RFPM: the national mining registry does not certify compliance

Created the Federal Registry of Mining Suppliers (RFPM) within the Secretariat of Mining of the Ministry of Economy. Section 1 creates it, in its own words, «with public character» — and it does not say «mandatory», which is the word Catamarca's equivalent registry does use. Section 2 opens registration to individuals domiciled in Argentina and legal entities established in it that supply «goods, inputs or services, including technological innovation and knowledge economy services» to mining companies or to any company in their value chain: services are in, without the carve-out the national 20% rule applies. Section 3 requires meeting the conditions of an Annex I that the resolution itself publishes only in the web edition of the Official Gazette, so the enacted text does not carry them. Section 4 lists the authority's functions — registering, building files, keeping them current, producing statistics and «promotion and granting of benefits to registered suppliers» — without defining a single benefit. Section 5 also creates the Federal Panel of Mining Suppliers, which brings registrants together with the Secretariat, national and provincial agencies and chambers, and section 6 makes it meet four times a year. The enforcement authority is the National Directorate of Mining Value Chain and Infrastructure (section 8). And the registry's official page adds what the resolution does not say: «The information recorded is based exclusively on data supplied by the registered organisation. The Registry carries out no verification or control of the truthfulness or currency of that data, so this registration does not imply certification of compliance». verif · Nov 29, 2022 ↗

Published in the Official Gazette on 29 November 2022 (issue No. 35057). The registry is taking registrations as of 30 August 2026, verified on the official page of the Secretariat of Mining. verif · Nov 29, 2022 ↗

Any supplier of goods, inputs or services to Argentine mining that wants to appear on the national roll, and the mining companies that use it as a shop window to find suppliers. It binds no one: there is no quota tied to this registry and no penalty for staying out. Registering is free, done online, and asks for three documents: the ARCA tax-registration certificate, the staff payroll list and proof of membership in a local suppliers' chamber, plus a form with company name, tax ID, address, line of business and the products or services offered. The chamber is the only requirement that costs anything: you have to be a member of one. The registries that do decide money are the provincial ones — Re.P.E.M. in Catamarca, RE.PRO.MIN in San Juan, RPPLEM in Salta, and the certified-supplier rolls of Neuquén and Río Negro. verif · Aug 30, 2026 ↗