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: 18 October 2023

9.

Date(s) of entry into force/provisional application: 7 January 2024

10.

Brief description of changes:

AAP.CE 18.190 Appendix 78 (Articles 7 and 8 of the TM80)

Appendix 78 to Additional Protocol No. 190 to Partial Scope Economic Complementarity Agreement No. 18 (AAP.CE 18.190 Appendix 78) incorporates, into AAP.CE 18.190, MERCOSUR Trade Commission Directive No. 115/23 on specific tariff measures based on supply considerations, under which the Argentine Republic is granted a reduced tariff rate of 0% for subheading 3002.49.92, for a quota of 2,944 litres, for a period of 185 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/4d5c18e55622e1040325749000756112/404ad29b1996c30003258a760054539f?OpenDocument