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Argentina is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence. 3 of 18 services have a WONE Global Partner here. For the others, WONE Global confirms availability on request.
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Argentina is a federal republic with national company, labour, competition and foreign exchange law. Foreign companies register under the General Companies Law to trade habitually or hold local shares. Exchange controls were lifted for individuals in April 2025 and eased for companies, which can pay dividends abroad from 2025 profits, but some restrictions remain. Labour law was reformed in March 2026.
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Argentina has a codified civil-law system. Key bodies for an incoming business are the company registries (the IGJ in Buenos Aires City), the Central Bank (BCRA) for foreign exchange, the tax agency ARCA, the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) for data protection and the competition authority established under Ley 27.442. Recent reforms include the Ley Bases (2024) and the Labour Modernisation Law (2026).
Key facts
Companies are governed by the General Companies Law (Ley 19.550). A foreign company needs to register in Argentina to trade habitually, open a branch or hold shares in a local company. Single-member companies must be sociedades anónimas.
Key facts
A single owner can only incorporate a sociedad anónima unipersonal (SAU).
Isolated acts need no registration, but habitual business or a branch requires proof of existence, a local domicile, registration and an appointed representative.
A foreign parent must register in the Public Registry before forming or joining an Argentine company.
Who handles this in ArgentinaSetting up and running a company
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3 statements on entry, investment and company formation in Argentina
This topic was written by AI from general knowledge and is being checked against official sources. Confirm anything you plan to rely on with a qualified local professional.
6 statements on rates, thresholds or deadlines are held back until they are checked against an official source.
Who handles this in ArgentinaTax and structuringAccounting and annual filings
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0 statements on tax, accounting and reporting in Argentina
Argentina sets a national minimum wage by resolution, with monthly increases scheduled through April 2027. Labour law was reformed by the Ley Bases in 2024 and again by the Labour Modernisation Law in March 2026, whose details could not yet be checked.
Key facts
The minimum wage is ARS 391,200 a month from 1 October 2026, rising monthly to ARS 437,000 from April 2027.
The Labour Modernisation Law (Ley 27.802) was published on 6 March 2026 and amends 38 norms, so contracts and policies should be reviewed against it.
Earlier labour changes in the Ley Bases are regulated by Decreto 847/2024.
Who handles this in ArgentinaEmployment, payroll and immigration · Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari
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3 statements on employment, payroll and mobility in Argentina
The Ley Bases of July 2024 is the main recent framework for investment incentives, including the large investment regime (RIGI). Its eligibility rules and benefits, as well as sector licensing and land rules, were not confirmed.
Key facts
The Ley Bases (Ley 27.742) was published on 8 July 2024 and is the reference for the RIGI incentive regime; check its current terms and deadlines.
Who handles this in ArgentinaLicences, permits and regulators
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1 statement on licensing, incentives and property in Argentina
Argentina lifted exchange restrictions for individuals in April 2025 and now runs a floating band regime. Companies can pay dividends abroad from profits of financial years starting in 2025 or later, but some restrictions remain, including a 90-day cross-restriction and a 90-day securities-purchase undertaking. All export proceeds must be settled in the official market.
Key facts
Individuals can buy foreign currency without limits since 11 April 2025.
Dividends to non-resident shareholders can be paid through the official market from profits of financial years starting on or after 1 January 2025.
The peso floats in a band adjusted monthly for inflation.
Remaining controls include the 90-day cross-restriction and, since April 2026, a sworn 90-day undertaking not to buy foreign-currency securities after transfers abroad.
Export proceeds must be settled in the official market, and new non-resident investments can be repatriated without prior approval.
Who handles this in ArgentinaPayments and currencyBanking and capital
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6 statements on banking, foreign exchange and repatriation in Argentina
Argentina applies the Mercosur Common External Tariff as a founding Mercosur member. National import registration, licensing, export duties and recent tariff changes were not confirmed.
Key facts
Imports from outside Mercosur are subject to the Common External Tariff under the NCM classification.
Who handles this in ArgentinaCustoms, trade and export controls
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1 statement on trade, customs and supply chain in Argentina
Data protection is governed by Ley 25.326 of 2000, and Argentina has approved Council of Europe Convention 108. The AAIP acts as the regulator. International transfer rules and penalties were not confirmed.
Key facts
Ley 25.326 is the personal data protection law.
Argentina has approved Convention 108, relevant to cross-border data flows with Council of Europe states.
The AAIP issues implementing resolutions, including on sanctions for the do-not-call registry.
Who handles this in ArgentinaData protection and cyber
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3 statements on data, privacy and technology in Argentina
Argentina is outside both the Madrid system and the PCT, so trademarks and patents must be filed nationally. National office rules were not confirmed.
Key facts
Trademarks cannot be obtained through a Madrid international registration designating Argentina.
Patents cannot enter through the PCT national phase, so national filing is needed.
Who handles this in ArgentinaTrade marks, patents and brands
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2 statements on intellectual property in Argentina
The Competition Law (Ley 27.442) requires notification of concentrations where combined Argentine turnover exceeds 100 million unidades móviles, and provides for a prior-control model once the national competition authority has been operating for a year. Whether prior control is now in force was not confirmed.
Key facts
Notification is required above 100 million unidades móviles of combined Argentine turnover.
Under the prior-control model, deals take effect only after review, with a 45-day decision period from complete filing.
The Autoridad Nacional de la Competencia is the authority created by the law.
Who handles this in ArgentinaBuying, selling and investing
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4 statements on transactions, competition and restructuring in Argentina
Corporate criminal liability for corruption and AML obligations could not be confirmed from official texts. The competition law offers a leniency programme for cartel participants.
Key facts
Cartel participants can seek leniency by reporting before being formally notified.
Who handles this in ArgentinaAnti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
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1 statement on compliance, anti-corruption and risk in Argentina
Argentina applies the New York Convention with reciprocity and commercial reservations. The international commercial arbitration law and the procedure for enforcing foreign judgments were not confirmed.
Key facts
The New York Convention applies only to awards made in other contracting states and to commercial disputes.
Who handles this in ArgentinaDisputes and arbitration · Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari
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1 statement on disputes and enforcement in Argentina
Sources last checked on 19 October 2026. None of it has been professionally reviewed yet: it is research checked against official and secondary sources by WONE Global, not legal or tax advice.
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3 of 18 services have a WONE Global Partner in Argentina. For the other 15, WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act and tells you who it is before any work starts.
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Palermo · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
He is a lawyer. He studied at the John F. Kennedy University of Argentina. Due to the academic quality of his studies, he was awarded the Diploma "Distinction for Excellence" by the Bar Association of the City of Buenos…
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…
Palermo · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
She is a lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. She took his first steps in the nation's judiciary, in the National Labor Court, where he developed a rapid caree…
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
Ezequiel Canil is the Managing Partner of Estudio Canil and a recognized specialist in Wealth & Estate Structuring and International Tax Planning. With more than 25 years of experience, he advises multinational groups, …
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