The Foreign Investment Law (Law 21.382) constitutes the legal framework for FDI in Argentina, with the main provisions of this law outlined below:
Foreign investors have the same rights and obligations as local investors
Foreign capital investment is defined as:
Capital contributions belonging to foreign investors applied to activities of an economic nature carried out in the country
Purchases of interests in the equity of an existing domestic company by foreign investors
Foreign investors are defined as:
Natural or legal persons who are domiciled outside the territory with a foreign capital investment
Domestic foreign-investment companies which invest in local companies
Domestic foreign-investment companies are defined as:
Companies domiciled in the country, in which individuals or legal entities domiciled outside the country hold a direct or indirect interest of above 49% in its equity or are the direct or indirect holders of such number of voting rights as are necessary to prevail at the shareholders’ meeting
Foreign investment may be carried out in some of the following ways:
Converting foreign currency
Capital goods, their spare parts and accessories
Profits or capital in national currency belonging to foreign investors, provided they are in legal conditions to be transferred abroad
Foreign credits capitalization in freely convertible foreign currency
Intangible goods
Other forms of contribution provided for in especial or promotional systems
Foreign investors may transfer abroad realized profits coming from their investments, as well as repatriate their investment.
Foreign investors may use any of the legal forms or organization provided within the national legislation.
Domestic foreign-capital companies may use local credit with the same rights and under the same conditions as domestic national-capital companies
Transient foreign-capital contributions related to execution of lease and services contracts or others not covered by the law
Legal acts entered into by and between a domestic foreign-capital company and the company which directly or indirectly controls it or an affiliate of the latter, are considered as entered into by independent parties.
The CEPAL also highlights the need for alignment and integration of FDI policy with other countries’ development policies in order to better attract FDI. Likewise, the business climate and investment promotion agencies are key to reducing information asymmetries and connecting foreign investors with business opportunities. Argentinian investment law stands out from many of the other domestic policies within the country with its non-discrimination principle between foreign and domestic investors.
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