Limiting the fees charged in Costa Rica and establishing a law that defines market limits in Guatemala are part of the attempts being made in the region to regulate the use of credit cards.
A law proposal presented last January before the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, aims to regulate the percentage of the commission paid by businesses for credit or debit cards.
The bill being discussed in Congress aims to regulate fuel quality and encourage a drop in the prices of petroleum products.
The Hydrocarbons Law that is being discussed in the National Congress will define, among other aspects, the marketing chain, wholesale importers, distribution and transportation.
In relation to the current status of the bill, the secretary of the Mining and Hydrocarbons Commission in the National Congress, Juan Carlos Elvir, explained to Latribuna.hn that "... they now know the ruling on the Hydrocarbons Law, which very soon will continue being discussed in the House."
A bill that is being discussed in Congress prohibits drones operating in controlled airspaces and at a height of greater than 122 meters.
The reform to the Aeronautics Law also proposes "... prohibiting the use of drones more than 43 meters above ground level under controlled airspace or within a radius of five kilometers of a runway or a kilometer in length from a helicopter. "
In May, approval could be given to the regulation of the law that obliges real estate agents, pawn shops and lawyers, among others, to report suspicious operations of more than $10,000.
The socialization process of the regulation of the Law for the regulation of designated non-financial professional activities (APNFD) has already ended, and Congress estimates that next month it could be approved.
A bill put forward by the executive branch aims to regulate interest rates charged by banks on credit cards and eliminate service charges, among other changes.
From a statement issued by the President of Honduras:
Tegucigalpa, February 9.President of the Republic, Juan Orlando Hernández, today sent to Congress a bill aimed at introducing new regulations to the credit card market to avoid abuses against consumers.
The way to prevent rising tuition fees in private educational institutes is not by regulating them but by raising the quality of public education.
EDITORIAL
It is a market issue.If the public education systems performs poorly, as is a general trend in Central America, it is obvious that private institutions, in many cases companies that have a legitimate desire for profit, will emerge in order to meet the demands of parents who want better education for their children.
September 10 is the deadline for shrimp farms to regularize their legal status and renew or obtain a concession to operate for the first time.
It is estimated that there are 142 farms producing shrimp, which have an estimated 4000 hectares of crops, who have not regularized their legal status under the Act Strengthening Shrimp Farming, which has been in effect for a year.
The new law regulates the operation of the transfer of funds through the banking and securities settlement system.
From a statement from the National Congress of Honduras:
The National Congress has passed the Payment System and Settlement act, which allow transactions to be made more smoothly and also for economic activity to take place more quickly
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise has pointed out that the Framework Law on Social Protection System "threatens sustainability of businesses and harms labor competitiveness in the country".
From a statement issued by the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP)
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) has been asserting for more than ten years the need for a comprehensive reform of social security, for this reason it congratulates President Juan Orlando Hernandez, for taking the initiative to completely overhaul the social security system in Honduras
The Ministry of Development has announced a new licensing regime to import onions, which will be available only for the usual operators in the production and marketing chain.
The government of Honduras together with onion producers and importers has agreed to create a regulation on importing vegetables in order to control the activity.
Alden Rivera, head of the Ministry of Economic Development, told Latribuna.hn that "...
Shrimp farms have until September 10th, 2015 to register and complete the process of regularization that was established by recently passed legislation.
According the Act to Enhance Shrimp Farming, producers in Choluteca and Valle must comply with a formal process of regularization, which aims to reduce illegal cultivation and trade in the product.
A bill introduced by the government intends to streamline access to the Panamanian market for foreign companies in the provision of maritime auxiliary services.
Excerpted from the bill introduced by the government of Panama:
Law 41 of June 14, 2013, through which reform is made to Law No. 8 of 1998 is amended by Decree, Act 56 of 2008 and Act 57 of 2008 which dictates other provisions on the work at sea and on waterways, significantly restricting access to the Panamanian market to foreign investors in the provision of maritime auxiliary services in the Republic of Panama.
Businessmen from the sector are complaining about continued delays in the discussion of legislation regulating the marketing and pricing in the fuel distribution business.
Lack of consensus last year among all companies in the sector for importing and distributing fuels regarding the opening of gas stations led to the draft law intended to regulate the sector not getting to Congress for discussion ..