Update on the Mobile Unit Value
On January 16th, 2026 the Official Gazette published Resolution No. 6/2026 issued by the Antitrust Tribunal, which updated the value of the mobile unit for year 2026 to AR$ 1,450.05. This value will remain in effect until the value corresponding to year 2027 is published.
As a result, economic concentration transactions in which the combine turnover in Argentina of both the acquiring group and the target companies exceeds the amount of AR$ 145,005,000,000.00 (approximately US$ 97,976,351.35, considering the exchange rate as of December 30, 2025) must be notified within seven (7) calendar days following the closing of the transaction. As from November 17, 2026, such transactions will be subject to mandatory pre-closing notification.
Certain transactions will remain exempt from the notification requirement. In particular, no filing will be required where both the purchase price and the value of the local assets being acquired or transferred each do not exceed the amount of AR$ 29,001,000,000.00 (approximately US$ 19,728,571.43 at today’s exchange rate), provided that the acquiring group has not engaged in other economic concentrations in the same relevant market during the preceding year, where the aggregate amount of such transactions exceeded the aforementioned threshold, or in the last 3 years, where the aggregate amount exceeded AR$ 87,003,000,000.00 (approximately US$ 59,185,714.29 at today’s exchange rate).
Failure to comply with the notification deadlines may result in fines of up to AR$ 1,087,537,500.00 (approximately US$ 739,821.43 at today’s exchange rate) per day of delay, if other calculation methods are not applicable.
In addition, fines for anticompetitive conduct may reach up to AR$ 290,010,000,000.00 (approximately US$ 197,285,714.29 at today’s exchange rate), if other calculation methods are not applicable.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact competencia@tavarone.com.
Initial Appointment of the ANC
Today, the Decree 810/2025 (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Gazette, through which the initial appointment of the members of the National Competition Authority (the “ANC”) was carried out.
In what marks a milestone for competition law in the Argentine Republic, the Decree appoints on a provisional basis the first five members who will serve in the ANC: (i) Eduardo Montamat as President, (ii) Lucas Trevisani Vespa as Legal Member, (iii) Marcelo D’Amore as Economic Member, (iv) Ana Julia Parente as Secretary for Anticompetitive Conduct Investigations, and (v) Germán Augusto Zamorano as Secretary for Economic Concentrations. Additionally, Montamat, Trevisani Vespa, and D’Amore will form the ANC’s Competition Defense Tribunal.
It should be highlighted that, although these appointments were made on a provisional basis and are -therefore- subject to ratification by the Argentine Senate, they represent a fundamental change in the control of economic concentrations in the Argentine Republic: one year after the Decree, economic concentrations with effects in Argentina must be notified to and approved by the ANC before its consummation.
Beyond granting the agency with greater independence, and transforming it into a decentralized and self-governing entity, the implementation of the ANC will contribute to raising the standards of practice and the competition law enforcement in Argentina.
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