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The Artificial Intelligence revolution in Compliance audits in Latin America
Artificial intelligence (AI) has experienced an exponential boom around the world, and Latin America is no exception. Over the past decade, the region has embraced emerging technology, and one area where it has left a significant mark is in the field of compliance...
Mexico | Modification of the Agreements to Avoid Double Taxation with Chile, Colombia and Peru within the framework of the Pacific Alliance
On June 22, 2018, the Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, by which the "Convention to Homologate the Tax Treatment provided for in the Agreements to Avoid Double Taxation signed between the States Parties to the Framework Agreement of the...
Costa Rica | Comptroller General of the Republic publishes Reform to the Endorsement Regulation
The Comptroller General of the Republic has reformed the Regulations on the Endorsement of Public Administration Contracts. This reform defines the responsibilities of the Comptroller's Office in relation to the enactment of the General Public Procurement Law. The...
Uruguay | Professionalization and improvement of corporate governance with an ESG perspective
Recently in the region, there have been significant advances in the factors known with the generic expression that groups three non-financial axes of sustainable development of companies: Environmental, Social and Governance (Environmental, Social and Governance or...
Argentina | ISSB issues inaugural global sustainability disclosure standards
Joint report of the ESG and Capital Markets departments | ISSB Issues Inaugural Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards On June 26, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its inaugural standards , IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 , ushering in a new era...
United States | Five Takeaways From FinCEN’s First Enforcement Action Against a Trust Company
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced its first enforcement action against a trust company for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations. The BSA imposes compliance and reporting obligations on...
Peru | The Law that promotes the use of artificial intelligence is published
Law 31814 was recently published in Peru, which promotes the use of artificial intelligence in favor of the economic and social development of the country (the “Law”), within the framework of the national process of digital transformation. The Law sets forth the...
Mexico | COFECE begins research in the market for the development, marketing and sale of digital goods and/or services
The Investigative Authority of the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) published on July 3, 2023 the notice of initiation of an investigation for a complaint for the possible performance of related monopolistic practices with file number DE-023-2023, in...
Compliance Latam | The importance of regulatory compliance on Human Rights in companies in Latin America and the United States
At present, respect for human rights in business has become an issue of increasing importance throughout the world and is already part of the central core of business activity that must be aligned with principles of environmental, social and governance standards. (IS...
Mexico | New provisions regarding teleworking
On June 8, 2023, the long-awaited Official Mexican Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023 was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Teleworking - Safety and health conditions in teleworking, after an analysis of the labor and business sectors to the project that...
Uruguay | Protection of personal data: A legal framework for privacy in the digital age
In the digital age, the protection of personal data has become an issue of increasing importance throughout the world. Uruguay is no exception, since the country has established a solid legal framework to guarantee the privacy and security of personal information,...
Ecuador | Executive Decree No. 754 Reform to the Regulation of the Organic Code of the Environment
Through Executive Decree No. 754 of May 31, 2023, President Guillermo Lasso amended the Regulations to the Organic Code of the Environment (hereinafter, “ RCODA ”). This reform is preceded by Judgment No. 22-18-IN/21 of September 8, 2021, in which the Constitutional...
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