https://blplegal.com/blp-web-2021/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Articulo-sistemas-de-desalinizacion_FOTO-.png Luis Palacios Director Costa Rica [email protected] Water scarcity is a global challenge: one of the countries with the highest water availability per person, Costa Rica, does not escape this challenge and seeks to increase water availability through desalination–converting seawater into drinking water; however, this process requires expensive technologies and approval of a series of…
Category Archives: Environment, Health & Safety
Blog, Costa Rica, Environment, Health & Safety, News
New Law lays the foundation to promote Health Tourism in Costa Rica
27
Feb
Feb
Costa Rica has positioned itself as a leading country in medical tourism, having received more than $437 million a year for this activity. With the recent Law for the Promotion and Development of Health Tourism Services in Costa Rica, the country now has a regulatory basis to enhance the development of such foreign visits. The…
Blog, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, Labor & Employment, News
Guatemala repeals regulations for the prevention of COVID-19 in workplaces
02
Feb
Feb
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published Governmental Agreement No. 19-2023, which repeals the regulations contained in Governmental Agreement 179-2022 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare for the prevention of COVID-19 in work centers. Therefore, the following provisions are no longer in effect and are no longer applicable to any work center….
Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, Environment, Health & Safety, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Legal reform allows the development of works near rivers and streams of Costa Rica
16
Aug
Aug
Luis Palacios Director Environmental Specialist Costa Rica [email protected] Costa Rica is a country with an abundant flow of water that brings scenic beauty and biodiversity and satisfies human needs. Despite their undeniable value, the rivers, streams, or natural reservoirs that run through private property sometimes pose heavy burdens to landowners due to the legal limitations…
Blog, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, News
Law on Electric Mobility Incentives in Guatemala
11
Aug
Aug
On August 9, 2022, the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala approved Decree 40-2022, which contains the Law on Incentives for Electric Mobility offering tax inducements on the importation, sale, and use of electric vehicles or those that run on hydrogen, as well as hybrid cars. Tax benefits include exemption from the Value Added Tax…
Blog, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, News
New regulations in Guatemala for the prevention of COVID-19 in workplaces
20
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…