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Create The National "do Not Call" Registry.

Original Language Title: Créase el Registro Nacional “No Llame”.

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TELEPHONE SERVICES

Law 26,951

Create the National Register "Do Not Call". Sanctioned: July 2, 2014 Enacted: July 30, 2014

The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, meeting in Congress, etc., are sanctioned by law:

ARTICLE 1-Object. The purpose of this law is to protect the owners or authorized users of telephony services, in any of its forms, from the abuse of the contact, advertising, offer, sale and gift of goods or services. requested.

ARTICLE 2 °-National Register. Believe in the scope of the National Directorate of Personal Data Protection, under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Registry "Do Not Call".

ARTICLE 3-Protection. The National Register "Do Not Call" is intended to protect the owners or authorized users of the telephony services, in any of its modalities, from the abuse of the contact, advertising, offer, sale and gift of goods or services not requested through them.

ARTICLE 4 °-Telephone services. For the purposes of this law, telephony services in any of its forms shall be understood as basic telephony, mobile telephony, cellular cellular radio communications, mobile communications and IP voice services, as well as any other type of similar service that technology will provide in the future.

ARTICLE 5-Enrollment. You may register in the National Register "Do not call" any natural or legal person or authorized user of the telephony service in any of its modalities that manifests its will not to be contacted by whom you will advertise, offer, shall sell or give away goods or services, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 27 of Law 25.326.

ARTICLE 6 °-Gratuity and simplicity. Registration and registration in the National Register "Do not call" is free and must be implemented by effective and simple means, with a record of the identity of the holder or authorized user, and of the telephone number. The discharge may only be requested by the holder or user at any time and shall have immediate effect.

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ARTICLE 7 °-Effects. Those who advertise, offer, sell or give goods or services using as a means of contact the telephone services in any of its modalities are considered users and/or responsible of files, records and banks of data of agreement to the provisions of Law 25.326. They shall not be able to address any of the entries in the National Register "Do Not Call" and must consult the inscriptions and casualties produced in the register with a periodicity of thirty (30) days running from its implementation, in the form provided for by the implementing authority.

ARTICLE 8-Exceptions. Except for this law: (a) Public good campaigns, as provided for in law 25.326; b) Emergency calls to ensure the health and safety of the population; c) Electoral campaigns established by law 19,945, amending and concordant; d) calls from those who have a contractual relationship in force, provided that they relate to the strict object of the link and are carried out in a reasonable manner and time and in accordance with the rules; and) The calls of those who have been expressly permitted by the holder or authorised user of the telephony services in any of its forms, registered in the National Register "Do Not Call".

ARTICLE 9 °-Authority of application. The National Directorate of Personal Data Protection, under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, will be the enforcement authority of this law.

ARTICLE 10. -Complaints. The owner or authorized user of the telephony service in any of its modalities may make the complaint for non-compliance with this law before the enforcement authority.

ARTICLE 11. -Non-compliances. The implementing authority shall initiate administrative action in the event of suspected infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. Verified the existence of the infringement, who have committed it will be liable for the penalties provided for in law 25.326.

ARTICLE 12. -Scope. This law is applicable throughout the national territory.

ARTICLE 13. -Dissemination. The Executive Branch through the implementing authority shall implement dissemination campaigns concerning the subject matter of this law and the operation of the National Register "Do Not Call" for it created.

ARTICLE 14. -Regulations. The Executive Branch shall regulate this law within 90 days of its promulgation.

ARTICLE 15. -Contact the national executive branch.

GIVEN IN THE SESSION HALL OF THE ARGENTINE CONGRESS, IN BUENOS AIRES, TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN DAYS OF THE MONTH OF JULY OF THE YEAR.

-REGISTERED UNDER NO 26,951-

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JULIAN A. DOMINGUEZ. -Juan H. Estrada. -Lucas Chedrese. -Gerardo Zamora.

Date of publication: 05/08/2014

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