diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Auth/AuthControllerTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Auth/AuthControllerTests.cs
index 13c6faf..5649e52 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Auth/AuthControllerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Auth/AuthControllerTests.cs
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ public class AuthControllerTests
         Assert.Equal(JsonValueKind.Array, permisos.ValueKind);
         // V011 (ADM-001) adds 'administracion:secciones:gestionar' → 22
         // V013 (ADM-008) adds 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar' → 23
-        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24 total
-        Assert.Equal(24, permisos.GetArrayLength());
+        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24
+        // V016 (CAT-001) adds 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' → 25 total
+        Assert.Equal(25, permisos.GetArrayLength());
     }
 
     // Scenario: invalid credentials return 401 with opaque error
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Permisos/PermisosEndpointTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Permisos/PermisosEndpointTests.cs
index 2936a27..4e6dcb3 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Permisos/PermisosEndpointTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Permisos/PermisosEndpointTests.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public sealed class PermisosEndpointTests : IAsyncLifetime
     // ── GET /api/v1/permisos — catalog ───────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task GetPermisos_WithAdmin_Returns200With24Items()
+    public async Task GetPermisos_WithAdmin_Returns200With25Items()
     {
         var token = await GetBearerTokenAsync(AdminUsername, AdminPassword);
         using var req = BuildRequest(HttpMethod.Get, "/api/v1/permisos", bearerToken: token);
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ public sealed class PermisosEndpointTests : IAsyncLifetime
         var list = await resp.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
         // V011 (ADM-001) adds 'administracion:secciones:gestionar' → 22
         // V013 (ADM-008) adds 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar' → 23
-        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24 total
-        Assert.Equal(24, list.GetArrayLength());
+        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24
+        // V016 (CAT-001) adds 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' → 25 total
+        Assert.Equal(25, list.GetArrayLength());
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public sealed class PermisosEndpointTests : IAsyncLifetime
     // ── GET /api/v1/roles/{codigo}/permisos ──────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task GetRolPermisos_AdminRol_Returns200With24Items()
+    public async Task GetRolPermisos_AdminRol_Returns200With25Items()
     {
         var token = await GetBearerTokenAsync(AdminUsername, AdminPassword);
         using var req = BuildRequest(HttpMethod.Get, "/api/v1/roles/admin/permisos", bearerToken: token);
@@ -194,8 +195,9 @@ public sealed class PermisosEndpointTests : IAsyncLifetime
         var list = await resp.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
         // V011 (ADM-001) adds 'administracion:secciones:gestionar' → 22
         // V013 (ADM-008) adds 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar' → 23
-        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24 total
-        Assert.Equal(24, list.GetArrayLength());
+        // V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' → 24
+        // V016 (CAT-001) adds 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' → 25 total
+        Assert.Equal(25, list.GetArrayLength());
     }
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Infrastructure/RefreshTokenRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Infrastructure/RefreshTokenRepositoryTests.cs
index ad6b299..541d1c2 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Infrastructure/RefreshTokenRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Infrastructure/RefreshTokenRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class RefreshTokenRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/PermisoRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/PermisoRepositoryTests.cs
index 9d64583..867919f 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/PermisoRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/PermisoRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -74,15 +74,16 @@ public class PermisoRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
     // ── ListAsync ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task ListAsync_Returns23CanonicalSeeds()
+    public async Task ListAsync_Returns25CanonicalSeeds()
     {
         var list = await _repository.ListAsync();
 
         // V005 seeds 18 canonical permisos + V007 (UDT-006) adds 3 admin permisos
         // + V011 (ADM-001) adds 'administracion:secciones:gestionar'
         // + V013 (ADM-008) adds 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar'
-        // + V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' = 24 total
-        Assert.Equal(24, list.Count);
+        // + V014 (ADM-009) adds 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar'
+        // + V016 (CAT-001) adds 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' = 25 total
+        Assert.Equal(25, list.Count);
     }
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/RolPermisoRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/RolPermisoRepositoryTests.cs
index 0a90f50..18674a4 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/RolPermisoRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/RolPermisoRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -174,15 +174,16 @@ public class RolPermisoRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
     // ── GetByRolCodigoAsync ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
-    public async Task GetByRolCodigoAsync_Admin_Returns23Permisos()
+    public async Task GetByRolCodigoAsync_Admin_Returns25Permisos()
     {
         // admin has 18 permisos from V006 + 3 new admin permisos from V007 (UDT-006)
         // + 1 from V011 (ADM-001): 'administracion:secciones:gestionar'
         // + 1 from V013 (ADM-008): 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar'
-        // + 1 from V014 (ADM-009): 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar' = 24 total
+        // + 1 from V014 (ADM-009): 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar'
+        // + 1 from V016 (CAT-001): 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' = 25 total
         var permisos = await _repository.GetByRolCodigoAsync("admin");
 
