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Table 3.34 Incentives for research, development and improved competitiveness, 2013 and 2020
Programme: Federal Productive Innovation Projects – Natural Resources (PFIP - RRNN)
Amount awarded in 2020 - Total: 1.0 millions of ARS

Table 3.34 Incentives for research, development and improved competitiveness, 2013 and 2020
Programme: Specific Regional Bioeconomic Projects (PEBIO-R)
Amount awarded in 2020 - Total: 1.0 millions of ARS

Table 3.36 Key legal provisions in the area of technical standards and regulations, 2021
Provision: INASE Resolution No. 56/2018
Content: Approved use of the seed import application form generated by the management system, as a sworn statement. Approved the seed export application form, and the application forms for the importation and exportation of seeds of genetically modified plant organisms (GMOs).

Table 3.36 Key legal provisions in the area of technical standards and regulations, 2021
Provision: Administrative Decision No. 311/2018
Content: Created the Directorate of Chemical Substances and Products, charged with proposing and implementing action with respect to chemical substances and products, to protect the environment.

Table 3.36 Key legal provisions in the area of technical standards and regulations, 2021
Provision: Decree No. 504/2019
Content: Designated the Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development as implementing authority for the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions (Official Journal 23/07/2019).

3.198. Various institutions participate in formulating technical regulatory provisions, including the MDP's Secretariat of Domestic Trade, the Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development, (...).

3.200. (...) Administrative Decision No. 311/2018 created the Directorate of Chemical Substances and Products, under the authority of the Secretariat of Environmental Control and Monitoring, primarily responsible for proposing and implementing action and management tools in respect of chemical substances and products, consistent with the international environmental protection commitments undertaken by Argentina. (...).

3.201. Decree No. 504/2019, Official Journal of 23 July 2019, designated the Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development as implementing authority of the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions. Within the Secretariat, the Decree created the Interministerial Bureau on Chemical Substances and Products to coordinate activities among the various government units concerned with chemical substances.

3.207. The Argentine Standards and Certification Institute (IRAM) standards apply to multiple sectors of the economy, including food; environment; fuel; construction; energy efficiency; electrical engineering; energy; (...) According to information from IRAM, the Institute's quality policy is aimed at developing standards that benefit society and contribute to national sustainability. (...).

3.209. The agencies engaged in establishing technical regulations include the following: (...) the Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development (...) the Secretariat of Food, Bioeconomy and Regional Development. (...) . All of these agencies coordinate their work within the framework of the CRT, which has become a coordination forum for implementation of the TBT Agreement in Argentina. (...).