The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) announces Decree 790/2025, which updates and amends Decree No. 1812/92 and joins the reforms implemented by this administration thru Decree No. 35/25, which introduced changes to the historic Decree No. 2126/71.

These updates aim for a more modern, agile, and less bureaucratic public administration, aligned with international health surveillance standards.

Among the most relevant novelties, the possibility of expanding the list of recognized countries stands out, based on reciprocity agreements or economic integration treaties.

Likewise, obsolete articles containing redundant provisions on product stability are repealed, and the powers of this National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT), thru the National Food Institute (INAL), are consolidated as the authority responsible for the registration and authorization of imported packaged foods, and those of the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) in matters under its jurisdiction.

In this way, the new decree promotes a series of structural transformations in the food control system:

• Simplification of procedures: Procedures for packaged food products intended for direct sale to the public are optimized, in line with the changes already introduced by Decree 35/25. Reforms are also being promoted by SENASA.

• International recognition: The validity of health certificates issued by high-surveillance countries, such as the United States, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and Australia, among others, which had already been introduced by Decree 35/25, is reaffirmed.

• Reduction of processing times: Inspection and release times for goods are shortened, thanks to the import authorization and notification system interoperating with the Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA) thru the Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE).

Furthermore, inter-institutional coordination between ANMAT and SENASA—key technical agencies in health oversight and control—is strengthened, with a special focus on ex-post supervision by INAL.

With these reforms, the Government seeks to consolidate a more dynamic, reliable food system aligned with international best practices, reaffirming its commitment to protecting public health and ensuring institutional efficiency.