2000 “upheld the judgment on appeal with regard to the decision on the principal claims and amended it with regard to court costs and fees, which are assessed at 30% on the plaintiff and 70% on the defendant.”137 86. In an order issued on November 30, 2000, the judge ruled that in accordance with Article 6 of Law 25.344138 on economic-financial emergency, time periods governed by procedural law were suspended: a letter to the Office of the Attorney for the Treasury of the Nation was issued, a period of 20 days from the time of receipt thereof [of the letter] would be calculated, after the period lapsed, the procedurally established deadlines would be operative again, without further proceedings.139 After said order was served on February 2, 2001,140 through his attorney, the petitioner filed a motion with the judge on March 22, 2001 to order the lifting of the suspension of the time periods established by procedural rules, and to proceed to transfer the payment.141 On May 15, 2001, the judge approved the sum of 103,421.40 pesos in payment to the petitioner,142 and on May 30, 2001 a record was entered in the case file indicating that said payment was “firm, agreed 137 Appellate Court Judgment issued on November 23, 2000, National Court for Federal Civil and Commercial Matters, Chamber No. 9, Clerks Office No. 18, Case File No. 3.519/1997, case proceeding records titled “Furlan Sebastian Claus v National State for Damages,” page 355 back. Annex to communication from the State received on October 15, 2008. Free translation by the IACHR. 138 Law 25.344 Economic-financial emergency. Declaration. Suits against the National State. Subject of Social Assistance. Consolidated public assistance debts. Issuing of Bonds. Situations of exception. Amendment to the National Law of Administrative Procedures. Approved on Nov. 19, 2000 and enacted on November 14, 2000 (Official Bulletin, November 21, 2000). CHAPTER IV Suits against the National State ARTICLE 6.- In every suit brought against agencies of the centralized and decentralized national public administration, social works of the public sector, official banks and financial entities, armed forces and security forces, corporations with majority state ownership, partially state-owned corporations, special accounts services, and any other entity in which the National State or its decentralized entities own or hold all or a majority of the capital shares or the authority to make corporate decisions, time periods governed by procedural rules shall be suspended until the court sua sponte or the plaintiff or the legal representative thereof communicates to the Attorney for the Treasury of the Nation the existence thereof [of the suit], title, case file number, court admission order, agency involved, status of the proceedings, and the particular amount being claimed, amount determined or to be determined. The Office of the Attorney for the Treasury of the Nation shall have a period of twenty (20) days from the date of notification to take the measure it deems pertinent, and after that deadline expires, the time periods governed by procedural rules shall go back into effect. With regard to amparos or summary proceedings on social assistance, the time period shall be five (5) days. The communication set forth in the first paragraph of this article can be carried out by official letter, or as approved by the regulations or by registered letter or any other reliable means. In all instances, the instrument must be approved by the court involved with the respective seal. Any communication that does not meet the requirements set forth above or contains incorrect or false information shall be rendered null and uncurable. The Office of the Attorney for the Treasury of the Nation must keep an updated register of the State’s law suits. For suits that are brought on the basis of the present law, the provisions of Articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall govern. 139 Order November 30, 2000, Case proceedings file titled “Furlan Sebastian Claus v National State for Damages,” page 356. Annex to communication from the State received on October 15, 2008. 140 Certificate of service of papers, date of receipt of service: February 2, 2001, case proceeding records titled “Furlan Sebastian Claus v National State for Damages,” page 359. Annex to communication from the State received on October 15, 2008. 141 Request from Attorney Rafael Matozo Gemignani, Attorney for the plaintiff, submitted on March 22, 2001, case proceedings file titled “Furlan Sebastian Claus v National State for Damages,” page 363. Annex to communication from the State received on October 15, 2008. 142 Order May 15, 2001, case proceedings file titled “Furlan Sebastian Claus v National State for Damages,” page 368. Annex to communication from the State received on October 15, 2008.