On January 30, 2019, the General Secretary of Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development of Argentina announced that new testing compliance procedures for Lithium batteries, enforced by Resolution No. 21/2019, have been suspended.

On January 24, 2019, the General Secretary of Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development published Resolution No. 21/2109, enforcing a new battery certification process in Argentina.

Among its provisions, the Resolution established that Lithium batteries would be subject to testing their marking, expiration date, and shielding, creating a new compliance requirement for manufacturers and importers.

The compliance of this new disposition for lithium batteries has been suspended until further notice.