By Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. We report the latest developments on consumer protection that have taken place during October 2021. (i) New provisions considered as abusive clauses in consumer contracts On October 1, 2021, Resolution No. 994/2021 (“Resolution 994/2021”) issued by the Secretariat of Domestic Trade (“SCI” for its acronym in Spanish) was published in the Official […]
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By Mariano Peruzzotti and Josefina Piñeiro. Recently the National Registry of Persons (knowns as “Renaper” which stands for Registro Nacional de las Personas) suffered a security incident that could have compromised personal data of Argentine citizens according. The Renaper is a public agency within the structure of the Ministry of Inner Affairs in charge of keeping records […]
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By Juan Carlos Ojam and Antonella Balbo. We report the latest news concerning the viticulture industry that were recently published in the Official Gazette in Argentina. Authorized varieties for wine elaboration On September 10, 2021, Resolution 21/2021 (“Resolution 21”) of the National Institute of Viticulture (“NIV”) that unifies the authorized varieties for the elaboration of wine was published […]
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By Raquel Flanzbaum and Josefina Piñeiro. On October 12th, the Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity is commemorated in Argentina. It is a day of reflection on the intercultural dialogue that should exist in all areas of our society. We invite you to review the legal protection: The Argentine National Constitution recognizes “the ethnic and cultural […]
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By Rosario Mauro. This type of patent applications enables applicants to obtain, in an easy and economical way, a priority date in order to protect the novelty of an invention before public disclosure, without the need to meet other formal requirements imposed on regular patent applications. Provisional applications are especially useful when inventors need to […]
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By Magdalena Sáenz Lavalle. The Chilean Industrial Property Law has been recently modified due to the publication of Law 21,355. One of the most significant changes is the inclusion of the partial or total trademark cancellation action due to lack of use or genericide (generic trademark). According to this change, all trademarks registered in Latin American […]
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By Mariano Peruzzotti and Valentina González Medina. On September 17, 2021, the Agency for Access to Public Information (“AAPI”), controlling authority of Personal Data Protection Law No. 25,326 (“PDPL”), sanctioned Cencosud SA for violating the provisions of the data protection legal framework as a consequence of a security incident. The AAPI became aware of a data breach that […]
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By Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. On September 10, 2021, Resolution 926/2021 (“Resolution”) of the Secretariat of Domestic Trade was published in the Official Gazette. The Resolution complements the Supermarket Shelf Law No. 27,545, providing new obligations for online supermarket stores. The Resolution provides that: (I) the products listed in the Resolution shall be displayed on the homepage […]
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What is front-of-package warning labeling? This is a bill which purpose is to provide nutritional information that is simple and understandable about packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages. In particular, it seeks to warn consumers about excesses of critical nutrients, namely, sugars, sodium, saturated fat, total fat, and calories. How? Through four resources: Warning labels: The […]
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By Raquel Flanzbaum and Antonella Balbo. On July 20, 2021, the Argentine Government issued Decree 476 where, from now on, ID Cards and Passports must comply with Law No. 26,743 on Gender Identity, permitting non-binary IDs. The key innovations of the Decree are the following: i. The Citizens National Identity Database (“RENAPER” after its acronym in Spanish) must […]
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