On July 25, 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 compulsory payment holiday. This year in compliance with Law No. 9875 which was implemented to Transfer holidays to…
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Elimination of the restriction on the export and re-export of products for surgical use The Costa Rica´s General Directorate of Customs issued the statement DGA-028-2020, by which it reports that the products indicated in article 1 of Executive Decree No. 42291-MEIC-S-COMEX, may be exported without the prior requirement of the export license, issued by The Ministry…
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Jul
In view of the actions taken by the Government the previous week on the grounds of COVID-19, the Ministry of Treasury issued a statement by which determined that taxpayers will be able to file tax returns with deadline on July 15th, until July 20th, 2020, without fines or penalties. It should be noted that within…
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– Term of health measures for the closing of international borders: The restriction measure for entering the country will be to August 1, 2020. – Immigration Office will not receive applications until September 18, 2020: 1. New Applications: No new applications for legal permanence, under any immigration category, will be received until September 18, 2020. The validity of criminal record certificates,…
Analysis, Blog
Costa Rica proposes to address current situation from the perspective of Intellectual Property.
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Jul
Jul
Costa Rica has positioned itself as a reference in the search for solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in terms of the accessibility of treatments and medicines for the world’s population, regardless of their purchasing power. On 24 March, the Government of Costa Rica contacted Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization,…
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Jul
Jul
Approximately 50 companies and organizations have committed themselves to the Declaration of San José: 10 principles against discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and in favor of the promotion of the Human Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, in an initiative promoted by the Business Alliance…
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The commitment and efforts of BLP to implement policies for full gender equity and equality arise from our Sustainability strategy that materializes our commitment to developing a program of active and responsible participation in the solution of our society’s problems. The inclusion of diversity has been a main objective for the firm since its founding….
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Jul
Legislative Assembly approved in the second debate a proposal to transfer holidays to Mondays from 2020 to 2024. The Legislative Assembly has approved, in the second debate, the draft of Law 21.941, which seeks to promote the revival of tourism suspended by the COVID-19 national emergency. The text of the law provides for the enjoyment…
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In May 2017, a public-private partnership of civil society, public institutions and private companies created Agua Tica, the first water fund in Costa Rica. The fund´s objective is to contribute to water security in the Great San José Metropolitan Area (GAM), a key region where population growth, changes in land use and historic scarcity have…
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Jun
As a company, BLP is aware of the environmental footprint it causes in society. That is why our Environmental Management program is an integral part of our Sustainability strategy. We have implemented a series of actions that allow us to comply with the provisions of the Ecological Blue Flag (Bandera Azul Ecológica) and Carbon Neutral…