On August 4, 2022, the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala approved Decree 39-2022, which contains the Law on Prevention and Protection against Cybercrime. The law includes criminal sanctions for cyber activities that violate personal data, sensitive computer data, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and data stored in computer systems or systems that use…
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Blog, Guatemala, News, Sanitary Registration of Products
Guatemala joins the information bank for the regional evaluation of medicines
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Aug
Aug
On August 2, 2022, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance announced adhesion to the regional mechanism for the joint evaluation of dossiers of medicines and related products for human consumption. With this adherence, the health regulatory authorities in charge of endorsing drug registrations in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Guatemala…
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Aug
Aug
On August 15, Costa Rica will celebrate Mother’s Day, a holiday of mandatory payment according to article 148 of the Labor Code: An employer must pay for the holiday as a single day, even if an employee does not work the day. An employer who requires an employee to work the day must pay double…
Blog, Free Trade Zones, Guatemala, International Trade, News
Update in the Registry of Exporters for companies with operations in Guatemala
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Aug
Aug
Compliance with tax obligations is essential to guarantee the continuity of commercial operations of any company. In the case of exporting companies, the current Guatemalan regulation requires that, no later than July 31, such companies update their compliance status with the Exporters Registry. The update constitutes an administrative tax obligation and enables the subsequent tax…
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Article 148 of the Costa Rican Labor Code declares August 2, the Day of the Virgin of Los Angeles, as a non-obligatory payment holiday. An employer with a weekly payment method (non-commercial activity) who only pays for a day worked may give the employee the day off to enjoy the holiday; however, the employer does…
Blog, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, News
New regulations in Guatemala for the prevention of COVID-19 in workplaces
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Jul
Jul
On July 20, through Government Agreement 179-2022, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare established specific mandatory measures in the workplace to prevent COVID-19 infections, as follows. Employer Obligations: Ensure social distancing under the Health Alerts and Health Provisions System of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance or use physical barriers. Clean work…
Blog, Free Trade Zones, Guatemala, News
New rates for the Special Public Development Zones of Guatemala
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Jul
Jul
Through Ministerial Agreement 398-2022, the Ministry of Public Finance has reformed the Tariff Regulations for the Public Special Development Zones (known as ZDEEP). The approved changes that apply to ZDEEP users and administrators include the following: Modification of the fees for evaluating the application file as a user. Modification of the monthly rent per square…
Blog, El Salvador, Labor & Employment, News
Legislative changes to employers’ obligation to provide daycare services to their employees in El Salvador
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Jul
Jul
On June 24, 2022, the “Growing Together for the Integral Protection of First Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence Law” was published in the Official Gazette, repealing the “Special Law for the Regulation and Installation of Daycare Rooms for Employees’ Children.” It is worth mentioning that the repealed law was issued on May 2018, but, after multiple…
Blog, Costa Rica, News, Sanitary Registration of Products
Simplification of procedures for sanitary registration of food and cosmetics in Costa Rica
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Jul
Jul
On July 13, 2022, the reform to executive decree 43291-S that facilitates the sanitary registration of low-risk food and cosmetic products was published in the official newspaper La Gaceta. The reform simplifies the registration of such products to enable immediate approval. Annex 1 of said reform includes an expanded list of cosmetic products, such as…
Blog, Costa Rica, Labor & Employment, News
July 25th Holiday in Costa Rica: Day of the annexation of Guanacaste
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Jul
Jul
On July 25th, 1824, the people of the Party of Nicoya, a territory known today as Guanacaste, decided to join the Province of Costa Rica. Given the relevance of this historical event, this date was established as a mandatory pay holiday. Therefore, for employers who have a weekly payment modality (non-commercial activity), in which only…