Extension of the term of execution or delivery of the object of the administrative contract as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Extension of the term of execution or delivery of the object of the administrative contract as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meeting the delivery deadline agreed upon in an administrative contract may be significantly complicated by the pandemic that we are currently experiencing. Since this situation was not caused by the government, it is not in their hands to amend or ...

Extension of the restriction on the export and re-export of products for surgical use in Costa Rica
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Extension of the restriction on the export and re-export of products for surgical use in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica´s General Directorate of Customs issued the statement DGA-010-2020, which expands the list of products for surgical use that have export and re-export restrictions, which they had initially established through directive DGA-003-2020. The products added are as follows: ...
Amendment to the regulation of the Tax Relief Law
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Amendment to the regulation of the Tax Relief Law

The Ministry of Treasury clarified the application of the VAT exemption in commercial leases, during the months of April, May and June 2020 determined in the Tax Relief Law in face of the COVID-19, establishing that such exemption is applicable ...

Compulsory licenses for patents
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Compulsory licenses for patents

As in other legislations around the world, in Central America each country regulates those cases in which, for justified reasons of extreme urgency due to emergencies in public health or national security, and when anti-competitive or abusive practices exist, the ...
Immigration contention measures for COVID-19 in Guatemala
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Immigration contention measures for COVID-19 in Guatemala

On Monday, April 6, 2020, the Guatemalan Migration Institute -IGM- in compliance with the presidential provisions, in relation to the state of calamity, issued a statement on its official page which contains special provisions to protect foreigners with the quality of tourists ...
Women's labor rights in companies during COVID-19
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Women’s labor rights in companies during COVID-19

The new legislation that authorizes companies to reduce working hours by up to 75% due to the health emergency of COVID-19 pandemic for Costa Rican society, must include gender equality and equity in its application.

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Reforms to trademark and patent laws come into force in Nicaragua

Reforms to trademark and patent laws come into force in Nicaragua

On Friday, April 3, 2020, laws No. 1024, Law on Reforms and Additions to Law No. 380, Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs, and Law No. 1025, Law on Reforms and Additions to Law 354, Law of Patents of ...