españolEl Salvador: Public Media ActWednesday, September 18, 2013 The government has presented to the Legislative Assembly a draft for the Media Act on state property. The government of President Mauricio Funes presented today to the Legislative Assembly a draft Law on Public Media which seeks to turn Televisión de El Salvador (Channel 10) and Radio Nacional de El Salvador (96.9 FM) into public media, starting from the establishment of legal and institutional framework necessary for its fully independent operation. Panama: NO to Companies Condemned in Other CountriesThursday, January 25, 2018 A new law initiative pretends to forbid the participation of companies that have been convicted in other countries for crimes against the public administration in contracts with the State. The bill that was presented on January 23, requests the modification of texts in the legal framework that regulate Panamanian public procurement, to avoid awarding contracts to companies that are accused of acts of corruption in Panama and also abroad. E-Commerce Law PassedMonday, November 4, 2019 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. Guatemala: Criticism of Competition LawTuesday, November 15, 2016 Warnings have been given over the fact that the project does not include international best practices, and that "the chapter on concentrations needs to be revised because it contains elements that would make its prior controls inoperative." From a statement issued by Asies: Regulations of Competition LawMonday, March 25, 2013 Under public consultation in Costa Rica is the draft Regulation to the partial reform of the Law on Promotion of Competition and Effective Consumer Protection. From Competition Bulletin No. 156 by the Commission to Promote Competition (COPROCOM) in Costa Rica: Approval of Anticorruption Law UrgedWednesday, October 3, 2012 Despite political summons to Congress to approve the anti-corruption law in Guatemala, it has not been possible to reach quorum for discussing it. Alejandro Quinteros, leader of the National Civic Movement (MCN in Spanish), said that there are ten Congress groups committed to pass the law against illicit enrichment. Panama Withdraws Special Working RelationshipTuesday, October 9, 2012 In the ports of Balboa and Cristobal the validity of the special rule from 1979 governing the employment relationship between employers and employees has ceases, as it is now governed by the Panamanian Labor Code. A statement by the Presidency of Panama reads: Tax on Remittances in PanamaThursday, September 14, 2017 A bill that will be discussed in the Assembly proposes that a 5% tax be imposed on remittances sent from Panama to other countries. The initiative presented by Deputy Ruben De Leon also includes an article that regulates operations of money remittance houses. Panama: Public-Private Fund for Tourism PromotionFriday, February 17, 2017 The Tourism Promotion Fund approved by the Assembly will consist of contributions from the government, municipal entities and private companies. From a statement issued by the Tourism Authority of Panama: Guatemala: New Microfinance ActFriday, April 15, 2016 The law regulates the establishment, licensing, merger, functioning, operations, services, suspension and liquidation of Savings and Loans Microfinance and Investment and Credit Microfinance. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Trade: El Salvador: Usury Act Regulations Under ConsultationMonday, March 4, 2013 The Banco Central de Reserva is receiving public comments and observations on the Technical Standards to facilitate the implementation of the law against usury, up until 15 March. A space has been opened for comments and observations from the public on the Technical Standards to facilitate the implementation of the law against usury. Panama: Bankruptcy Bill Moves ForwardTuesday, May 4, 2010 Currently, the country has no laws regulating the bankruptcy of commercial companies. The Commerce and Industry Minister remarked that “right now, if a company goes broke, there is nothing left to do. In other countries, however, there are intermediate stages which give companies one last chance to recover and pay its debtors”. Guatemala: Proposal for Bankruptcy LawFriday, March 25, 2011 The Foundation for the Development of Guatemala has proposed to Congress the creation of regulations governing the bankruptcy process. A study presented by Fundesa claims that while the Commercial, Criminal and Civil Codes regulate bankruptcy, there are still loopholes. Amendments to the State Procurement LawThursday, April 29, 2021 In Guatemala, the Congress of the Republic approved the amendments to Decree 57-92, which allow for an increase in the amounts of direct and low value purchases. With the favorable vote of 82 congressmen, the Plenary of the Congress approved this Wednesday night, April 28, Decree 4-2021, reforms to the Law of State Contracting, informed the Legislative Body. Panama: Changes to Law Against Tax EvasionMonday, September 2, 2019 A proposal is made to amend the law in order to limit the granting of criminal dispensation to one time only when the amount of the tax obligation defrauded is paid before the first instance sentence or during the investigation phase. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) will soon present a project to modify article No. |
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