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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– 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,…
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,…
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…
Starting on August 1, 2020, cross-border digital services will be subject to a 13% VAT in Costa Rica. This tax will be calculated on the gross amount of any purchase of international services or intangible goods made through the internet or other digital platform and consumed in the national territory. The Tax Authorities by resolution No….
Recently the Draft Legislation for the promotion of Touristic Marinas and Coastal Area Development, under file No. 21,990, was published in the official newspaper “La Gaceta”. This bill aims to expand the scope of the Law of Concessions and Operations of Marinas and Touristic Berths. Among the changes and novelties included, we highlight the following:…
Legal precautions to create a digital business and not perish in the attempt. Electronic commerce or e-commerce has been on the rise for years, but sanitary measures generated by COVID-10 has accelerated its growth. Because of mandatory social distancing, more and more businesses face the need, some urgently, to reach out to their consumers through…
Those who have not provided the corresponding information for the Transparency and Final Beneficiaries Registry for the period of 2019 by April 30th, 2020, could be sanctioned with the fine determined in article 84 bis of the Tax Code of Standards and Procedures, corresponding to two per cent (2%) of the gross income of the…
Due to the constant changes in global mobility after the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity presents itself to see Costa Rica in a business position as a destination for attracting foreign investment. The importance of state migration policies directly influences Foreign Direct Investment, since they are linked to the investment and business…
The world is going through difficult times in social and economic areas, which are transforming people’s behavior, customs, habits, and especially their way of life due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this ordeal, economies must reactivate and adjust to the new conditions of the world. Societies will have to change many of their current habits…