Argentina - Joint Resolution 4443/2019 - Import Control of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Products Containing PCBs

​The Joint Resolution 4443/2019 establishs that, for the import destinations of the merchandise consigned in Annex I, the declarant must select in the MALVINA Computer System (SIM) one of the following options:
a) The merchandise is free of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) under the terms of Article 3 of Law No. 25,670.
b) The merchandise contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a concentration higher than 50 ppm, according to Law No. 25,670.
c) The merchandise is exempted from the ban on the importation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) because they are included in Section 3 of Article 4 of Annex I of Decree 853 dated July 4, 2007.

By selecting option b) the MALVINA Computer System (SIM) will prevent the continuation of the procedure.
In case that the declarant selects option c), it must have the corresponding authorization issued by the Enforcement Authority.