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25 July 2024

Legal News Alert - Special Edition: Corporate Governance & Compliance

PAGBAM Legal News Alert Special Edition - Alerta de Novedades Legales Edición Especial - Compliance

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Corporate Governance & Compliance

Implementación del Registro Público de Beneficiarios Finales

Por medio de la Resolución General N° 5529/2024 de la Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (la “Resolución” y la “AFIP”, respectivamente) con fecha de entrada en vigencia el 19 de julio de 2024, la AFIP implementa el “Registro Público de Beneficiarios Finales”, previsto en la Ley N° 27.739.  

Dicho registro se conformará con la información comprendida en los regímenes informativos vigentes de la AFIP correspondiente a beneficiario(s) final(es) conforme a las disposiciones de la Ley N° 25.246 de Prevención de Lavado de Activo y Financiamiento de Terrorismo y la Resolución N° 112/2021 de la Unidad de Información Financiera (“UIF”), la cual establece que se entenderá por “beneficiario final”, en términos generales, a aquel que cuente con al menos 10% de la participación y/o de los derechos de voto de la persona juridica respectiva. 

Aquellos sujetos que podrán acceder al registro son:

  • El Ministerio Público Fiscal, el Poder Judicial, y la UIF;
  • El Banco Central de la República Argentina, la Comisión Nacional de Valores, la Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nación, el Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social, los registros públicos y los organismos representativos de fiscalización y de control de las personas jurídicas;
  • Los contribuyentes que adhieran al Régimen de Regularización de Activos, conforme las disposiciones de la Ley N° 27.743, quienes tendrán acceso a la información referida a sus beneficiarios finales contenida en el registro”, la que podrán poner a disposición de los sujetos obligados de informar ante la UIF; y
  • Las restantes personas humanas y/o jurídicas tendrán acceso a su información como beneficiario final o a la de sus beneficiarios finales, respectivamente. 
Los servicios del “Registro Público de Beneficiarios Finales - Organismos”, y “Registro Público de Beneficiarios Finales - Contribuyentes”, se encontrarán disponibles a partir del 16 de agosto de 2024.
Sistema de gestión de riesgos de acuerdo al “Régimen de Regularización Activos”

Por medio de la Resolución N° 110/2024 de la Unidad de Información Financiera (la “Resolución” y la “UIF”, respectivamente) con fecha de entrada en vigencia el 19 de julio de 2024, la UIF establece que los sujetos obligados deberán implementar un sistema de gestión de riesgos de acuerdo al “Régimen de Regularización de Activos” conforme a las disposiciones de la Ley N° 27.743 de Medidas Fiscales Paliativas y Relevantes. 

En este sentido, en caso de detectar operaciones sospechosas de Lavado de Activos, de Financiación del Terrorismo y de Financiamiento de la Proliferación de Armas de Destrucción Masiva vinculadas al mencionado régimen que fueran realizadas por sus clientes durante la vigencia de la Resolución, los sujetos obligados deberán reportarlas a través de la página web de la UIF en el apartado denominado “ROS RRA”, conforme las disposiciones de la Ley N° 25.246. Dicho reporte deberá ser debidamente fundado y contener una descripción de las circunstancias por las cuales se considera que una operación tiene carácter de sospechosa, y revelar un adecuado análisis de la operatoria y el perfil transaccional del cliente. 

La Resolución tendrá vigencia hasta el 30 de abril de 2025, prorrogable hasta el 31 de julio de dicho año por el Poder Ejecutivo Nacional, fecha límite en la cual los sujetos obligados podrán adherirse al Régimen de Regularización de Activos conforme las disposiciones de la Ley N° 27.734. 

Para mayor información, por favor contactar a María Gabriela Grigioni.
 

Implementation of the Public Registry of Beneficial Owners

By means of General Resolution No. 5529/2024 of the Federal Tax Authority (the “Resolution” and the “AFIP”, after its Spanish acronym, respectively) effective as of July 19, 2024, the AFIP implements the “Public Registry of Beneficial Owners” provided for in Law No. 27,739. 

Such registry shall be made up with the information included in the information regimes in force of the AFIP corresponding to the beneficial owner(s) pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 25,246 on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and Resolution No. 112/2021 of the Financial Information Unit (“UIF”, after its Spanish acronym), which establishes that “beneficial owner” shall be understood, in general terms, as the one who holds at least 10% of the shares and/or of the voting rights.

The registry may be accessed by:

  • The Public Prosecutor's Office, the Judiciary, and the UIF.
  • The Argentine Central Bank, the National Securities Commission, the National Superintendence of Insurance, the National Institute of Associationism and Social Economy, the public registries and the agencies representing the supervision and control of legal entities.
  • Taxpayers that adhere to the Asset Regularization Regime, pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 27,743, who will have access to the information regarding their beneficial owners contained in the registry, and may make it available to the reporting entities before the UIF; and
  • The remaining human and/or legal persons shall have access to their information as beneficial owner or that of their beneficial owners, respectively.
The services “Public Registry of Beneficial Owners - Organizations” and “Public Registry of Beneficial Owners - Taxpayers” will be available as of August 16, 2024.
Risk management system in accordance with the “Asset Regularization Regime”

By means of Resolution No. 110/2024 of the Financial Information Unit (the “Resolution” and the “UIF”, after its Spanish acronym, respectively) effective as of July 19, 2024, the UIF establishes that the obligated subjects must implement a risk management system in accordance with the “Asset Regularization Regime” pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 27,743 of Palliative and Relevant Fiscal Measures.

In this regard, in case of detecting suspicious transactions of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Financing related to the above mentioned regime carried out by their customers during the term of the Resolution, OSs shall report them through the UIF website in the section called “ROS RRA”, pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 25,246. Such report must be duly grounded and contain a description of the circumstances under which a transaction is considered suspicious, and disclose an adequate analysis of the transaction and the transactional profile of the customer.

The Resolution will be in force until April 30, 2025, extendable until July 31 of such year by the National Executive Branch, date by which obligated subject may adhere to the Asset Regularization Regime pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 27,734. 


For further information, please refer to María Gabriela Grigioni.

 
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