption uptoninety (90)dayspriortothedateofapplication
ofthepreventive measures.
Article 65.Iftheanti-dumping orcountervailing dutyestablished inthefinaldetermination
ishigher thanthepreventive dutycollected orguaranteed, thedifference shallnotbelevied. If,on
theother hand, thefinaldutyislower thanthepreventive dutycollected orguaranteed, thedifference
ortheguarantee shallberefunded.
Article66.Thecompetentimplementingauthoritymayincludewithinthescopeofthedefinitive
anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyinforce, imported parts andcomponents intended forassembly
orfinishing intheArgentine Republic when itisestablished that:
(a) Theproduct assembled orfinished from suchparts orcomponents isalikeproduct
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(b) assembly orfinishing inthecountry importing theproduct referred toin
subparagraph (a)above iscarried outbyaparty related toanexporter orproducer
whose exports ofthelikeproduct totheArgentine Republic aresubject toadefinitive
anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyorwhich actsonbehalf ofsuchexporter or
producer;
(c) partsorcomponents wereobtained inthecountry oftheexporter orproducer subject
toadefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing duty, from suppliers intheexporting
country whotraditionally have supplied parts orcomponents tosuchexporter or
producer, orfrom athird party supplying parts orcomponents onbehalf ofsuch
exporter;
(d) assembly orfinishing operations intheArgentine Republic haveundergone substantial
growth andimports ofparts orcomponents forsuch operations have increased
substantially since theinitiation oftheinvestigation which gaverisetotheimposition
ofthedefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing duty;
(e) thetotalcostoftheparts orcomponents referred toinsubparagraph (c)represents
asubstantial partofthetotalcostofthepartsorcomponents usedintheassembly or
finishing operation.
Thecompetent implementing authority mayimpose preventive anti-dumping orcountervailing
duties inaccordance withArticle 49etseq.ofthepresent decree, onparts orcomponents imported
foruseinassembly orfinishing operations when itconsiders thatthere issufficient evidence thatthe
criteria established insubparagraphs (a)to(e)ofthepresent article arefulfilled. Thecompetent
implementing authority mayestablish adefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing dutywhen allthe
criteria setoutinthisArticle arefullymet. Thedefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing dutythat
maybeimposed maynotbehigher thanthedefinitive anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyinforce
onimports ofthefinished product subject toinvestigation.
Chapter VII
Collection ofDuties
Article 67.Anti-dumping andcountervailing duties shallbecollected onthebasisofthefinal
determination bythecompetent implementing authority.
Article 68.When theconcept ofdomestic industry isinterpreted asapplying totheproducers
ofacertain area, anti-dumping orcountervailing duties shallapply onlytotheproducts inquestion
consigned forconsumption inthatarea.
Article 69.Anti-dumping andcountervailing duties shallapply inaddition toallother current
charges concerning theimport under consideration. Theyshallalsobegoverned bytherulesapplicable
toimport duties.
Withtheimpositionofanti-dumpingandcountervailingduties,whetherprovisionalordefinitive,
theother import duties andother taxes onimports shallbecalculated onthebasisofthenormal value
established fortheproducts subject toanti-dumping andcountervailing duties.
Article 70.Noproduct imported intotheArgentine Republic maybesubject tobothduties
(anti-dumping andcountervailing) asaresult ofasingle situation ofunfair practice.G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Article 71. Within five(5)working days ofthepublication ofafinal orpreliminary
determination ofcountervailing oranti-dumping duties, theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works
andServices shallnotify theNational Customs Administration ofthedecision toimpose anti-dumping
orcountervailing duties byproviding afullcopyoftheresolution.
Article 72.Onreceipt ofthenotification oftheresolution issued bytheMinister forthe
Economy andPublic Works andServices, theNational Customs Administrator shallissuethenecessary
instructions toproceed withthecollection, within ten(10)working days, oftheanti-dumping or
countervailing dutyconcerned orthepreventive duties, asapplicable.
Article 73.TheNational Customs Administration shallinform thecompetent implementing
authority onamonthly basis ofthefollowing:
(a) Amount oftheanti-dumping andcountervailing duties collected during theprevious
month, byproduct;
(b) amount ofthepreventive anti-dumping orcountervailing duties collected during the
previous month, byproduct; and
(c) amount ofthepreventive anti-dumping orcountervailing duties guaranteed, byproduct.
Chapter VIII
Duration ofDuties -Reviews
Article 74.Anti-dumping orcountervailing duties imposed bytheimplementing authority shall
remain inforce foramaximum offive(5)years fromthedateoffinaldetermination under which the
duties were originally imposed subject totheprovisions ofArticle 53ofthese regulations.
Article 75.Afinaldetermination under which ananti-dumping orcountervailing dutywas
imposed maybereviewed atanytimeontheinitiative ofthecompetent implementing authority or
attherequest ofaninterested party totheoriginal investigation whopresents evidence oftheneed
forsuchreview. Such anapplication maynotbemade more thanonceayearandnormally inthe
anniversary month ofpublication ofthefinaldetermination bytheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic
Works andServices.
Inthereview, thecompetent implementing authority shall consider whether thecontinued
imposition oftheduties isnecessary toeliminate theeffects ofthedumping orthesubsidy. The
competent implementing authority mayalsoconsider whether therewould bearecurrence oftheinjury
ifthedutywere removed orvaried. Onthebasis ofthisreview andtherecommendations ofthe
competent implementing authority, theMinister fortheEconomy andPublic Works andServices may
review anti-dumping orcountervailing duties, andamend orabolish them asheseesfit.
Article 76.Theprocedure fortheapplication ofanti-dumping andcountervailing duties by
theimplementing authorities provided forinthepresent regulations shallinaddition begoverned by
theLawonAdministrative Procedures andtheregulations thereto.
Article 77.Thepresent regulations shallenterintoforcefifteen (15)daysaftertheirpublication
intheOfficial Gazette. They shallnotapply toinvestigations thathavebeenopened prior tosuch
entry intoforce. Presentations made prior totheentry intoforce ofthepresent decree, where the
investigation hasnotbeendeclared open, should conform totheprovisions ofthepresent decree. TheG/ADP/N/1/ARG/1
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Under-Secretariat forForeign Trade oftheSecretariat forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry of
theEconomy andPublic Works andServices shallexercise thefunctions assigned bythese regulations
totheNational Commission forForeign Trade ofthesaidSecretariat, untilsuchtimeastheSecretariat
forTrade andInvestment oftheMinistry oftheEconomy andPublic Works andServices determines
thedatewhen thedelegation ofpowers provided forinArticle 25,infine,ofDecree No.766/94 comes
intoforce. From thattime, theNational Commission forForeign Trade shallexercise thefunctions
assigned toitbythepresent regulations inrespect ofinvestigations which havenotyetbeendeclared
open.
Article 78.ThisDecree shall beproclaimed, published andtransmitted totheNational
Directorate ofOfficial Records andfiled. MENEM. Domingo F.Cavallo. Rodolfo C.Barra.