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Law Nº 27,401, establishing a specific regime on corporate criminal liability in Argentina, was published in the Official Gazette on 1 December 2017, and will become effective on 1 March 2018.
Agency agreements in Argentina have been legislated by the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation (Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, or CCCN), effective on 1 August 2015.
Hiring workers in Argentina: a guide for foreign companies Hiring workers in Argentina is one of the next steps a foreign company wishing to do business has to undertake once it has set up its business organization .
Foreign companies in Argentina enjoy a free and business-friendly environment , being the establishment of a subsidiary or a branch the legal vehicles most used. To establish a subsidiary, either by incorporating a brand new company - with one or more partners - or by acquiring an equity interest in an already existing company, foreign companies must first register themselves with the Public Registry, filing certain documents.
Franchising disclosure in Argentina Under Argentine Law, franchise agreements are governed by the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation (Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, or CCCN by its Spanish acronym). The franchisor´s disclosure obligations are contained in a single provision: the Article Number 1,514, Subarticle a), of the CCCN. It reads that the franchisor must: “a) provide, prior to the signature of the agreement, economic and financial information over the evolution of two years of units similar to the one offered in franchising, which have operated enough time, either in the country or abroad."
Which is the best legal vehicle to do business in Argentina? The question about the best legal vehicle to do business in Argentina has recently received a brand new and far better answer, raising again the issue of how broad contractual freedom in corporate law is in our country.
Renewable Energies in Argentina RenovAr Round 2. Moving forward with the ambitious program for fostering investments in the renewable energies field, the Argentine Federal Government has just launched a new open national and international call for tender.
Regulation of Simplified Corporations in Argentina has just been put into force at the federal level, to have them fully operative as of 1 September 2017. This possibility of an organization is currently the most innovative, easy-to-incorporate, and customizable legal vehicle available to do business in Argentina.
Following with our series of articles on Corporate Governance in Argentina Corporations , we will now deal with the board´s duties, guarantees, insurance, and fees, as well as with different acts and activities the directors must refrain from engaging in.
Different laws govern the Federal Public Procuring Regime in Argentina. On the one hand, the traditional public procuring methods are regulated by Law Number 13,064 (Public Works), Law Number 17,520 (Concession of Public Works), and Decree Number 1,023/2001 (Public Procurement of the National Administration), and its regulation by Decree Number 1,030/2016. On the other hand, the new Public – Private Participation Contracts (the PPP Contracts) established by Law Number 27,328, and is regulatory Decree Number 118/2017 (both legal dispositions, the PPP Regime)
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