Increase in Charges for Health Records DeferredThursday, December 3, 2020 In Guatemala, the Ministry of Health will delay for six months, the entry into force of the increase in the cost of procedures such as the issuance of licenses and health records, necessary to market food and medicines. On December 1, 2020, by means of Governmental Agreement 179-2020, the new fees for the services of procedures of licenses, registrations and other processes for medicines, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, food products and others came into effect. Tourism Infrastructure: $372 Million in InvestmentsMonday, January 11, 2021 In Panama, there are plans to develop in Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Archipelago de las Perlas and Punta Chame, five lodging projects that seek to benefit from the Law on Incentives for Tourist Investments. Law 122 of December 31, 2019, which dictates incentive rules for the promotion of tourist activities in the interior of the Republic, attracted projects for the country, for a total value of $371,843,971 in new tourist investments, to be built in areas with great tourist potential, informed the Presidency of Panama. Costa Rica clears up real-estate confusionThursday, April 17, 2008 Costa Rica has launched an initiative to ease real-estate transactions by unifying the official register of properties and their valuations. Access to the information will also be made easier. The real-estate business has been dogged for years by problems such as rival land claims and inconsistencies between plans and the information on the Public Register. Registration Procedures Digitialized in PanamaTuesday, October 21, 2014 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: Food, Medicine and Price RiseWednesday, December 2, 2020 The business sector in Guatemala is anticipating an increase in the prices of food and medicines, due to the government's decision to raise the cost of procedures such as the issuance of licenses and health registrations, required to market these products. By means of Government Agreement 179-2020, which entered into force on December 1, 2020, new fees were imposed for the services of procedures for licenses, registrations and other processes for medicines, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, food products and others. Panama: Public Registry Grows With EconomyTuesday, October 8, 2013 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. More Companies Registered in GuatemalaWednesday, June 3, 2015 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. 11.3 million euros contract for property registryMonday, February 2, 2009 El Salvador gave the control to modernize the property registry to Indra, a Spanish company. Elsalvador.com reports on its website: "The contract was granted to the temporary union of companies made up of Indra - with 94% of the shares - and the rest by MAP-LINE, a Spanish company that specializes in digital surveying services." Costa Rica to Update its Mapping DataMonday, July 26, 2010 By the end of 2012 the country expects to have a new system in place to enable access to a database of cartographic information. The project will be carried out in stages with information on 32 cantons by 2010 and 56 by December 2012. To obtain information on Costa Rica's full 81 cantons will require the negotiation of further credit. Food and Beverage Registrations SimplifiedFriday, July 20, 2018 The Ministry of Public Health's new online platform promises to facilitate registration procedures and sanitary licenses for food and beverages in Guatemala. The authorities reported that the platform will enable procedures to be carried out online, and indicated that verifications in the field will also be strengthened. Costa Rica: Seed RegistrationFriday, May 12, 2017 Registration procedures have been updated for the commercialization of new seed varieties. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture: Panama: Food Registration UnifiedFriday, August 28, 2015 The new platform combines the previous two, the one used for the United States and in other countries, combining them into one platform. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority: Panama: Suspension of Food RegistrationsThursday, August 13, 2015 From August 14th to 24th digital applications will not be received for the Registering of Pre-packaged Foods nor for update procedures and annexes to labels, due to system maintenance. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA): Bureaucracy Slows Food Registration in Costa RicaWednesday, April 2, 2014 Processes that should take a few minutes actually take over two months which means a loss in competitiveness for the sector, slowing trading and paralyzing the export sector. From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry (CACIA): Costa Rican Public Registry: New On-Line ServicesThursday, July 16, 2009 In August, Internet users will be able to access information related to corporate entities, and a new certification issuing service. Real Estate information could be available online by the end of the year, according to estimations by authorities. |
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