On January 9, 2020, the British deputies finally approved an agreement to implement the exit of the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union (BREXIT). More than three years after the referendum that marked a milestone in the history of the European community, the UK is ready to end a forty-seven-year regional integration….
Tag Archives: Costa Rica
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Dec
Dec
Law Number 9786 to Combat Plastic Pollution and Protect the Environment which enters into force in six months after its recent publication in the newspaper La Gaceta, seeks a drastic reduction in the consumption of plastic items of a single-use in the country and their subsequent recycling in accordance with the principles of a circular…
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Nov
Nov
The new rules for the approval of mergers and acquisitions came into force. Law No. 9736 “Law on the Strengthening of Competition Authorities of Costa Rica” was published today. As reported in an earlier newsflash, this is the most ambitious reform of the competition protection system in the country since the enactment of the Competition Law almost…
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Aug
Aug
Since the entry into force of the Law for the Protection of the Person against the Processing of their Data (Data Law), the importance of this topic in Costa Rica has increased. Likewise, the risk assumed by companies when handling personal information is increasing. In the past year alone, the Data Protection Agency (PRODHAB) has…
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Aug
Aug
Generally, a person invests in a corporation to obtain, eventually, economic advantages. The right to the dividend is acquired inherently, by virtue of being a shareholder, in a commercial company. The doctrine has classified it as a patrimonial right (with economic content) that the shareholder has against the corporate entity, unlike political rights (for example,…
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Aug
Aug
GAZETTE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE DECREES Delays in granting benefits Article 5 of Executive Decree number 40540-H, called “Fiscal Contingency” was amended, authorizing a delay for granting the declarations of public interest, sports activity, or cultural interest, for activities or legal entities, by the different government entities that have the authority to grant it. The declaration of sports…
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Aug
Aug
Gazette Summary ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTIONS Registrations, modifications or deregistrations of Taxpayers Through Resolution No. DGT-R-60.2017 of December 20, 2017, the Tax Administration clarified the necessary requirements and procedures for registration, modification or de-registration before the Taxpayers’ Registry. Likewise, the resolution details that, for economic activities, the Tax Administration adopted the Uniform International Industrial Classification (ISIC). The…
Analysis, Blog
What are the benefits of the stay by special relevance and the temporary residence for foreign executives who enter Costa Rica?
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Aug
The high flow of immigration and the relocation of foreign employees managed by national and transnational companies in Costa Rica mean that there is a need to obtain work permits in the shortest possible time and with the least risks and contingencies for companies. When hiring foreign personnel for its work structure, a company must…
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Aug
Aug
On January 21, 2019, a Bill was introduced to the Economic Affairs committee that would re-establish Costa Rica as one of the foremost countries in the conservation of natural resources and the fight against pollution. This project proposes an ambitious regulation that would prohibit public purchases of single-use plastics, prevent the production and import of…
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Aug
Aug
The telecommunications giant, Millicom – which operates under the Tigo trademark in Central America – has acquired all of Telefónica’s subsidiaries in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Together with Davis Polk, BLP advised its client throughout the acquisition process, from the elaboration of the due diligence study and the regulatory analysis of the transaction to…