Argentina’s IGJ Goes Digital: New Online Open Documentation System
General Resolution IGJ 7/2026 | Effective July 2, 2026
Argentina’s General Inspection of Justice (IGJ) has taken a decisive step toward digital transformation. General Resolution 7/2026, published in the Official Gazette on July 1, 2026, establishes the “IGJ Online Open Documentation System” (SODA)—a digital platform for the filing, processing, and management of all submissions that entities under IGJ jurisdiction must make before the agency.
This regulation directly impacts corporate compliance, corporate secretarial functions, boards of directors, and in-house legal teams. Below are the essential points every legal advisor should know.
📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS
• A fully digital platform is created for filing submissions with the IGJ.
• Electronic filings carry the same legal effects as paper-based submissions.
• Access requires ARCA Tax Key (level 3 or higher), which operates as an electronic signature.
• Implementation will be gradual: each filing type will be phased in per a schedule.
• Notifications to the registered electronic domicile carry the same effect as personal service.
• Until a filing type is enabled in the system, existing channels remain available.
What Is the Online Open Documentation System (SODA)?
It is a web-based platform accessible from the IGJ’s official website, designed for corporations, civil associations, foundations, and other entities under IGJ oversight to file and manage their submissions entirely online. Each filing generates an electronic case file that serves as the sole official repository of documentation.
Authentication and Signature
System access requires an ARCA Tax Key (level 3 or higher). This authentication operates as an electronic signature (Section 5, Law 25,506) for all documentation submitted during the session. Filings are made under sworn declaration, with the filer assuming responsibility for the authenticity and integrity of the documents.
Legal Effects
Digital filings and proceedings carry the same legal effects as paper-based submissions. Notifications sent to the registered electronic domicile have the same effect as personal service or service by official notice.
Phased Implementation
Digitalization will not happen overnight. The IGJ will define which filing types are enabled at each stage and the date from which each filing must be submitted exclusively through the system. Until a filing type is incorporated, existing channels remain in effect.
Technical requirements, file formats, security standards, and the phase-in schedule will be established through instructions issued by IGJ’s Divisions and Department Heads.
Expected Key Benefits
- Administrative simplification and reduction of time and costs.
- Full traceability of proceedings.
- Enhanced legal certainty and information integrity.
- Transparency, publicity, and access to the formal economy.
- Immediate acknowledgment of receipt upon filing confirmation.
Our Companies Law & Corporate Governance team is available to assess the impact of IGJ General Resolution No. 7/2026 on each company’s operations.
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