Exhibit 13.1

Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the annual report of argenx SE (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Tim Van Hauwermeiren, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 26, 2018

/s/ Tim Van Hauwermeiren
Name:	Tim Van Hauwermeiren
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)