Overview
- The White House outlined a high‑level framework to expand market access, cut non‑tariff barriers and set clearer rules for bilateral commerce and investment.
- Both governments said the legal text will be finalized and put through domestic procedures for a presidential signing in the coming weeks.
- Argentina will recognize U.S. technical and sanitary certifications, including FDA approvals and U.S. vehicle standards, and will phase out import licenses, consular formalities and a statistical tax on U.S. goods.
- Agricultural provisions include improved two‑way access for beef, Argentine openings to U.S. live cattle and poultry within a year, stronger intellectual‑property enforcement and a ban on imports made with forced labor.
- The framework highlights cooperation on critical minerals like lithium and copper, data transfers and digital trade, and coordination on economic security, while reactions in Buenos Aires split between official praise and opposition concerns over local industry and jobs.