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Ref : EIC 411/2
7 September 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 882/2015
Argentina : Establishment of New Requirements for Herbal Products
The National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology ("Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica"/ANMAT in Spanish) of Argentina issued Decrees No. 5418/2015 on 7 July 2015 to establish new requirements for herbal products.
2.Commercialisation, sale, import and export, manufacturing, fractioning and distribution of herbal drugs, herbal drugs preparations, herbal medicines, and individual and legal entities participating in these activities are required to obtain prior authorisation from ANMAT. Herbal medicines and traditional herbal medicines shall be registered in ANMAT. Definitions of herbal medicines and traditional herbal medicines are established for registration purposes.
3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Argentina and/or the Argentine Decree (in Spanish) at: http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/245000-249999/249127/norma.htm.
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4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry