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3.213. The accreditation of bodies for the certification of quality systems, products, services and processes, and of testing and calibration laboratories, is the responsibility of the OAA, (...). The OAA, (...) is the SNC's only accreditation body and conducts all accreditation activities. It accredits (...) and system certification bodies for quality control, environmental management, workplace health and safety management, hazard analysis and critical control points, food safety management, products and persons.

3.218. According to information from the OAA, as of June 2021 there were (...) 7 certification bodies for environmental management systems(...).

3.219. As of June 2021, 48 certification bodies, mostly private, had been accredited by the OAA for (...) environmental management systems (7); (...).

Table 3.37 Technical regulations, 2021
Product: Solar collectors or systems
Legal provision: Resolution No. 753/2020
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Product: Batteries
Legal provision: Resolution No. 21/2019 Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Resolution No. 453/2010

3.236. Imports of plants or parts thereof, whether in their natural state or processed to some degree, wood, (...) require, in addition to the authorization issued by SENASA, a Phytosanitary Import Authorization (AFIDI), also issued by SENASA (DCEV). (...) A flora certificate is required for live specimens, products and by-products of wild flora. (...).

3.310. Participation in a call for proposals is required to access the National Supplier Development Programme (PRODEPRO) (as of March 2021 all calls for proposals were closed). In order for an enterprise to take part in a call for proposals, it must be incorporated in Argentina or be authorized by the relevant bodies to trade within its territory under the current legal regime, be registered with the AFIP, have an investment project, have at least one year of continuous economic activity and supply the following strategic industry sectors: energy (renewable and non-renewable); (...).

3.317. (...) during the period under review, Argentina signed 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 (9 March 2017), and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (15 August 2016). (...).

4.1. (...) The fluctuations of agriculture's current share of GDP are largely reflective of variations in the prices of agricultural products, exchange-rate fluctuations, and the effects of climate phenomena. These factors had a negative impact on the sector's output in 2018 and 2019. (...).

4.5. Soyabean production volume in the period under consideration peaked in the 2014-15 season (61.4 million tonnes). Output levels remained high, albeit falling, in the following seasons; owing to climate problems, however, a fall in production to 37.8 million tonnes was recorded for 2017-18. (...).

4.6. The soya industry encompasses activities in the primary and processing sectors, and is highly export-oriented. Although there are a large number of producers in the primary sector, just a few of these account for some 50% of output. The main outputs of soyabean processing are oils, flours, meals and pellets, and biodiesel. (...) Of total crude soyabean oil production, 60% is exported, with the remainder either used to produce biodiesel or for refining. (...).