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translation of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements originally filed in Spanish with the CNV.
In case of discrepancy, the condensed interim
consolidated financial statements filed with the CNV prevail over this translation.
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YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMA NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND COMPARATIVE INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) |
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36. MAIN REGULATIONS (cont.)
Export duties, taxes and other charges related to transactions carried out under the Export Increase Program established by Decree
No. 492/2023 and Decree No. 549/2023 shall be paid using as a tax base the amount resulting from the foreign currencies received and settled in accordance with such Decrees and their supplementary regulations (see Note 36.h)).
36.h) Regulations related to the Foreign Exchange Market
Updates to the regulatory framework described in Note 35.g) to the annual consolidated financial statements for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2023 are described below:
On April 20, 2023, BCRA Communication A 7,746 established that in order to access the
Foreign Exchange Market, the prior consent of the BCRA is required until December 31, 2023, for payments of interest on financial debts for imports of goods and services and financial loans with foreign related companies. Additionally, it
extended the restriction term for previous and subsequent access to the Foreign Exchange Market to 180 days for transactions in securities from April 21, 2023, maintaining the 90-day term for transactions
in securities issued under Argentine law.
On May 18, 2023, BCRA Communication A 7,766 was issued, which extended to entities of the
same economic group the restriction on trading securities to access the Foreign Exchange Market.
On June 8, 2023 and July 6, 2023, through
BCRA Communications A 7,788 and A 7,803, respectively, the BCRA established the possibility of subscribing BCRA bills in U.S. dollars payable in pesos at the official exchange rate of zero rate (LEDIV, by its
acronym in Spanish) simultaneously with the financing of imports, pre-financing of exports and/or currency settlements. This benefit applies to entities in the energy sector and beneficiaries of Decree
No. 277/2022.
On June 29, 2023, BCRA Communication A 7,798 established the possibility for state-controlled entities to access
the Foreign Exchange Market to make payments for fuel and energy imports.
Besides, since September 2023, through Communications A 7,845
and A 7,852 the BCRA allows: (i) the application of export proceeds to cancel certain import financing operations; and (ii) the possibility of carrying out transactions with short-term securities for the payment of financial
indebtedness, repatriation of capital contributions and debt securities, among others, without affecting access to the Foreign Exchange Market.
On
September 28, 2023, the BCRA issued Communication A 7,851, by means of new requirements were included in the affidavit to be filed by state-controlled entities to access the Foreign Exchange Market to make payments for the import of
goods.
On October 3, 2023, the BCRA issued Communication A 7,853 through which it allowed that the proceeds from exports of certain
products related to the hydrocarbon industry, pre-financing and/or post-financing of exports or settlement advances made until October 25, 2023 under the Export Increase Program established by
Decree No. 492/2023 and SE Resolutions No. 808/2023 and No. 827/2023, be used on a 25% for the purchase and sale of securities quoted in foreign currency and payable in pesos and the remaining 75% be settled in the Foreign Exchange
Market which may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and/or subscribed in LEDIV.
On October 12, 2023, BCRA Communication A
7,854 was issued, through which it established the obligation to file affidavits to pay imports of services for state-controlled entities.
On
October 27, 2023, the BCRA issued Communication A 7,867 through which it allowed that the proceeds from exports of goods and services, pre-financing and/or post-financing of exports or
settlement advances made until November 17, 2023 under the Export Increase Program established by Decree No. 549/2023, be used on a 30% for the purchase and sale of securities quoted in foreign currency and payable in pesos and
the remaining 70% be settled in the Foreign Exchange Market which may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts and/or subscribed in LEDIV.