The Legal System The Argentine Republic consists of 23 provinces and a federal capital, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The Argentine Constitution divides the federal government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. While the federal constitutional system is similar to other modern republics like the United States, the Argentine legal system claims its heritage
September/2022 – Wiener Soto Caparros On Christmas Eve, the Argentine Government issued Decree No. 886/2021, which orders a gradual phasing out of double severance for dismissals and puts an end to the prohibition on termination at will by the employer. The double severance has been in effect for over a year since the declaration of
September/2022 – Wiener Soto Caparros On February 21, 2020, the Superintendency of Corporations for the City of Buenos Aires (the “Superintendency”) reinstated onerous disclosure requirements on foreign legal entities owning Argentine companies. These same rules apply also to legal entities registered in Argentina as a foreign branch. These disclosure requirements had been in effect for
The customs division of the Argentine Federal Tax Authority has decided to ignore its country’s treaty obligations. In a recent effort to increase revenue, customs has been levying assessments of import duties on importers of software. These duties are being assessed on all software imported on tangible media (e.g., pen drives, CDs, DVDs). For now,
