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Provision No. 357/2021 of the National Directorate for Consumer Defense and Consumer Arbitration (the “Provision”), published in the Official Gazette on May 31st, 2021, incorporated the following activities to the list of suppliers that are compelled to include within their web pages the “Cancel Services Button“: Subscription to savings plans; Insurance services; Timeshare accommodation services; Subscription to streaming or digital distribution of multimedia content. The “Cancel Services Button”, in force since May 28th, 2021, was created by Resolution No...

Secretary of Commerce Resolution No. 485/2021, published in the Official Gazette on May 12th, 2021, regulates subsection C) of Article 7 of Law of Supermarket Shelves No. 27,545 [1], which establishes that the cheapest products per unit of measure must be situated at an equidistant height between the first and last shelf. The Resolution establishes that the value to be considered is the lowest in the price list offered to the consumer on a “non-transitory basis”, i.e., the lowest price may not arise from offers, bonuses, or discounts of any kind and it establishes the list of products that are included in the Resolution for its commercialization in retail stores [2]...

Buenos Aires, June 29th, 2022. On June 16th, Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U. (“Vista”) issued Series XIII Notes - simple, non-convertible into shares, denominated and payable in U.S. Dollars-, for a total nominal amount of US$43,500,000. The issuance was carried out under the company’s Global Program of up to US$800,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies or units). Series XIII Notes, maturing on August 8th, 2024, will accrue interest at a nominal annual fixed rate, equivalent to 6,00%, and will amortize its principal in one payment on the maturing date. In addition, Series XIII Notes were admitted for listing on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A...

It is with great sadness that Beccar Varela announces the passing of advisory partner Dr. Emilio Nicolás Vogelius, which occurred on June 22nd, 2022, in the city of Buenos Aires. Emilio obtained his Law degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1976. He started his professional career as a Clerk in a National Commercial Court. He joined Beccar Varela in 1980, where he co-headed the Arbitration and the Healthcare & Life Sciences departments. His practice was focused on litigation and arbitration as well as corporate law and patents & trademarks, mainly applied to the pharmaceutical industry...