On September 26, 2023, with the support of 38 legislators, the Legislative Assembly resealed Legislative Decree #10,381 (the Law), which seeks to reform the Income Tax Law, to ensure that the country is excluded from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions of the European Union. In order to comply with the necessary requirements to leave the…
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Agribusiness, Blog, Costa Rica, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Health & Safety, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), News
The creation of the Alliance for the Motagua River Basin – signing the agreement
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Sep
Sep
BLP highlights its leading role in structuring the historic agreement for the protection of the source of this vital river. Guatemala, September 25, 2023. Several government and international cooperation institutions, together with private companies and fundamental support from BLP, joined in an unprecedented effort for the protection and recovery of the Motagua River Basin. The…
Blog, Costa Rica, News, Sanitary Registration of Products
Authorization for the import of raw materials with CBD in Costa Rica
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Sep
Sep
Those natural or legal persons who wish to import raw materials with CBD and manufacture hemp-derived products in Costa Rica must apply to the Ministry of Health for authorization to manufacture hemp derivatives or hemp products of health interest under the provisions in law 10113 Law on Cannabis for Medicinal and Therapeutic Use and Hemp…
Blog, Costa Rica, News, Telecommunications, Media & Technology
The amendments to the Regulation on the Telecommunications End User Protection Regime enter into force
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Sep
Sep
On September 22, 2022, the modifications to the Regulation on the Telecommunications End User Protection Regime (the “RRPUF”) were published in Scope No. 200 to Gazette No. 180, that scheduled entry force within twelve calendar months (Transitional I) to be completed on September 21, 2023. The RRPUF underwent a series of significant modifications. Some of…
Agribusiness, Blog, Costa Rica, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Health & Safety, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), News
Flexible Workspaces: Legal Challenges for Owners and Entrepreneurs
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Aug
Aug
Three years after the peak of Work from Home and the investments in technological capital made by companies, we are facing a new panorama with the gradual return to face-to-face work. This return has implied a change in the needs and expectations of workers. Now they are looking for office space with adjustability terms of…
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Aug
Aug
The Sanitary Records Unit of the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica issued the circular MS-DRPIS-UR-1588-2023 on June 22, 2023, indicating that when a product presents frontal labeling with the following stamps or images, it will be mandatory for the importer or distributor to hide said information from the original label, so that the information…
Blog, Costa Rica, News, Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation
Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law
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Jul
Jul
Through the official letter MH-DCoP-OF-0458-2023 of the Public Procurement Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, an interpretation has been made of Article 44 of the Regulations to the new Public Procurement Law regarding the obligation of the Administration to conduct market research. There are two different stages in which a market study must determine the price: 1)…
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Jul
Jul
On July 6, a new regulation regarding the functions and powers of CONESUP entered into force in response to an urgent necessity and in agreement with the current changes and needs faced by Higher Education in our country. Among the relevant provisions, we can mention, for example: The exemption in compliance with the procedures to…
Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, News, Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation
Comptroller of the Republic publishes Amendment to the Endorsement Regulation
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Jul
Jul
The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic has amended the Regulation on the Endorsement of Public Administration Contracting. This reform defines the Comptroller General’s responsibilities under the General Public Procurement Law. It highlights the obligation to migrate to electronic endorsement through the Unified Digital System (SICOP) while establishing deadlines and procedures for endorsing…
Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation
How should appeals be submitted as of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law and its Regulations?
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May
May
As of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law No. 9986 and its Regulations, all procedures related to public procurement must use the SICOP platform, including appeals to object to the solicitation and revocation or appeal against the awarding act. Regarding appeals and objections before the Comptroller General of the Republic, the…