The Ministry of Productive Development has suspended an anti-dumping measure that taxed the import of sodium chloride from Brazil and Mexico for the duration of the public health emergency.
This was arranged by the Resolution 118 / 2020 signed by Minister Mayías Kulfas, published in this Tuesday's (24.03.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX) edition of the Official Gazette.
The rule suspends the effects of Resolution No. 1.347 of November 2019 in relation to the antidumping measures applied for export operations to Argentina of parenteral solutions containing sodium chloride or dextrose, sterile, in closed infusion systems, for containers with a capacity greater than or equal to zero as one (0,1 l) but less than or equal to one liter (1 l), originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil and the United Mexican States, merchandise classified in the tariff position of the Common Nomenclature of MERCOSUR (NCM) 3004.90.99.
In its recitals, the resolution recalls that in the 2019 rule, a definitive ad valorem antidumping duty was established for export operations to Argentina of that product originating in Brazil, calculated on FOB values between US$ 0,21 and US$ 0,31, depending on capacity.
While for export operations to Argentina originating in Mexico, the definitive specific antidumping duty was between US$ 0,11 and US$ 0,16 per unit, depending on the size.
However, he clarifies, Law 27.541 on Social Solidarity and Productive Reactivation within the Framework of the Public Emergency, declared the public emergency in economic, financial, fiscal, administrative, social security, tariff, energy, health and social matters, extended by Decree 260 of March 12 by virtue of the declaration of the Pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in relation to the Coronavirus COVID-19.
For the Undersecretariat of Commercial Policy and Management of the Secretariat of Industry of the Ministry of Productive Development, "it is necessary to adopt new timely measures that are added to those already adopted since the beginning of this situation, guaranteeing the population access to certain critical inputs in order to mitigate its spread and health impact."
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