-        Assert.Equal(24, permisos.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(25, permisos.Count);
     }
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepositoryTests.cs
index bb35e14..26d8f41 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class UsuarioRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepository_PermisosTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepository_PermisosTests.cs
index ed0186d..aada4e2 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepository_PermisosTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/UsuarioRepository_PermisosTests.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public sealed class UsuarioRepository_PermisosTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/V009MigrationTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/V009MigrationTests.cs
index 530e4e2..6de0294 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/V009MigrationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Integration/V009MigrationTests.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public sealed class V009MigrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Medios/MedioRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Medios/MedioRepositoryTests.cs
index 80c9fdf..2323f04 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Medios/MedioRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Medios/MedioRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class MedioRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Secciones/SeccionRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Secciones/SeccionRepositoryTests.cs
index 541fb13..dd04e62 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Secciones/SeccionRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Application.Tests/Secciones/SeccionRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class SeccionRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos_History"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es temporal — history no puede deletearse directo.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.TestSupport/SqlTestFixture.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.TestSupport/SqlTestFixture.cs
index 828bd42..ab479bd 100644
--- a/tests/SIGCM2.TestSupport/SqlTestFixture.cs
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.TestSupport/SqlTestFixture.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public sealed class SqlTestFixture : IAsyncLifetime
         // V015 (UDT-011): ensure dbo.v_AuditEvent_Local + dbo.v_SecurityEvent_Local views exist.
         await EnsureV015SchemaAsync();
 
+        // V016 (CAT-001): ensure dbo.Rubro + temporal + permiso 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar'.
+        await EnsureV016SchemaAsync();
+
         _respawner = await Respawner.CreateAsync(_connection, new RespawnerOptions
         {
             DbAdapter = DbAdapter.SqlServer,
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ public sealed class SqlTestFixture : IAsyncLifetime
                 // Seed de TipoDeIva e IngresosBrutos son datos de referencia — no limpiar con Respawn.
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "TipoDeIva"),
                 new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "IngresosBrutos"),
+                // CAT-001 (V016): Rubro es system-versioned — Respawn no puede DELETE su history.
+                new Respawn.Graph.Table("dbo", "Rubro_History"),
             ]
         });
 
