Category Archives: Costa Rica

Due to the cyber-attacks reported by the Ministry of Finance on April 18, 2022, which are affecting the Ministry’s computer systems, including the TICA System, and which affect the normal development of the procedures established for the entry, transit, export, and nationalization of goods, Costa Rica´s Directorate General of Customs has issued a series of…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Yesterday, March 10, 2022, the Legislative Assembly approved in the second debate with 38 votes in favor the reform to article 9, subsection D of the “Law to regulate teleworking” (Law 9738). This reform is intended to guarantee respect for the personal and family privacy of the employee during rest time and to ensure the…