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New List of Products Subject to Import Permits

On May 30, 2022, the Foreign Trade Committee, COMEX, approved a new list of products subject to import permits (accompanying documents) and prohibited import products, which will begin to be applied from October 1, 2022. MORE

Yesterday We Celebrated the First Year of Validity of the Organic Data Protection Law in Ecuador

On May 26, 2021, the Organic Law on Data Protection came into force in Ecuador; the initiative arises after the important security breaches in the country that compromised the personal data of millions of Ecuadorians. MORE

Registration of the Certificate of Origin EUR.1

On April 11, 2022, SENAE issued the instructions for the registration of the Certificate of Origin within the framework of the Trade Agreement with the European Union; this certificate allows Ecuadorian exporters to enter the European market enjoying the tariff preferences provided for in the Agreement. MORE

Honored to Be in Cuenca!

A night of celebration inaugurating our office in the beautiful city of Cuenca, the fifth office nationwide. MORE

Reduction of Percentage of Transport Costs in Imported Goods

The Andean Community of Nations empowers its Member Countries to temporarily reduce a percentage of transport or related costs to the customs value of the tariff subheadings determined by them. MORE

Temporary Contribution to the Assets of Companies

The Internal Revenue Service reminds trusts, investment funds and complementary funds that, as of November 29, 2021, were carrying out economic activities; and, whose net worth as of December 31, 2020, has been equal to or greater than five million United States dollars. MORE

Employee Data Privacy Guide

As concerns about worker data privacy have grown across Latin America, so has the definition of “worker”; past, current, and potential employees and contractors may now be covered by a country’s labor, employment, and data-security regulations. Ally Law’s Latinx member firms are pleased to provide this jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide to the region’s employee privacy laws. MORE.

Members Rated in Legal 500 Latin America

PPO, ROBALINO and Altra Legal Join Ally Latinx

Latin American law firm network Ally Latinx has expanded in the region by incorporating Bolivian firm PPO Abogados, Ecuador’s ROBALINO and Altra Legal in Paraguay as new members. MORE.

Gabriel Gallegos Recognized as “Highly Regarded Practitioner

We congratulate Gabriel Gallegos, who has been recognized as “Highly Regarded Practitioner” by ITR (International Tax Review). MORE.