españolStrikes: Legal Guarantee in Costa RicaThursday, January 16, 2020 After the approval in second legislative debate of the law authorizing employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to public servants who go on strike, the file will go to the President, Carlos Alvarado. The Plenary Session of the Legislative Assembly approved, with 35 deputies in favor and 13 against, in its second and final debate, Bill 21,049, which will regulate strikes by establishing new rules so that workers can exercise this right, the Legislative Assembly reported. Strikes in Costa Rica: Progress on the BillTuesday, January 14, 2020 After listening to the observations made by Chamber IV, the deputies approved in first debate the law authorizing employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to civil servants who go on strike. On September 3, 2019, the bill had already been approved in first debate, however, at the time of submitting it to the consultation of Chamber IV, two defects of unconstitutionality were found, which were corrected. New Government and its BillsThursday, January 16, 2020 The initiatives of Competition, Leasing and the reforms to the General Law of Telecoms are some of the projects that the new administration of Giammattei plans to present to the Congress of Guatemala. During his inaugural speech, the new president of Guatemala gave the first guidelines in the economic field, highlighting which projects should be streamlined in the Legislative. Caution Required on Changes to Public Procurement LawTuesday, January 14, 2020 In El Salvador, there is a demand that the updating of the Law on Public Administration Procurement and Contracting that the deputies seek to make be carried out without neglecting the principles of competition and transparency. After the Executive submitted the amendments to the draft reform of the Public Administration Procurement and Contracting Law (LACAP) to the Legislative in 2019, a sub-committee of the Assembly is examining the proposals. Initiative to Speed Up Insolvency ProcessesThursday, December 19, 2019 A bill being discussed in the Costa Rican Assembly aims to accelerate and simplify the processes followed by companies when they request to be declared in a state of insolvency or bankruptcy. Currently in the country there are two liquidation processes, which are bankruptcy and insolvency, in addition to two others in which "...the debtor makes proposals to creditors to reach a solution, which are the administration and reorganization with judicial intervention, exclusively for companies, and the preventive agreement, for companies and individuals." Corruption Perception Grows in Central AmericaThursday, January 23, 2020 In 2019, the perception of corruption in public institutions increased in all countries of the region except Costa Rica, where it remained the same as in 2018. As has been the case in recent years, Nicaragua's public sector continues to be perceived as the most corrupt in the region (transparency level 22 on a scale of 0 to 100), followed by Guatemala (26), Honduras (26), Dominican Republic (28), El Salvador (34), Panama (36), and Costa Rica (56). Air Transport: Simplifying Tax PaymentsThursday, January 23, 2020 With the reform approved by Congress, the airlines will avoid paying VAT and income tax twice. The reforms that will come into effect in January 2021 were approved by Decree 2-2020, which received the endorsement of the Legislative on January 20. Rules for Trading Bovine Meat in PanamaThursday, January 23, 2020 The Executive will present to the Assembly a proposal that seeks to typify the carcasses and the nomenclature of beef cuts, with the objective of establishing quality parameters in the local market. The bill, which must be approved by the National Assembly, takes up the legislation that was repealed in 2013 to return to the classification of meat, which will help producers to sell on the international market and invest in quality, reported the Panamanian government. El Salvador: New Waste Management LawFriday, December 20, 2019 The Legislative Assembly approved the Law on Integral Waste Management and Promotion of Recycling, with the objective of achieving correct waste management in the country, through the separation of organic and inorganic waste. From the statement of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador: Credit Card Law: Progress on New ProposalWednesday, December 4, 2019 Last December 2, the new Credit Card Law proposal received a favorable opinion from the Economy Commission of the Guatemalan Congress, and now it should be discussed in the plenary session. This is the second attempt made in the country to regulate the credit card market, since on March 8, 2016 a law came into force, which was suspended weeks later, because the business chambers, card issuers and the Bank of Guatemala filed legal appeals before the Constitutional Court (CC). At the beginning of 2019 the law was definitively declared unconstitutional by the CC. Progress on Anti-Money Laundering LawTuesday, December 3, 2019 The National Assembly of Panama approved in second debate the bill, by means of which it is intended to create the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects. This legislative project, sent by the Executive Branch to be analyzed in extraordinary sessions, seeks to establish the exclusive competence to regulate and supervise in the administrative way the non-financial obligated subjects with the intention of preventing money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, informed the National Assembly. Pressure to Repeal Tax MeasuresTuesday, January 14, 2020 With the Nicaraguan authorities confirming that they will review the Tax Agreement Law again in 2020, the business sector is calling for the correction of several measures that have decapitalized companies operating in the country. On February 27, 2019, the reform to the Tax Harmonization Law was approved, which consisted in raising income tax from 1% to 2% for medium sized companies with higher income, and from 1% to 3% for large taxpayers. Ecuador Seeks to Restore FTA with GuatemalaFriday, January 17, 2020 During the recent visit of the Ecuadorian president to Guatemala, the intention to take up again the issue of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, whose negotiation was stalled years ago, was expressed. As a result of the inauguration of the new Guatemalan government, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno visited the Central American country and took advantage of the occasion to meet with Guatemalan businessmen. In this session he discussed the signing of the Free Trade Agreement. Government Construction and DecisionsFriday, January 17, 2020 For businessmen in Costa Rica, the dynamism and growth that the sector can report in 2020 will depend largely on the commitment of the Alvarado administration in the implementation of a series of actions to ensure that this activity rebounds. For the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction CCC, the action of the Government represents the cornerstone for the sector this year. Food Control: Changes Consulted in PanamaWednesday, December 4, 2019 With the aim of reaching consensus with the business sector, local authorities began the process of consultations regarding the bill that seeks to eliminate the Panamanian Food Safety Authority. The plans of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) are to abolish the Panamanian Food Security Authority (Aupsa) and create the National Food Export and Import Procedures Service (SENTA), which will limit itself to executing the policies emanating from MIDA and MINSA. |
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