The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT in Spanish) has published Decree No. 790/2025, which amends Decree No. 1812/92 and supplements Decree No. 35/25, which introduced changes to the historic Decree No. 2126/71.

The new Annex III of Decree 2126/71 will include countries with which Argentina maintains health cooperation or economic integration treaties, in addition to those already recognized as subject to high international surveillance.

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.

• Reduced 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).