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Costa Rica | Services: the other side of exports in the free zone regime and its main challenges
Normally, we associate free zones with exports of goods and very frequently with medical devices. However, service exports in Cosa Rica, according to COMEX statistics, indicate that they have had an annual growth rate of 6%, reaching the figure of US$ 11,790 million...
Chile | One step away from becoming law: Double Taxation Agreement between Chile and the US.
The initiative seeks to avoid duplication in the payment of taxes and also prevent tax evasion of income and wealth taxes. On November 16, 2023, the National Congress approved the agreement between Chile and the United States by which the “Agreement between the...
Colombia | Tax reform includes oil and mining companies
The Constitutional Court has just ruled on a fragment of the new tax reform, specifically an article that included mining and oil companies. The article established the basis on which companies that exploit natural resources had to declare income. However, the high...
Peru | Law is published that modifies the Healthy Eating Law, to regulate the use of difficult-to-remove adhesives for the consignment of octagons on food
On November 8, 2023, Law No. 31919 was published, which modifies Law 30021 – Law for the Promotion of Healthy Eating for Boys and Girls (hereinafter, “Healthy Eating Law”), regarding the use of adhesives. difficult to remove for the placement of octagons of...
Uruguay | Penalties increase for failing to comply with commercial promotion regulations
All commercial promotions that promote the consumption of products or services and that designate winners by any random mechanism require prior authorization from the Consumer Defense Unit. To date, carrying out a promotion without said authorization or in breach of...
Argentina | Provincial actions and strategies for adaptation and mitigation of change
The Legislature of the province of Río Negro approved the law that complements the National Law of Minimum Budgets for Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change No. 27,520, through which provincial actions and strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of climate...
Chile | Fines of up to 2,250 UTM: the sanctions after misleading advertising on digital platforms
We invite you to read the publication of El Mercurio, a space where our associate Constanza Pasarin referred to the sanctions after misleading advertising on digital platforms. From large companies such as Codelco to public figures such as journalist Mauricio...
Bolivia | The Ministry of Labor establishes pollution prevention measures
The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, through Ministerial Resolution No. 1545/2023, has determined to approve prevention and contingency measures to mitigate the effects of air pollution in work spaces. The approval of these measures arises from the...
United States | A broader path to collect foreign arbitration awards
On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Yegiazaryan v. Smagin and reaffirmed the principle that foreign plaintiffs are not barred from bringing lawsuits under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act 1 in the US to file a successful RICO...
Paraguay | New Carbon Credit Law is promulgated
On October 12, 2023, the President of the Republic of Paraguay signed and promulgated Law 7190/2023 on Carbon Credits. The new regulations provide the country with a specific regulatory framework for the development of projects that generate carbon credits for their...
Ecuador | Executive Decree No. 754 Reform of the Regulations of the Organic Code of the Environment
Through Executive Decree No. 754 of May 31, 2023, President Guillermo Lasso reformed the Regulations to the Organic Code of the Environment (hereinafter, “RCODA”). This reform is preceded by Sentence No. 22-18-IN/21 of September 8, 2021, in which the Constitutional...
Chile | Labor Court establishes that the Labor Directorate lacks powers to qualify a minimum services agreement
The case that we discuss on this occasion is related to a minimum services pact agreed between a company and its union organizations. Indeed, based on the collective autonomy of the parties, they autonomously decided to enter into a minimum services agreement whose...
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