If there are more than 500 copies of Argentina novels sold it is necessary to analyze the ink with which they are printed to search for heavy materials mostly lead If the amount is lower an official permit is enough to approve your entry but it takes longer.
That is the double delaying tactic that the Argentine government has been using in recent weeks to stop the importation of Spanish books main hypothesis points to the lack of foreign exchange in the context of the acute crisis that the country is going through as an explanation behind a measure that adds a new difficulty to the recovery of the Spanish publishing sector.
which has its first client in Argentina it concentrates the 352 of its exports with a turnover of 736 million euros according to the latest official figures from 2018.
This has already been shown to be absurd all the tests were always negative or with irrelevant levels says an Argentine distributor and importer of various Spanish publishers who demands anonymity.
The reference in the past motivates her that the bad ink control measure was already applied by Argentina between 2011 and 2015 causing it to take up to two months to be able to get the Spanish books off the ships he recalls.
The results of the analyzes were not a surprise either Since 1995 a European directive prohibits the use of lead and other toxic components for inks recalls Antonio Mar?a ?vila secretary of the Federation of Publishers Guilds of Spain FGEE.
It is clearly an internal measure to save foreign exchange and protect its graphic industry she points out in contrast to the statements in her country of the president of the Argentine Federation of the Graphic Industry and Related Juan Carlos Sacco.
Outside many collectibles are printed that are sold in kiosks the restriction aims more at that to protect the printing industry points out Pablo Braun owner of the Argentine publishing house and bookstore Eterna Cadencia informs Federico Rivas.
Although the resolution recovers the one issued in 2010 the Argentine importer began to detect a crucial nuance in its application since the beginning of June.