Overview
- The decree was published in the Boletín Oficial and takes immediate effect, signed by President Javier Milei and senior ministers.
- SENASA’s pre‑market role is limited to hygienic‑sanitary and bromatological checks for animal and plant goods not packaged for direct sale, removing quality, packaging and transport verifications.
- Goods intended for retail will undergo subsequent controls by ANMAT and SENASA as applicable, and ANMAT will manage registrations under the Argentine Food Code except for certain animal foods in SENASA‑controlled plants.
- Imports bearing free‑sale certificates from high‑vigilance jurisdictions—including Canada, the United States, European Union members, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Japan—are exempt from duplicated checks.
- Procedures are streamlined by standardizing timelines, allowing release to deposit under surveillance programs, extending the release window for prior‑control goods to five business days, and preserving powers for exceptional inspections when risks are detected.