The Superintendence of Telecommunications prepares the procedure to start issuing sanctions of up to $25,800 from February 2020, to businesses that do not have a registry of mobile terminal equipment and SIM cards.
The regulations have been in force for years, as on October 9, 2013, Decree 8-2013, the Mobile Terminal Equipment Law, came into force, which mandates the creation of the Registry of Mobile Terminal Equipment and SIM Cards Dealers, both under the responsibility of the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SIT).
Millicom CAM SEM, S.A. and Upfield NL Holdings Two B.V., were the companies that were recently established as Multinational Companies Headquarters in the country.
From the MICI statement:
MICI 13-08-2019. The Commission of Headquarters of Multinational Enterprises (SEM) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) recently approved the establishment of two new multinationals in the country, after complying with all the requirements set forth in the Law.
The number of companies in operation which have 10 or more workers decreased from 7,618 in March 2017 to 7,571 in December of the same year.
Figures from the "National Survey of Companies 2017" by the National Institute of Statistics and Census indicate that between the first quarter and the last quarter of last year, the number of private companies registered a small variation of almost 1%.
Reports state that in 2017 the registration of mercantile companies in Guatemala grew 10% compared to 2016.
Figures from the Mercantile Registry (RM by its initials in Spanish) also detailed that the registration of individual traders grew by 9.3% with respect to 2016.Dca.gob.gt reports that "...On the other hand, 3 thousand companies closed down, a figure that exceeded 2,040 two years ago."
In the first four months of the year 18,000 new businesses were registered with the Commercial Register , 13% more than in the same period in 2014.
The number of new companies entered into the Mercantile Registry between January and April this year exceeds that of the same period in 2014, when 16,389 were registered.
Businessmen in Costa Rica recognize the progress made by the government, but are calling for an acceleration in the process to eliminate the duplication of paperwork which still prevails in several institutions.
Currently we have a clear agenda to deal with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regarding outstanding issues and the reduction in the number of requirements for starting a business and those for established businesses.
The number of companies and sole traders registered in the Commercial Registry in January grew by 46% compared to the same month in 2014, a year in which a decrease of 3% was recorded.
In January 2015 2.289 companies were registered, 720 more than the 1,569 reported in the same month of 2014. Also last month 1,311 individual traders were registered, exceeding the 899 for the same period last year.
An announcement has been made that from March food businesses will be able to register with the Ministry of Health online, and from 2016 they will be able to digitally register products.
From a statement issued by the Salvadoran Association of Industries (ASI):
The Salvadoran Industry Association, ASI, held an informative conference on changes in the procedures for registration of food, in order to inform entrepreneurs about the improvements that the Department of Environmental Health, Ministry of Health has made in the procedure for registering both locally produced and imported food.
Regulations on the Act Strengthening Shrimp Farming provides for the issuance of a certificate of registration for those engaged in the distribution and marketing of shrimp.
The Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI) will oversee shrimp transport units and establishments that sell them in order to achieve better tax control of this economic activity, which represents one of the largest in the southern region.
A bill aims to grant operating licenses every five years, categorizing companies according to the type of service they provide and to create a National Registry for Private Security Companies.
This bill seeks to regulate the 160 companies that offer the service nationwide and the companies that provide this service without any commercial purpose and to establish, among other things, to ensure the amounts collected from fees by these companies will be used to strengthen the National Police force.
An announcement has been made that as of October 24th all registration formalities in the registry may be made electronically through a new platform.
From a statement issued by the Public Registry of Panama:
In order to optimize the services offered to users and the general public, the Public Registry of Panama, within the framework of modernization, will run the Registry Electronic Registration System (CRS), a new technology platform that will provide greater legal certainty over private property and other rights on goods which are registered with the entity.
The deadline for food exporters to update their details with the Food and Drug Administration of USA is December 31, 2014.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):
Every company which manufactures, processes, packs or holds food for human or animal consumption and export to the United States must renew its registration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of the measures included in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The deadline for this adjustment will be from 1 October to 31 December.
Construction, real estate and rentals are the main sectors generating registrations and other paperwork that have raised $40 million in revenue for the Public Registry.
This " ... is a considerable increase compared to the 4% growth which was reported in 2012 , when revenues from January to August were $33 million compared to 2011 when $ 31.8 million was raised ... " , noted an article in Panamaamerica.com.pa.
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