On 11 February 2010, the Court of Appeals (ARGENTINA 6 A) affirmed the order of the court of first instance that the claimant should pay the litigation tax established by the 1990 Law on Litigation Taxes in respect of all actions commenced before the Argentinian courts, because the present action, which sought exequatur of a US award, did not fall under any of the exemptions provided by the Law or other provisions. By the present decision, the Court dismissed the extraordinary appeal from the first decision, because it found that the latter was not at odds with the evidence of the case, nor did it fail to answer the appellant’s arguments adequately. Also, the appellant failed to substantively challenge the bases for the first decision. (See also ARGENTINA 6 A.)