Doing Business In Argentina

3/4/2008
Internet: www.anmat.gov.ar
Contact: Manuel Limeres, Director a.i.
Comments: National Administration of Pharmaceuticals, Foods and Medical
Technology
For information on accreditation, contact:
Organismo Argentino de Acreditación
Av Julio A. Roca 651
Piso 5 – Sectores 8 y 9 (1067)
Buenos Aires
Tel./Fax: 4349-3962/63/64
Internet: www.oaa.org.ar
For information in the U.S., contact:
National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: (301) 975-4038
Fax: (301) 926-1559
E-mail: ncsci@nist.gov
Internet: www.ts.nist.gov/ncsci
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 642-4900
Fax: (212) 398-0023
Internet: www.ansi.org
Trade Agreements Return to top
ALADI
Argentina is a founding member of the Association for Latin American Integration
(ALADI-Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración), which was created with the longterm
goal of establishing a Latin American Common Market. Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela are also founding
members; Cuba attained full membership in 1999. Under the ALADI, member countries
sign regional and bilateral agreements that allow partial trade liberalization that can then
be extended to other members. In the 25 years since its creation, Argentina has signed
several regional, multilateral and bilateral arrangements. The Internet address for
ALADI is: www.aladi.org.
MERCOSUR
Argentina is a member of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR-Mercado
Común del Sur), which entered into force in January 1991. MERCOSUR member
countries originally include Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Bolivia, Chile,