Overview

• The decree published in the Boletín Oficial on July 25 removes the obligation for religious groups to form civil associations or foundations to hold property and keep accounting books
• Article 1 directs provincial society oversight bodies and public registries to establish norms for annotating and notarizing special accounting ledgers for registered faith communities
• The Inspección General de Justicia has been named the implementing authority and is preparing coordinating guidelines with provincial agencies
• Participation in the new framework is voluntary, preserving each congregation’s autonomy to choose its organizational form and accounting practices
• The reform addresses long-standing disparities that required non-Catholic faiths to register with both the national Cults Registry and the IGJ, aligning with broader efforts to reduce red tape