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Argentina Repeals 71 Commerce Regulations Effective Sept. 25

Officials say the measure streamlines outdated price controls to increase legal certainty.

Overview

  • The Secretaría de Industria y Comercio issued Resolution 357/2025, published in the Boletín Oficial on Sept. 24 and effective from Sept. 25.
  • The repeal covers rules enacted between 1974 and 2023, including pandemic-era maximum price measures such as Resolutions 100/2020 and 98/2020.
  • Authorities detailed that 27 annulled norms were tied to the now-derogated Ley de Abastecimiento, 24 to the dissolved COPREC, and 20 to discontinued programs.
  • Programs referenced include Precios Justos, Ley de Góndolas, El Mercado en tu Barrio, and the Programa de Estímulo al Pequeño Productor de Granos.
  • The government cites reduced regulatory overlap, lower administrative burden, and greater market transparency, noting these changes add to more than 170 prior deregulations this term.