MERCATE COMUN DEL SUR Ley 26.443 Approved the Protocol on Public Contracts of Mercosur, signed on 20 July 2006. Sanctioned: December 3, 2008 Cast: January 5, 2009

The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation assembled in Congress, etc. sanction with force of Law:

ARTICLE 1 Appropriate the PROTOCOL OF PUBLIC CONTRACTIONS OF MERCOSUR, subscribed in the city of Córdoba, Province of Córdoba, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA on 20 July 2006, which consists of TREINTA Y DOS (32) articles, UNA (1) " Complementary notes" and Annex A and SEIS (6) Annexes, whose authenticated photocopy forms to you of the present.

ARTICLE 2 Contact the national executive branch.

IN THE SESSION OF THE ARGENTINE CONGRESS, IN GOOD AIRES, TO THE THREE DAYS OF THE YEAR TWO MIL OCHO.

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JULY C. C. COBOS. EDUARDO A. FELLNER. . Enrique Hidalgo. . Juan H. Estrada.

NOTE: The Annex is not published. The unpublished documentation can be consulted at the Central Headquarters of this National Directorate (Suipacha 767 - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) and at www.boletinoficial.gov.ar