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2 January 2024

Legal News Alert - Special Edition: Foreign Exchange Regulations

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Foreign Exchange Regulations

Ampliaciones de plazos y modificaciones en los BOPREAL

A través de la Comunicación “A” 7935 de fecha 28 de diciembre de 2023 (la “Comunicación”), el Banco Central de la República Argentina (“BCRA”) realizó una serie de modificaciones y adecuaciones a las normas sobre “Exterior y Cambios” (las “Normas Cambiarias”).

En este sentido, la Comunicación extendió  hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2024 la vigencia de:

  • el requisito de contar con la conformidad previa del BCRA para el acceso al mercado libre de cambios (el “MLC”) cuando el acreedor sea una contraparte vinculada al deudor, para el pago de intereses de deudas por importaciones de bienes y servicios (punto 3.3.3. de las Norma Cambiarias);
  • el requisito de contar con la conformidad previa del BCRA para el acceso al MLC cuando el acreedor sea una contraparte vinculada al deudor, para la cancelación de capital e intereses de endeudamientos financieros con el exterior (punto 3.5.6. de las Normas Cambiarias); y
  • el cómputo de las tenencias de moneda extranjera depositadas por “jurisdicciones locales” en entidades financieras locales a los efectos de la declaración jurada correspondiente a la tenencia de “activos externos líquidos” que debe presentarse a los efectos de acceder al MLC conforme a lo establecido por el  punto 3.16.2. de las Normas Cambiarias.
A su vez, la Comunicación modificó el punto 7.1.3.1. de las Normas Cambiarias estableciendo que el plazo para ingresar y liquidar anticipos, prefinanciaciones y postfinanciaciones del exterior se ampliará a 180 días corridos de la fecha de cobro o desembolso en el exterior, cuando —entre otros requisitos— la transferencia de las divisas haya ingresado en la cuenta de corresponsalía de la entidad local entre el 10 de abril de 2023 y el 31 de diciembre de 2o24.

En tercer lugar, la Comunicación establece que los importadores de bienes y servicios que suscriban Bonos para la Reconstrucción de una Argentina Libre (“BOPREAL”) correspondientes al mayor plazo ofrecido por el BCRA, con anterioridad al 31 de diciembre de 2024 (se amplía el plazo para suscribir los BOPREAL y obtener este beneficio) y por un monto igual o mayor al 50 % del total pendiente por sus deudas elegibles, podrán acceder al MLC desde el 1 de febrero de 2024 para pagar dichas deudas comerciales por la importación de bienes y servicios previas al 13 de diciembre de 2023 por un monto total equivalente al 5 % del monto suscripto de dicha especie.

Por último, el punto 4 de la Comunicación, ratificado por la Comunicación “C” 96983 de la misma fecha, establece que, en caso de que de la venta con liquidación en moneda extranjera en el exterior de los BOPREAL se haya obtenido un valor inferior al nominal, los importadores que hayan obtenido los BOPREAL en una suscripción primaria, a partir del 1 de abril de 2024 podrán realizar  ventas de títulos valores con liquidación en moneda extranjera en el exterior o transferencias de títulos valores a depositarios en el exterior por el monto obtenido entre la venta con liquidación en moneda extranjera en el exterior de los BOPREAL y su valor nominal, y no deberán tener en cuenta estas operaciones a los efectos de la confección de las declaraciones juradas previstas en los puntos 3.16.3.1. y 3.16.3.2. de las Normas Cambiarias.

Para mayor información, por favor contactar a Diego Serrano Redonnet y Alejo Muñoz de Toro.
 

Deadline extensions and changes in the BOPREALs

By means of Communication “A” 7935 dated December 28, 2023 (the “Communication”), the Argentine Central Bank (the “BCRA” after its Spanish acronym) made amendments and adjustments to the BCRA’s Foreign Exchange Regulations (the “FX Regulations”).

In this regard, the Communication extended until December 31, 2024, the term of:

  • the requirement to have the prior approval of the BCRA for access to the foreign exchange market (the “FX Market”) when the creditor is a counterparty related to the debtor, for the payment of interest on debts for imports of goods and services (Section 3.3.3. of the FX Regulations);
  • the requirement to have the prior approval of the BCRA for access to the FX Market when the creditor is a counterparty related to the debtor, for the cancellation of principal and interest of financial indebtedness abroad (Section 3.5.6. of the FX Regulations); and
  • the counting of foreign currency holdings deposited by “local jurisdictions” in local financial entities for the purposes of the affidavit corresponding to the holding of “liquid foreign assets” that must be submitted in order to access to the FX Market pursuant to Section 3.16.2. of the FX Regulations.
In turn, the Communication modified Section 7.1.3.1. of the FX Regulations establishing that the term to enter and settle advances, pre-financing and post-financing from abroad will be extended to 180 calendar days from the date of collection or disbursement abroad, when —among other requirements— the transfer of the foreign currency has entered the correspondent account of the local entity between April 10, 2023 and December 31, 2o24.

Third, the Communication establishes that importers of goods and services that subscribe Bonds for the Reconstruction of a Free Argentina (“BOPREAL”, after its Spanish acronym) corresponding to the longer term offered by the BCRA, prior to December 31, 2024 (the term to subscribe the BOPREALs and obtain this benefit is extended) and for an amount equal to or greater than 50% of the total amount outstanding for their eligible debts may access the FX Market as from February 1, 2024 to pay such commercial debts for the importation of goods and services prior to December 13, 2023 for a total amount equivalent to 5% of the amount subscribed of such kind.

Lastly, Section 4 of the Communication, ratified by Communication “C” 96983 of the same date, provides that, in the event that the foreign currency settled sale abroad of the BOPREALs has resulted in a value lower than the nominal value, importers who have obtained the BOPREALs in a primary subscription, as from April 1, 2024 may make sales of securities with settlement in foreign currency abroad or transfers of securities to depositories abroad for the amount obtained between the sale with settlement in foreign currency abroad of the BOPREALs and their nominal value, and shall not take into account these transactions for the purposes of the preparation of the affidavits provided for in Sections 3.16.3.1. and 3.16.3.2. of the FX Regulations.

For further information, please refer to Diego Serrano Redonnet and Alejo Muñoz de Toro.

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