STATISTICAL TAKE Decree 1998/92 Amend the list of the Statistical Rate established by Article 1 of Law No. 23.664.

Bs. As., 28/10/92

VISTO Law No. 22,415 C Customs CodeC, and Decrees No. 177 of 25 January 1985 amended by its similar No. 1012 of 28 May 1991 and No. 2284 of 31 October 1991 and

CONSIDERING:

Article 764 of the Customs Code empowers the NATIONAL EXECUTIVE POWER to modify the legality of the Statistical Rate.

That in accordance with article 1 of Act No. 23.664, as amended by article 35 of Act No. 23.697, the rate is set at THREE per SCIENT (3%).

That the Act referred to lastly maintains the application of articles 762 to 766 of the Customs Code (Act No. 22.415) and its regulations.

It is necessary to reorganize the Statistical Information Service of the Nation.

That in order to fulfill the purposes indicated in the preceding consideration it is appropriate to raise the Statistics Rate to a TEN per SCIENTI (10%).

Article 1 of Decree No. 1012/91 replaced article 1 of the Decree No. 177/85 provided that exporters under the conditions laid down in the second term rule may obtain, among other benefits, the total or partial restitution of the amounts paid for under the Statistics Rate and the National Export Promotion Fund.

As a result of the new treatment being implemented in foreign trade, the elimination of the restitution of the Statistical Rate is advisable.

That article 72 of Decree No. 2284/1991 abolished the National Fund for the Promotion of Exports by repealing Decree No. 179/85.

It is therefore for reasons of legislative technique to delete the mention of the Fund.

That the Permanent Legal Service of the MINISTERY OF ECONOMY AND ARTWORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES has taken the intervention that belongs to it.

That this measure is determined by virtue of the powers conferred by Law No. 22415 CCustoms Code..

Therefore,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINA NATION

RIGHT:

Article 1 Artículo Amend the Lycuot of the Statistical Rate established by Article 1 of Law No. 23.664, as amended by Law No. 23.697, which is set at TEN per cent (10 per cent). Art. 2o o Replace the text of Article 1 of Decree No. 177/85, which reads as follows: "ARTICULO 1o s Exporters under the conditions set out in this Decree may obtain the full or partial restitution of the amounts paid for under import duties, provided that the goods are exported for consumption:

(a) After being subjected to a process of transformation, processing, combination, mixing, repair or any other improvement or benefit in the customs territory;

(b) using other goods to be exported or packaged.

Art. 3o o This Decree shall take effect from 1 November 1992. Art. 4o — Contact, post, give to the National Directorate of the Official Register and archvese. . MENEM. . Domingo F. Cavallo.