On Monday, April 19th, 2022, the reform of articles 94, 94 BIS, 95, 96, 97, 100 and the addition of subsection K) to article 70 of the Labor Code were approved in the second debate. According to these reforms, paternity leave is created, and the following modifications are made to the law: The employer is…
Author Archives: BLP
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By Federico Barrios Director Ethics & Anti-Corruption Specialist Nicaragua [email protected] Through the publication in June 2021 of the National Security Study Memorandum (NSSM-1), the president of the United States, Joe Biden, recognized international corruption as a major risk to his country’s security due to its ability to erode democracy and the rule of law in…
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BLP has advised Chilean company Agrosuper and its subsidiary Empresas Aquachile S.A., the world’s second-largest salmon farmer, on the sale of Grupo ACI S.A., a leading Costa Rican company in the tilapia aquaculture industry, to Industrias Martec (one of the largest marine fish processing and mariculture companies of Central America). The sale of Grupo ACI…
Blog, Costa Rica, News
Procedural Guidelines for Free Zone Companies in the Logistics Services (SEL) category
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Apr
General scope resolution RES-DGA-079-2022 specifies the “Guidelines for procedures related to the transit, internment, mobilization, and exit of merchandise carried out by Free Zone Companies for the Logistics Services category.” These guidelines regulate the customs procedures that Free Zone Companies must follow within the Logistics Services category (SEL) for their operations of entry, exit, handling,…
Blog, Costa Rica, News
COPROCOM announces that the thresholds for reporting economic concentrations will be maintained for 2022
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Apr
The Competition Comission (COPROCOM) in Costa Rica announced yesterday that the thresholds for filing economic concentrations will be maintained for 2022. Therefore, according to the Law on Strengthening the Competition Authorities of Costa Rica (Law No. 9736) it is mandatory to notify and obtain the approval from COPROCOM for those concentrations that comply with the…
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By Shermine Elizondo Senior Associate Costa Rica [email protected] The term Nearshoring refers to the mechanism or process through which a company transfers its business processes (e.g., services, manufacturing) or technology to third countries located in destinations close to the contracting country. This is opposed to the concept of Offshoring, which consists of relocating part of…
Blog, Costa Rica, News
Law of Temporary Relief for Maritime Transport Costs for National Imports, to Mitigate the Container Crisis
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Mar
Through Law No. 10162, a temporary adjustment to the tax base of goods imported by sea for customs purposes is approved to mitigate the container crisis. Therefore, a table of freight values is established, depending on the country or region of origin of the merchandise, which can be declared on import DUAS to determine the…
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On Monday, April 11, Costa Rica will celebrate 166 years since the hero Juan Santamarìa burned the so-called Mesón de Guerra rallying the country to defeat the filibuster forces at the Battle of Rivas, a fete of such importance that the day is celebrated as a mandatory payment holiday. Any company that uses a weekly…
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By Shermine Elizondo Senior Associate Costa Rica [email protected] Member of the Operations and Customs Affairs Work Commission of AZOFRAS A BLP associate specializing in Customs and Free Zones. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is understood as capital investment by a natural or legal person in a foreign country, either through the installation of new production plants…
Analysis, Blog
BLP advises ASSA Compañía de Seguros, S.A. in the acquisition of the insurance operations of Triple – S in Costa Rica
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BLP has advised ASSA Compañía de Seguros, S.A. in the acquisition of the insurance operations of Triple – S in Costa Rica. The firm’s advice involved all aspects of the transaction, including the due diligence process, regulatory and competition issues for the approval of the transaction by the General Superintendency of Insurance (SUGESE) and the…