Uruguay's Administrative Contentious Court (Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo, TCA) held "the promise of the sale of goods and services" should be struck from Article No. 17 of Decree No. 309/018 because it exceeds what is established in Law No. 19,566, which establishes the rules for free trade zones.

Article No. 17 of Decree No. 309/018 establishes the complementary activities that the free trade zone users located outside the metropolitan area may perform in non-free trade zone territory, while maintaining the benefits granted by Law No. 19,566.

Specifically, Article No. 17 prohibits companies from conducting sales of goods and services or promising sales of goods and services in non-free trade zone territory. Law No. 19,566, however, only mentions the sale of goods and services, not the promise of their sale.

As a result, the TCA held that the promise of the sale of goods and services should be eliminated from Article No. 17 because it exceeds what is contained in Law No. 19,566. The TCA found the promise of the sale is a preliminary contract to the sale.

Ruling No. 366/021 has not yet been published on the TCA's website.

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