In Guatemala, Congress is discussing a bill that seeks to increase the arrival of flights to the country through tax incentives for airlines, which would be coupled with the elimination of improper tax charges.
On August 14, 2019, the President of the Legislative Branch, Álvaro Arzú Escobar, presented to Congress initiative 5585, which has the support of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and the Guatemalan Association of Air Lines (AGLA). See full bill.
After the Constitutional Court temporarily suspended the legal framework regulating part-time work in Guatemala, a new proposal advances in Congress.
This is bill 5477 has received a favorable opinion from the Labor Commission of the Congress of the Republic and is pending discussion in the plenary of deputies.
The Assembly of El Salvador approved the legal framework that provides legal security to commercial relations, for the conclusion of contracts, transactions of goods and services between suppliers and consumers by electronic means.
The authorities informed that the regulation will enter into force one year after it has been published.
In Costa Rica, the Assembly approved in second debate the bill that prohibits the delivery and sale of plastic straws and the purchase of single-use plastic in state institutions.
The initiative now only awaits the approval of the Executive Branch. The Legislative Plenary approved on October 31 in its second debate, file 20.985 Law to combat pollution by plastic to protect the environment, which among other things prohibits the marketing and free delivery of plastic straws for single use throughout the national territory, reported the Legislative Assembly.
The Legislative Assembly approved in the first debate the bill prohibiting the commercialization of plastic straws throughout the national territory, as well as the purchase of single-use plastic in all state institutions.
In addition, the marketing and free delivery of plastic bags to the final consumer in supermarkets and commercial establishments whose purpose is to carry the goods to their destination is prohibited, explains an official statement.
The Costa Rican Assembly approved reforms that expand the powers of Sugef to regulate and supervise financial entities abroad and financial companies that are part of a Costa Rican financial group or conglomerate.
On October 15, 41 deputies approved, in the Second Debate, file 21355, which seeks to strengthen the supervisory framework of the Superintendency of Financial Institutions through reforms to chapter IV of the Central Bank Law, the Assembly reported.
In Panama, a bill seeks to regulate messaging services offered through technological platforms, such as UberEats, Appetito 24, Glovo or Domicilio Don Juan.
The platforms of digital messaging services, such as transport activity, will be regulated, according to the essence of Draft Law 179 proposed in the Transport Commission, informed the National Assembly on October 14. See proposal submitted.
In the third debate, the National Assembly approved the bill establishing the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers who use telecommuting in the country.
In Panama, the modality of work will be subject to the discretion of the parties and although the teleworker can carry out his work from their residence, it does not prevent that at a certain moment the company can request the presence in the office or work center, established in article 1 of the approved law.
Panamanian businessmen warn that the bills advancing in the National Assembly concerning health and safety standards for work in ports, put at risk the competitiveness of the country.
The National Assembly approved in first debate the bill number 92, "which creates the law on health and safety in port works in the Republic of Panama". Another one that also surpassed the first discussion was number 93 "that dictates norms for the protection of the port worker."
In Panama, President Cortizo sanctioned the Law that establishes that from 2024, 100% of the resources retained by the Special Interest Compensation Fund will go to the agricultural sector.
The Salvadoran government announced that in January 2020 it will submit a proposal to regulate the operation of nurseries dedicated to the care of employees' children, which will be mandatory for companies with more than 100 workers.
The regulation will be part of the application of the Special Law for the Regulation of Nurseries, which will enter into force on June 19, 2020.
After the Constitutional Court suspended the agreement regulating part-time employment in Guatemala, the exporters' union asked to be a third party interested in the case, because without the regulations, the generation of formal employment is weakened.
In Panama, a bill is planned to convert the provinces of Los Santos and Herrera into a Special Economic Zone, which will offer tax and labor incentives to companies in the agricultural sector that decide to invest in the area.
Representative Julio Mendoza, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, announced that in the coming weeks he will present a bill to the Assembly to create the Special Economic Zone of Azuero.
The authorities of the Ministry of Health closed the third restaurant of the Mister Donut chain, arguing that they failed to comply with the necessary hygiene measures while carrying out remodeling work in their facilities.
With this new closure, the stores that are currently closed are 29th Street Poniente, San Jose Park in downtown San Salvador, and Paseo General Escalon.
In the third debate, the Assembly approved a bill establishing that the government may make exceptions to the sanitary registration of pharmaceutical products in situations of critical shortage.
At the same time, it empowers the Ministry of Health to purchase medicines under the criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO), which will allow that when local agents do not participate in the sale, it will be possible to go through international agents, informed the National Assembly on October 3.
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