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This summary draws together Beccar Varela’s reports on the coronavirus (COVID-19) legal news which may affect corporate law in Argentina. This edition brings together the reports sent between 05.02.2020 and 05.08.2020.

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Environmental Law

Resolution No. 106/2020 (Environmental Protection Agency of the city of Buenos Aires − APrA) Extension of the effective term of certificates and of deadlines for filings with APrA – attention to the public

By means of Resolution No. 106/2020, the Environmental Protection Agency of the City of Buenos Aires (APrA) has provided for

(i) A 90 calendar days’ extension of the effective term of the certificates expiring between March 16 and May 31, 2020 (…) continue reading

Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development: operations for the disposal of pathological waste

Resolution No. 144/2020 of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development authorizes the operators of hazardous waste registered in the National Registry of Generators and Operators of Hazardous Waste of the National Law of Hazardous Waste No. 24.051 (HWL) to carry out operations of removal of hazardous waste from various waste streams included in Annex I of the HWL through incineration technology (disposal operation D10, Annex III of HWL) to carry out operations for the disposal of pathological waste (waste stream Y1, Annex cited) using said technology (…) continue reading

Company Law

Resolution No. 21/2020 (General Inspection of Justice General − IGJ) Savings Companies for Advances in Installment Payments and Closed System Savings Companies – Modality by draw

This Resolution, published in the Official Gazette on 05.05.2020, lays down the modality by draw for Savings Companies for Advances in Installment Payments and Closed System Savings Companies. Some of the proceedings stated in the resolution abovementioned are the following:

Savings companies with closed circles of groups for the direct allocation of movable property of services and destined to the acquisition of real property or its expansion or renovation; operating through savings plans, general conditions, and contracts approved by the IGJ; shall be allowed, without prior authorization from said authority, to perform monthly draws as from the date of coming into force of the present resolution, for as long as the emergency (…) continue reading

Tax Law

Resolution No. 15/2020 (Multilateral Agreement Authority) Deadline extension for annual turnover tax return filing Resolution No. 26/2020 (Tax Authority of the Province of Buenos Aires) Deadline extension to pay the third FY 2020 advanced payment of the Turnover Tax

We hereby inform you about the following measures with tax impact:

1. Resolution No. 15/2020 (Multilateral Agreement Authority): Through this Resolution, the Multilateral Agreement Authority extended the due date for the filing of the FY 2019 annual turnover tax return until June 30th, 2020, being applicable to the uniform coefficient stated in Resolution No. 10/2019 (…) continue reading

Data Protection and Data Privacy

Disposition No. 3/2020 (Under Secretariat of Open Government and Digital Country) “COVID-19 Ministry of Health” database

The Under Secretariat of Open Government and Digital Country published Disposition No. 3/2020 yesterday, creating the “COVID-19 Ministry of Health” database under the terms of article 22 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 25,326, in order to store and centralize the data collected by the COVID 19-Ministry of Health Application, available in its mobile and web version (…) continue reading

Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT)

Resolution No. 367/2020 (National Telecom Regulatory Authority − ENACOM) New measures for companies providing fixed, mobile, Internet and cable TV services


This Resolution, published in the Official Gazette on 05.04.2020, establishes certain measures for companies providing fixed, mobile, Internet and cable TV services, for radio or satellite link, within the framework of Decree No. 311/2020 and its regulations approved by Resolution No. 173/2020 of the Ministry of Productive Development.

The Resolution establishes:

1. The obligation of the providers to provide ENACOM, within 3 days from the effective date of the Resolution: a) the list of all users as of 03.26.2020, who are subject to cuts or suspension with the cause in the non-payment or have notices of cut in progress and their invoices (…) continue reading

Resolution No. 455/2020 (National Telecom Regulatory Authority – ENACOM) Deadline extension to comply with measures for companies providing fixed, mobile, Internet and cable TV services

Resolution No. 455/2020 of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (ENACOM), published in the Official Gazette today, extends until May 12, 2020, inclusive, the validity of the term for the companies providing the services of landline or mobile telephony services, Internet and cable TV, either by radio or satellite link, to comply with the obligations of:

• Submitting to ENACOM the lists of users subject to cut or suspension due to non-payment or those who have notices of cut in progress, as well as all users with a contracted prepaid service modality, who have carried out a recharge (…) continue reading