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阿根廷外汇实体法

Exchange Entities Act
Wording subject to the following rules:
• Act No. 18,924 passed on 01.22.1971 (Official Gazette 01.28.1971)
• Act No. 21,526 passed on 02.14.1977 (Official Gazette 02.21.1971)
• Act No. 24,144 passed on 10.13.1992 (Official Gazette 10.22.1992)
LICENSE GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLC TO OPERATE
EXCHANGE HOUSES
ARTICLE 1: No person shall be entitled to buy and sell foreign coins and banknotes, coined gold and traveler
checks, drafts, transfers or similar transactions involving foreign exchange without obtaining a license from
the CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENITN REPUBLIC to operate EXCHANGE HOUSES, EXCHANGE
AGENCIES or EXCHANGE BUREAUS.
ARTICLE 2: Regulations to be implemented shall provide:
a) Such transactions that in each case may be conducted in line with the nature of the license granted
and the operational limits thereof;
b) Requirements for applying for a license as well as those related to the applicant’s solvency and
liability;
c) Minimum capital requirements, guarantees, regime of incompatibility with other activities,
obligations and requirements;
d) The books, documents and background that EXCHANGE HOUSES, EXCHANGE AGENCIES or
EXCHANGE BUREAUS shall keep together with the reporting requirements and examinations they
shall be subject to;
e) Causes for revoking a license.
ARTICLE 3: The CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC shall be the enforcement authority of
this act and the regulations thereon.
The NATIONAL EXECUTIVE POWER shall provide the regulatory powers of the CENTRAL BANK OF
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC in this respect.
(Note: By virtue of article 51, subsection b, Act Nº 24,144, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic shall
issue regulations on the exchange regime and oversee the compliance thereof. In addition, article 51 provides
that the Superintendence of Financial and Exchange Entities may require financial entities, exchange houses,
agencies and bureaus, exchange brokers, exporters and importers or any other natural or legal person
involved, either directly or indirectly, in exchange transactions to make their books and documents available
and to furnish all such information and documentation related to the transactions they have conducted or in
which they were involved. The Superintendence may further seize such books and documents as well as any
other document related with such transactions).
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ARTICLE 4 - The following shall not be eligible to hold office as promoters, founders, owners, directors,
administrators, trustees, liquidators, mangers or attorneys of any entities governed hereby:
a) Those punished by the competent authority for breaching the exchange regime; the seriousness of
each breach and the time elapsed since the imposition of the punishment shall be subject to the
consideration of the CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC;
b) Those convicted for crimes against property or against the public administration or legal authority;
c) Those convicted for crimes committed when chartering, operating and liquidating a financial or
exchange entities;
d) Those convicted with an accessory punishment that disqualifies them to hold public offices during a<act .="" 18,924Exchange Entities Act
Wording subject to the following rules:
• Act No. 18,924 passed on 01.22.1971 (Official Gazette 01.28.1971)
• Act No. 21,526 passed on 02.14.1977 (Official Gazette 02.21.1971)
• Act No. 24,144 passed on 10.13.1992 (Official Gazette 10.22.1992)
LICENSE GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLC TO OPERATE
EXCHANGE HOUSES
ARTICLE 1: No person shall be entitled to buy and sell foreign coins and banknotes, coined gold and traveler
checks, drafts, transfers or similar transactions involving foreign exchange without obtaining a license from
the CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENITN REPUBLIC to operate EXCHANGE HOUSES, EXCHANGE
AGENCIES or EXCHANGE BUREAUS.
ARTICLE 2: Regulations to be implemented shall provide:
a) Such transactions that in each case may be conducted in line with the nature of the license granted
and the operational limits thereof;
b) Requirements for applying for a license as well as those related to the applicant’s solvency and
liability;
c) Minimum capital requirements, guarantees, regime of incompatibility with other activities,
obligations and requirements;
d) The books, documents and background that EXCHANGE HOUSES, EXCHANGE AGENCIES or
EXCHANGE BUREAUS shall keep together with the reporting requirements and examinations they
shall be subject to;
e) Causes for revoking a license.
ARTICLE 3: The CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC shall be the enforcement authority of
this act and the regulations thereon.
The NATIONAL EXECUTIVE POWER shall provide the regulatory powers of the CENTRAL BANK OF
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC in this respect.
(Note: By virtue of article 51, subsection b, Act Nº 24,144, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic shall
issue regulations on the exchange regime and oversee the compliance thereof. In addition, article 51 provides
that the Superintendence of Financial and Exchange Entities may require financial entities, exchange houses,
agencies and bureaus, exchange brokers, exporters and importers or any other natural or legal person
involved, either directly or indirectly, in exchange transactions to make their books and documents available
and to furnish all such information and documentation related to the transactions they have conducted or in
which they were involved. The Superintendence may further seize such books and documents as well as any
other document related with such transactions).
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ARTICLE 4 - The following shall not be eligible to hold office as promoters, founders, owners, directors,
administrators, trustees, liquidators, mangers or attorneys of any entities governed hereby:
a) Those punished by the competent authority for breaching the exchange regime; the seriousness of
each breach and the time elapsed since the imposition of the punishment shall be subject to the
consideration of the CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC;
b) Those convicted for crimes against property or against the public administration or legal authority;
c) Those convicted for crimes committed when chartering, operating and liquidating a financial or
exchange entities;
d) Those convicted with an accessory punishment that disqualifies them to hold public offices during a<