1.

Member(s) notifying: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

2.

Date of notification: 20 December 2024

3.

Notification pursuant to:

[X] Paragraph 14 of the Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (_WT/L/671)

4.

Changes affect:

[X] goods

[  ] services

[  ] both

5.

Original RTA being modified: TM80

6.

WTO document reference of original notification of RTA:

_L/5342 – _WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1 – _WT/COMTD/RTA15/N/1/Add.18

7.

Parties to the Agreement: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

8.

Date of adoption: 13 March 2023

9.

Date(s) of entry into force/provisional application: 13 May 2023

10.

Brief description of changes:

AAP.CE 18.190 Appendix 66 (Articles 7 and 8 of the TM80)

Appendix 66 to Additional Protocol No. 190 to Partial Scope Economic Complementarity Agreement No. 18 (AAP.CE 18.190 Appendix 66) incorporates, into AAP.CE 18.190, MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 12/23 on specific tariff measures based on supply considerations, under which the Argentine Republic is granted a reduced tariff rate of 2% for subheading 1702.90.00, for a quota of 713 tonnes, for a period of 365 days.

11.

Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:

[  ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):

https://www2.aladi.org/nsfaladi/textacdos.nsf/4d5c18e55622e1040325749000756112/9255e14187e5e3350325898000551ff6?OpenDocument