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Companies Act 19,550 · Article 9 — Registry file

The company's registry file (LGS art. 9)

Section 9 of the General Companies Law requires a registry file to be created for each registered company, containing copies of the various registry entries and other relevant documents, available for public inspection.

Source: Act 19,550

What article 9

Section 9 requires the Registry to maintain a publicly accessible file for each company.

Official text · Act 19,550, art. 9

Once registration has been ordered, the Registries shall establish a file for each company containing duplicates of the various registry entries and all other documentation relating to it, which shall be open to public inspection.

Source: Law 19,550, art. 9 - InfoLEG (updated official text)

Commentary

The file is the company's 'registry history': it contains its agreement, amendments and officer appointments. Public access is a basic due-diligence tool for identifying who manages the company and how it is organized.

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