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New Obligations for Digital Wallet Providers and Payment Service Providers

On 2/24/22 the BCRA issued Communication “A” 7462 which establishes a series of requirements to be met by Payment Service Providers (“PSP”) and financial entities that provide the “digital wallet” service. MORE.

Cybersecurity: New Programs From the National Ministry of Security

Today, February 15th 2022, the Official Gazette published the Resolution No 75/2022 that approves the update of the “Federal Plan of Technological crimes and cybercrimes (2021-2024).” MORE.

Resolution of the Ministry of Labor Regarding the Return to Work of Workers With COVID 19 or Close Contacts

On January 19, 2022, resolution number 27/2022 issued by the National Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security was published in the Official Gazette, which regulates the conditions for the return to face-to-face work of those employees who were cases confirmed cases of COVID 19 or who were close contacts of confirmed cases of this disease. MORE.

New Restrictions for Payments of Imports of Services and Sumptuary Goods

On 1/6/22, the BCRA issued Communication “A” 7433 that creates a new requirement for the payment of service imports through the foreign exchange market (“MLC”): the declaration in the Comprehensive System for Monitoring Payments Abroad of Services (“SIMPES”), in “approved” status, similar to the repealed “DJAS”. MORE.

Changes to the Tax on Personal Property

On December 29, 2021, Law No. 27,667 was enacted , published in the Official Gazette on December 31, 2021, through which amendments to the Personal Property Tax Law were implemented. MORE.

Employee Data Privacy Guide

As concerns about worker data privacy have grown across Latin America, so has the definition of “worker”; past, current, and potential employees and contractors may now be covered by a country’s labor, employment, and data-security regulations. Ally Law’s Latinx member firms are pleased to provide this jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide to the region’s employee privacy laws. MORE.

New Extension of Restrictions on Foreign Payments

On 12/9/21, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic issued Communication “A” 7416, which provided MORE.

The BCRA Regulates the Providers of Credit Services Through Platforms

Through Communication “A” 7406 of 11/25/21, the BCRA regulated the activity of Credit Service Providers between Individuals through Platforms ( PSCPP ), effective as of 3/1/22. MORE.

Flexible Restrictions for Payments of Capital Goods Imports

On 11/25/21 the BCRA issued Communication “A” 7408 that ratifies the validity of the exception to the prior authorization of the BCRA to make advance payments of imports for the acquisition of capital goods (concept codes B12, B20 and B21 ) effective from 12/1/21, with the presentation by the client of an affidavit stating that the payment in progress plus the amount pending regularization for payments for such concept, from 12/1/21, does not exceed US $ 1,000,000. MORE.

Modifications to the Definition of Final Beneficiary – IGJ and DPPJ

On November 23, General Resolution No. 17/2021 of the General Inspection of Justice ( IGJ ) was published, which adapted its definition of Final Beneficiary to the one recently established by the Financial Information Unit (UIF). MORE.