The Government from Honduras passes a new law that regulates the use of chemicals in soil. The new law regulated the use in soil of 70 chemicals including, inorganic compounds, hydrocarbons, pesticides and other industrial chemicals. Source: www.centralamericadata.com

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San Salvador, August 14 of 2015 With 74 votes in favor, the Legislative Assembly approved the creation of a Financial Inclusion Law. This Law aims at providing financial inclusion, and promoting competition in the financial service sector, as well as reducing costs for users and clients of the system. Official data establishes that only 35%…

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In El Salvador a petition was made, before the Constitutional Room of the Supreme Court of Justice, questioning the constitutionality of the article 77 of the Law of Income Tax, becouse of its content. To read the demand you may cklick the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j830zi29xxfn06z/Inc%20%2098-2014%20Inc%20%20de%20la%20Ley%20del%20Impuesto%20sobre%20la%20Renta%2020-04-2015.pdf?dl=0

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CHANGES MADE TO CERTAIN COLOMBIAN NORMATIVITY ON FINANCIAL LAW AND ESTATE PLANNING SPECIAL RULES FOR ACCOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATING RESOURCES FROM POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND POLITICAL PARTIES. By issuance of the External Document 009 of abril 21st of 2015, the Superintendence of Finance from Colombia provides special rules for opening accounts for administrating…

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The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, as the National Competition Authority of Colombia has made some changes to the notification regime for mergers in this Country. To find out more about this changes you can go to the SIC’s web page at: http://www.sic.gov.co/drupal/noticias/superindustria-modifica-parametros-para-informar-integraciones-empresariales-en-colombia  

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The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, as the National Competition Protection Authority publishes some Guidelines about competition protection for business associations and profesional associations in Colombia, as a promotional mechanism that aims at helping this types of organizations learn how to comply with this regime: http://www.sic.gov.co/drupal/sites/default/files/files/cartilla_gremios.pdf

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Chambers and Partners in its Global version and in its publication for Latin America for 2015, recognizes the work of the firms that belong to LatamLex such as: MNA Martínez Abogados from Colombia Guandique Segovia Quintanilla from El Salvador Arenales Skinner-Klée from Guatemala Matamoros Batson y Asociados from Honduras Lovill from Panamá In addition, Dennise…

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Two important publications from Central America and Colombia are developing activities in order to socialize the tax reforms that are happening in the region. On one hand, Magazine Mercados y Tendencias, published an online edition of the first Regional Tax Guideline (Guía Tributaria Regional), with the purpose of answering all tax related questions from businesses…

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