Point by point: This is the trade agreement between the United States and Argentina

Governments of each country are Argentina and the United States formalized the framework for a new trade agreement on Thursday, November 13th It deepens bilateral cooperation. The announcement, made by the White House, details a series of commitments in key areas such as tariffs, intellectual property, and market access. strategic alliance between the regimes of Javier Millay and donald trump.

The new Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework covers a wide range of areas and aims to: Reconfigure the economic situation between the two countries. Aiming to foster growth and transparency, the agreement’s main guidelines focus on:

One of the pillars of the agreement is mutual market opening For a set of products that can be considered basic. Argentina will be granted priority access to U.S. products, including: Pharmaceuticals, chemicals, machinery, information technology items, medical equipment, automobiles. Meanwhile, the United States will eliminate tariffs on certain items. natural resources not available within its territory The same applies to non-patented products for pharmaceutical use.

The country has committed to eliminating non-tariff barriers that restrict access to its markets, including: Import license. The agreement stipulates that Argentina will gradually eliminate statistical taxes on U.S. goods and that exports from Argentina will no longer require consular clearance.

in regards to Intellectual property protectionArgentina undertook a commitment to strengthen its application. Laws against counterfeiting and piracywith a particular focus on the digital environment. The country will seek to harmonize its regulatory regime with international standards and address the structural challenges cited in the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s 2025 Special 301 Report.

The agreement also includes a chapter on digital commerce. Argentina would recognize the United States as the proper jurisdiction. Cross-border transfer of data including personal data. We also pledged not to discriminate against U.S.-origin digital services and products and to verify valid electronic signatures under U.S. law.

The agriculture sector has specific sections containing important definitions. Argentina opened its market american live cow and promised to allow access to poultry from that country within a year. The Argentine government also agreed not to restrict access to products using specific names. cheese and meat.

This agreement simplifies the registration process. Import of U.S.-origin beef, derivatives, organ meats, and pork products. Registration of dairy products import facilities will also no longer be required. Both countries will cooperate to address non-tariff barriers affecting food trade. From a mutually beneficial perspective, bilateral conditions for beef access to both markets will be improved.

In the field of labor, Argentina Prohibition on importation of forced labor or goods produced by forced labor. The country will also strengthen the application of existing labor laws as part of the new cooperation framework.

Regarding the environment, the Argentine government has now committed to taking steps to combat illegal logging. Promoting a more resource-efficient economy, including for critical minerals. This will result in full implementation of the obligations of the World Trade Organization Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (WTO).

The United States and Argentina strengthen cooperation Combating third country non-trade policies and practices. The two governments pledged to harmonize their approaches in sensitive areas such as export controls, investment security and tariff avoidance.

As part of the agreement, Argentina will address possible distortions in bilateral trade caused by state-owned enterprises. Also compatible with industrial subsidies that may adversely affect commercial relationships;. In other areas, the two countries will work together to promote investment in critical minerals and stabilize global soybean trade.

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