It will be possible to legalize electronic public documents and those including holograph signatures to be submitted abroad by using the electronic tool “Remote Procedures” (“TAD” – “Trámites a Distancia”). It will be possible to legalize the following documents:Public documents issued by Argentine authorities or bodies attached in PDF format, with digital or holograph signature.Documents […]
On April 23, 2020, Resolution 121/2020 (the “Resolution”) of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights was published in the Official Gazette. The resolution authorizes holding mediation hearings remotely during the validity of the movement and social distancing restrictions issued due to the public health emergency following the pandemic caused by Covid-19. Prejudicial mediators may […]
By mid-2018 when the economic crisis of the previous government arose, I started thinking about an article about the role of business lawyers in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) situations. The factual-legal reality moved so fast in Argentina since August 2018, that I could not find a moment to write that article. In 2019, […]
By means of Resolution No. 3971/2020 (the “Resolution”) dated 15 April 2020, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires enabled the use of digital signature to draft and issue its resolutions. The Resolution establishes that the members of the provincial high court, secretaries, sub secretaries and any other official authorized by […]
General Resolution No. 4697/2020 (the “Resolution”) of the Argentinian Tax Authorities was published on the Official Gazette on 16 April 2020. The Resolution substitutes the annual information regime of shareholdings, registration of transfers of shares, titles and other participations and creates the Registry of Foreign Passive Entities. ANNUAL INFORMATION REGIME SUBJECTS BOUND TO REPORT […]
In line with Decree No. 297/2020 that established the Preventive and Mandatory Isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic and Decrees No. 325/2020 and 335/2020 which extended isolation until 12 April and 26 April 2020 respectively, and in order to reduce attendance of the public in general and professionals who usually attend the Public Registry of Commerce […]
Resolution 135 MTGP 2020 dated 5 April 2020 establishes that employers must prepare a Health and Hygiene Protocol due to Covid-19 pandemic which shall be in line with the provisions of Decrees No. 260/2020, 297/2020 and 325/2020 issued by the National Executive Power; Decree No. 132/2020 issued by the Province of Buenos Aires Executive Power; […]
By means of Decree No. 346/2020 (the “Decree”), which was published in the Official Gazette on 5 April 2020, the National Executive Power deferred payments of interest and amortizations of capital of national public debt instrumented by financial instruments issued in USD under local law. Such payments were postponed until 31 December 2020, or until […]
By mid-2018 when the economic crisis of the previous government arose, I started thinking about an article about the role of business lawyers in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) situations. The factual-legal reality moved so fast in Argentina since August 2018, that I could not find a moment to write that article. In 2019, […]
By the issuance of Administrative Decision No. 450/2020, the Argentine government extended the list of activities and services determined as essential during coronavirus health emergency. The new regulation added the following activities and services to those exempted from complying with the preventive and mandatory isolation: Sale of building materials and supplies. Production, distribution and […]
In line with the Public Health Emergency declared by Law No. 27,541 due to Covid-19, the National Executive Power (NEP) issued Decree No. 320/20 (the Decree – published in the Official Gazette on 29 March 020) which regulates the situations related to lease agreements and its general guidelines are: 1.EVICTION Section 2 of the Decree […]
Decree No 312/2020 (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Gazette on 25 March 2020. The Decree establishes the suspension of closure and block of bank accounts and fines set out in law No 25,730 (the “Law”). Section 1 of the Law provides for fines equivalent to 4% (between AR$100 and AR$, 50,000), closure and […]