Foreign company of an unknown type (art. 119 LGS)
Article 119 applies Article 118 to a foreign company of a type unknown to Argentine law, subject to the strictest standard determined by the registration judge.
What article 119
Article 119 governs foreign companies formed under a type not recognized by Argentine law.
Article 118 shall apply to a company incorporated in another State under a type unknown to the laws of the Republic. The registration judge shall determine the formalities to be complied with in each case, subject to the strictest standard provided by this law.
Source: Law 19,550, art. 119 — InfoLEG (updated official text)
Commentary
Where the foreign legal form has no Argentine counterpart, Article 118 applies and the strictest statutory standard governs in case of doubt. This prevents unfamiliar foreign forms from being used to evade controls.
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