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Foreign wills in Argentina

Foreign wills in Argentina have had a new regulation with the enactment of the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation (Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación or CCCN), effective as of 1 August 2015. The CCCN has introduced significant changes to the Argentine internal Inheritance Law (Articles Number 2,277 through 2,531), as well as to the International Private Law from Argentine sources (Articles Number 2594 through 2671). Following, we will briefly explain the current regime of foreign wills in Argentina, as well as the intestacy situation arising out of the absent of a will.

Hiring foreign workers in Argentina

Hiring foreign workers in Argentina involves reviewing immigration laws in force. Immigration to Argentina is governed by the Migration Law Number 25,871 (Ley de Migraciones or LM), its Regulatory Decree Number 616/2010, and supplementary dispositions enacted by the National Direction of Migrations (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones or DNM) that is the agency in charge of enforcing migration laws (such as Dispositions Number 1170/2010, 1171/2010 and 1824/2013). Under Argentine immigration laws, there is no cap or quota as to the number of foreign workers that may be hired

Trial costs in Argentina – foreign plaintiffs need not security for costs

New free business environment in Argentina

On December 10th 2015, Mr. Mauricio Macri was sworn in as new President of the Argentine Republic putting and end to a populist twelve-year period in which the country had been run by Nestor and Cristina Kirchner. The new administration has vowed and is committed to imprint a significant change in Argentina´s state policies, fueling the role of the private sector, opening up the economy, looking for and welcoming foreign investments through improving ties with the U.S. and many European nations, etc.