Intuitu personae in Honduran distribution law in Honduras
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Intuitu personae in Honduran distribution law in Honduras

By: José Rafael Rivera The problem presented by the intuitu personae (referring to those acts or contracts in which the identity or certain personal characteristics of one or both parties are a determining factor for its execution) in the Honduran distribution law in the sense that it is a doctrinal concept that is usually invoked…

Geolocation, working hours and other labor rights in Nicaragua
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Geolocation, working hours and other labor rights in Nicaragua

By: Bertha Xiomara Ortega The era of technology is here to stay and to permeate all areas of life, including labor relations. The management power of the employer in this era, and in many cases, is exercised through new technological tools that allow remote surveillance and provide an amount of information and/or data that are…

Cybersecurity and its current importance within compliance management in Nicaragua
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Cybersecurity and its current importance within compliance management in Nicaragua

By: Daniela Matus In recent years, the operation and interconnection between companies due to the use of internet and everything related to new technologies, has increased and with it, the strengthening of cybersecurity mechanisms. Cybersecurity is understood as the practice of protecting information systems against digital attacks, being that the information of a company is…

Apps as a means of business development and its proper protection against competitors in Nicaragua
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Apps as a means of business development and its proper protection against competitors in Nicaragua

By: Gabriel Castillo Osuna. An application, better known as “app” (plural “apps”) for its abbreviation of the English term “application”, is a computer program or software designed for a specific purpose, which can be downloaded to a cell phone or other electronic devices such as a tablet, desktop or laptop, to name a few examples….

Consumer Law – Price in Cordobas and Exchange Rate in Nicaragua
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Consumer Law – Price in Cordobas and Exchange Rate in Nicaragua

By: Silvio Arguello   For some weeks now, interest has arisen on the part of clients and commercial entities in general, in knowing the legal scope related to the obligatory nature or not of showing the prices of goods or services to consumers in cordobas, given the practice or custom of many years in Nicaragua of sustaining…

Closure of the CCSN Arbitration Center in Nicaragua
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Closure of the CCSN Arbitration Center in Nicaragua

On Monday, March 6, 2023, was published in La Gaceta Diario Oficial Number Forty-one (41), the Ministerial Agreement Number twenty-seven scripts two thousand and twenty-three scripts OSFL (27-2023-OSFL) of the Ministry of Government of Nicaragua cancelling eighteen (18) non-profit organizations. Among the organizations whose legal personality was cancelled was the Chamber of Commerce and Services…

Mayor’s Office of San Salvador issued new ordinance regulating the marketing and consumption of alcoholic beverages
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Mayor’s Office of San Salvador issued new ordinance regulating the marketing and consumption of alcoholic beverages

By: William Escobar & David Salgado On March 1st, 2023, the new Regulatory Ordinance for the Commercialization and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages of the Municipality of San Salvador came into effect, which aims to regulate, within the territorial limits of the Municipality, the operation of any business or establishment dedicated to the sale and/or consumption…

General information on the procedure for the definitive import of merchandise in El Salvador
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General information on the procedure for the definitive import of merchandise in El Salvador

By: Carlos Pineda                        The Customs Regime that covers the entry of goods from abroad for their definitive use or consumption in the Salvadoran customs territory is known as Definitive Importation, according to Art. 92 of the Central American Uniform Customs Code (CAUCA). To this…

The importance of implementing an environmental compliance program in your company in Costa Rica
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The importance of implementing an environmental compliance program in your company in Costa Rica

By: Yoser González More and more companies are showing interest, becoming informed, joining, and implementing policies, programs or compliance management models focused on environmental matters, or seeking to review or update their existing policies. But what should we understand by environmental compliance, and why is it important to implement a compliance program in the company? And…

Updating the taxpayer’s registration in Central America: Are you up to date with your obligations?
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Updating the taxpayer’s registration in Central America: Are you up to date with your obligations?

By: Equipo Regional Tributario As the years go by, taxpayers usually forget to update their data before the Tax Administration. It is extremely important to keep duly updated the data of the economic activities developed, the personal information of the legal representative, and the exact address of the tax domicile because this information is essential…

Sustainability and compliance in Guatemala
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Sustainability and compliance in Guatemala

By: Astrid Dominguez The business world has given special preeminence to the responsibility of companies regarding the various economic, social, and environmental impacts they can generate in society, in relation to the development of their business activities. This is why the business sector has chosen to implement actions that tend to implement environmental measures that…

New notices on updating taxpayer registration data in Nicaragua
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New notices on updating taxpayer registration data in Nicaragua

Recently, the Tax Administration has issued two notices, one of them was to invite taxpayers to check if they are in compliance with the data update required by law. Subsequently, we have identified that the Tax Administration issued a clarification on this first notice and explained that it is not necessary to go to your…