@@ -187,7 +192,9 @@ public sealed class SqlTestFixture : IAsyncLifetime
                 -- V013 (ADM-008): permiso para CRUD de Puntos de Venta
                 ('administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar',   N'Gestionar puntos de venta',            N'Crear, editar y desactivar puntos de venta AFIP','administracion'),
                 -- V014 (ADM-009): permiso para tablas fiscales
-                ('administracion:fiscal:gestionar',            N'Gestionar tablas fiscales',            N'Gestionar tablas fiscales (IVA, IIBB)',           'administracion')
+                ('administracion:fiscal:gestionar',            N'Gestionar tablas fiscales',            N'Gestionar tablas fiscales (IVA, IIBB)',           'administracion'),
+                -- V016 (CAT-001): permiso para gestionar árbol de rubros
+                ('catalogo:rubros:gestionar',                  N'Gestionar rubros del catálogo',        N'Crear, editar, mover y desactivar rubros del árbol de catálogo comercial', 'catalogo')
             ) AS s (Codigo, Nombre, Descripcion, Modulo)
             ON t.Codigo = s.Codigo
             WHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET THEN
@@ -233,6 +240,8 @@ public sealed class SqlTestFixture : IAsyncLifetime
                     ('admin', 'administracion:puntos_de_venta:gestionar'),
                     -- V014 (ADM-009)
                     ('admin', 'administracion:fiscal:gestionar'),
+                    -- V016 (CAT-001)
+                    ('admin', 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar'),
                     ('cajero', 'ventas:contado:crear'),
                     ('cajero', 'ventas:contado:modificar'),
                     ('cajero', 'ventas:contado:cobrar'),
@@ -778,6 +787,82 @@ public sealed class SqlTestFixture : IAsyncLifetime
         // desde SeedPermisosCanonicalAsync / SeedRolPermisosCanonicalAsync (post-respawn).
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// CAT-001 (V016): applies dbo.Rubro schema + temporal + filtered unique index + covering index
+    /// + permiso 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' idempotentemente. Mirrors V016__create_rubro.sql.
+    /// Nota: COLLATE debe ir ANTES de NOT NULL — parser de SQL Server 2019 es estricto con ese orden.
+    /// Permiso y asignación a admin se siembran desde SeedPermisosCanonicalAsync / SeedRolPermisosCanonicalAsync.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task EnsureV016SchemaAsync()
+    {
+        const string createRubro = """
+            IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.Rubro', N'U') IS NULL
+            BEGIN
+                CREATE TABLE dbo.Rubro (
+                    Id                INT IDENTITY(1,1)  NOT NULL CONSTRAINT PK_Rubro PRIMARY KEY,
+                    ParentId          INT                NULL,
+                    Nombre            NVARCHAR(200)      COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI NOT NULL,
+                    Orden             INT                NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Rubro_Orden            DEFAULT(0),
+                    Activo            BIT                NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Rubro_Activo           DEFAULT(1),
+                    TarifarioBaseId   INT                NULL,
+                    FechaCreacion     DATETIME2(3)       NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Rubro_FechaCreacion    DEFAULT(SYSUTCDATETIME()),
+                    FechaModificacion DATETIME2(3)       NULL,
+                    CONSTRAINT FK_Rubro_Parent FOREIGN KEY (ParentId) REFERENCES dbo.Rubro(Id) ON DELETE NO ACTION
+                );
+            END
+            """;
+
+        const string addRubroPeriod = """
+            IF COL_LENGTH('dbo.Rubro', 'ValidFrom') IS NULL
+            BEGIN
+                ALTER TABLE dbo.Rubro
+                ADD
+                    ValidFrom DATETIME2(3) GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW START HIDDEN NOT NULL
+                        CONSTRAINT DF_Rubro_ValidFrom DEFAULT(SYSUTCDATETIME()),
+                    ValidTo   DATETIME2(3) GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW END   HIDDEN NOT NULL
+                        CONSTRAINT DF_Rubro_ValidTo   DEFAULT(CONVERT(DATETIME2(3), '9999-12-31 23:59:59.999')),
+                    PERIOD FOR SYSTEM_TIME (ValidFrom, ValidTo);
+            END
+            """;
+
+        const string setRubroVersioning = """
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID('dbo.Rubro') AND temporal_type = 2)
+            BEGIN
+                ALTER TABLE dbo.Rubro
+                SET (SYSTEM_VERSIONING = ON (
+                    HISTORY_TABLE = dbo.Rubro_History,
+                    HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD = 10 YEARS
+                ));
+            END
+            """;
+
+        const string createUqIndex = """
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'UQ_Rubro_ParentId_Nombre_Activo' AND object_id = OBJECT_ID('dbo.Rubro'))
+            BEGIN
+                CREATE UNIQUE INDEX UQ_Rubro_ParentId_Nombre_Activo
+                    ON dbo.Rubro(ParentId, Nombre)
+                    WHERE Activo = 1 AND ParentId IS NOT NULL;
+            END
+            """;
+
+        const string createCoveringIndex = """
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.indexes WHERE name = 'IX_Rubro_ParentId_Activo' AND object_id = OBJECT_ID('dbo.Rubro'))
+            BEGIN
+                CREATE INDEX IX_Rubro_ParentId_Activo
+                    ON dbo.Rubro(ParentId, Activo)
+                    INCLUDE (Nombre, Orden);
+            END
+            """;
+
+        await _connection.ExecuteAsync(createRubro);
+        await _connection.ExecuteAsync(addRubroPeriod);
+        await _connection.ExecuteAsync(setRubroVersioning);
+        await _connection.ExecuteAsync(createUqIndex);
+        await _connection.ExecuteAsync(createCoveringIndex);
+        // Permiso 'catalogo:rubros:gestionar' y asignación a admin se siembran
+        // desde SeedPermisosCanonicalAsync / SeedRolPermisosCanonicalAsync (post-respawn).
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// UDT-011 (V015): applies dbo.v_AuditEvent_Local + dbo.v_SecurityEvent_Local views
     /// idempotently to the test database. Mirrors V015__create_local_timezone_views.sql.