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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.

Trademarks in Argentina in a nutshell

Trademarks in Argentina in a nutshell 1) Legal framework Trademarks in Argentina are governed by Law Number 22,362, as amended (the Trademark Law or TML). The TML supplements the Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation. Argentina is a party to the Paris Convention and has in force the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) provisions of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT). 2) Conditions for registration Under Article 1 of the TML ...

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

Real estate in Argentina: how to acquire title to or lease urban property to do business in Argentina

Real estate in Argentina: how to acquire title to or lease urban property to do business in Argentina To a greater o lesser extent, doing business in a country always encompasses the use of real estate. In this article, we will cover the basics of real property rights and leases over urban facilities for commercial purposes in Argentina.

International Franchising in Argentina: new contribution of Castro Sammartino & Pierini

Public Private Contracts in Argentina: a long-expected new regulation to boost infrastructure development

Law Number 27,328 regulating Public Private Contracts in Argentina (Ley de Contratos de Participación Público-Privada, hereinafter the PPPLaw) will become effective as from 9 December 2016. The law is quite balanced and does not only bear the public interests in mind but also strives for protecting the private contractors and lenders through different provisions and mechanisms, limiting the power of the administration and granting rights to protect the investment.

Amendments to single-shareholder companies in Argentina: now also a suitable vehicle for small and medium-sized enterprises

Single-shareholder companies in Argentina were first introduced by Law Nº 26,994, which amended the old Commercial Companies Law Number 19,550 - now called General Companies Law (Ley General de Sociedades or LGS) - effective as from 1 August 2015. However and due to the excessive legal requirements concerning the minimum number of mandatory directors and statutory auditors, single-shareholder companies in Argentina had not had a good welcome in the business practice

Labor costs in Argentina

Labor costs in Argentina are one of the key issues foreign investors should carefully review when doing business in our country. Following, we will break down the current costs of holding and terminating a labor relationship in Argentina.

Investment incentives in Renewable Energy in Argentina. RenovAr Rounds

Having an enormous potential in this field, Argentina has established as a state policy the generation of electrical energy from renewable sources, aiming at providing a public service and the research for the technological development and manufacturing of equipment for that purpose (Law Nº 26,190, Article 1). And the targets set are very ambitious indeed.

How to set up a company in Argentina: choosing the vehicle and procedure

Doing business in a foreign country requires a thorough knowledge of the different environments the venture will be immersed in. Within the legal context, to choose the right vehicle to do business is essential for many issues. Following, we will review the basics on how to choose a legal vehicle from the limitation of liabilities and corporate structure standpoint and on how to set up a company in Argentina.