The legal and accounting teams at Biz Latin Hub’s offices in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Uruguay reported the following regulatory updates in March 2022 that could affect your business interests.
At Biz Latin Hub our multilingual teams of corporate support specialists based throughout Latin America and the Caribbean offer tailored packages of integrated back-office services, including legal, accounting, and recruitment, among other solutions to assist companies and investors doing business in the region.
If you are interested in doing business in Latin America and would like to learn more about how we can help you bridge cultural and linguistic barriers when entering the region, as well as support ongoing operations, contact us today.
Bolivia
The Bolivian government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update recently:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Decree Supreme N° 4596 Published: February 1st, 2022 |
New Plurinational Commercial Registry Service (SEPREC) starts activities as of April 1, replacing Fundempresa. |
Chile
The Chilean government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in March:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law 21.431 Published: March 11th, 2022 |
Updates the Labor Codex extending its protection and reach to workers from “digital services platforms” (Apps). |
Colombia
The Colombian government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in March:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Resolution 37, DIAN Published: March 17th, 2022 |
“Whereby articles 4, 10 and 13 of Resolution 164 of 2021 (Beneficial owner) of the DIAN are amended.”
Changes made: |
Costa Rica
The Costa Rican government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in March:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law No. 10.113
Published: March 2nd, 2022 |
The law seeks to regulate and allow access to and use of cannabis and its derivatives exclusively for medicinal and therapeutic use and authorizes the production, industrialization and commercialization of hemp for industrial and food use. |
El Salvador
The Salvadoran government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in March:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Emergency regime decree, effective for 30 days
Published: March 27th, 2022 |
Although the emergency regime does not directly affect businesses, they have been indirectly affected as foreign investors see the security crisis in El Salvador as a risk. |
Uruguay
The Uruguayan government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in March:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Decree No. 86/022
Published: March 17th, 2022 |
REGULATION OF LAW 19.978 CONCERNING TELEWORKING A law was created in Uruguay to regulate some concepts related to teleworking. |
Biz Latin Hub can support you doing business in Latin America
At Biz Latin Hub, our multilingual company formation, recruitment, accounting, and legal professionals are ready to support you doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our comprehensive portfolio of market entry and back-office services means our clients operate safe in the knowledge they have all commercial bases covered and are fully compliant with current legislation and regulatory requirements.
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