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5.33. Meanwhile, on 2 November 2017, Argentina and Chile signed a trade agreement that expands existing disciplines under the MERCOSUR Chile ACE No. 35 and incorporates new disciplines, such as (...) trade and the environment.

19. Argentine legislation allows the authorities to prohibit imports (and exports) of goods for economic and non-economic reasons. (...) Non-economic prohibitions are imposed to protect public health and safety, artistic heritage and the environment, and to implement international treaties. Argentina currently uses prohibitions for non-economic reasons only.

31. The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) forms part of Argentine legislation. (...) During the period under review, Argentina signed the Convention on Cybercrime, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. (...).

35. Mining policy is formulated at the national and provincial levels. A number of agreements have been reached between the national government (the Government) and the provinces, the most recent of which was signed in 2017 and establishes certain limits on royalty amounts and contains environmental provisions (...).

1.30. Tax Reform Law No. 27.430, Official Journal of 29 December 2017, introduced amendments to various taxes. The Law laid down new rates for profits tax (...). It incorporated a tax on carbon dioxide emissions into the fuel tax. (...).

Table 2.2 Distribution of tax revenues, 2013-2021
"Shared" taxes: Carbon dioxide tax [d] [e]
Taxes for a specific purpose: Tax on liquid fuels and carbon dioxide
[d] Introduced in 2019.
[e] Taxes fuel oil, petroleum coke and coal.

Table 2.4 Necessity and urgency decrees related to trade, 2013-21
Field: Energy
Number/date: 882/2016
Description: Allocates resources to the National Development Programme for the Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Production

2.23. (...) Argentina is not a signatory to the Information Technology Agreement nor is it participating in the negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement. (...).

Table 2.7 Disputes filed by Argentina since 2013
Member: measures challenged (WTO document): EU: Certain Measures on the Importation and Marketing of Biodiesel and Measures Supporting the Biodiesel Industry (DS459)
Current situation (as at 1 May 2021): 15 May 2013: Consultations stage

Table 2.7 Disputes filed by Argentina since 2013
Member: measures challenged (WTO document)
EU: Anti-Dumping Measures on Biodiesel from Argentina (DS473)
Current situation (as at 1 May 2021)
26 December 2016: Report(s) adopted, with recommendation to bring measure(s) into conformity
(...)
Member: measures challenged (WTO document)
Peru: Anti-dumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel from Argentina (DS572)
Current situation (as at 1 May 2021)
29 November 2018: Consultations stage