Government actions for the recovery of hospital infrastructure in Guatemala.
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Government actions for the recovery of hospital infrastructure in Guatemala.

As part of the economic reactivation measures proposed by the Government of Guatemala before COVID-19, on April 17th, Decree 18-2020 came into effect, through which the Congress approved the loan granted by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration – ...

Opening of Mercantile Registries in Honduras
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Opening of Mercantile Registries in Honduras

Opening of Mercantile Registries located in the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés and Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Tegucigalpa
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Biosafety guidelines for Central American cargo transport sector.

Biosafety guidelines for Central American cargo transport sector.

These guidelines were approved by the Council of Ministers for Economic Integration (COMIECO) and the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and the Dominican Republic (COMISCA), with the following goals:
  • Establish coordinated procedures to prevent the spread ...
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security issues complementary dispositions to the Regulation of Occupational Health and Safety

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security issues complementary dispositions to the Regulation of Occupational Health and Safety

On June 15th, 2020, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security published the Governmental Agreement 79-2020, that contains complementary dispositions to the Regulation of Occupational Health and Safety, for the prevention and control of outbreaks of SARS COV-2 in work centers ...
Request for Extension of Workday Reduction and Suspension of Contracts in Costa Rica
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Request for Extension of Workday Reduction and Suspension of Contracts in Costa Rica

In a follow-up to measures to reduce work shifts and suspend employment contracts, we remind our clients that, if the causes for which they requested the authorization of the measures due to the emergency continue, they may consider extending the ...
Changes in vehicular restriction measures in Costa Rica.
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Changes in vehicular restriction measures in Costa Rica.

New rules were established for the letter of exception to the sanitary vehicle restriction*:

  • As of August 1, all letters of exception to the restriction of sanitary vehicles must be re-issued, indicating the new date on which they were ...
Update: Registry of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries in Costa Rica
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Update: Registry of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries in Costa Rica

As previously indicated, the deadline to file the 2020 sworn statement for the Transparency and Final Beneficiaries Registry was initially moved up to September, 2020. The Tax Authorities and the Costa Rican Drug Institute, however, issued a new resolution, in ...