GUATEMALA
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION
According to the Government Agreement No. 33-2016, a bipartite committee shall be established to ensure Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace. It is relevant to indicate that the attributions or functions of the committee shall be developed in the Internal Work Regulations frame...
  EL SALVADOR
LAW OF DUTIES AND RIGHTS FOR PATIENTS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS
The Law aims to regulate and guarantee the rights and duties for both of them. The application of sanctions for the breach or violation of this law will be in charge of the Supervisory Board of the professions and the Superior Council of Public Health, through the creation of the Office of Complaints...
  HONDURAS
CUSTOMS INTEGRATION BETWEEN HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA
The Enabling Protocol of the Customs Integration between Honduras and Guatemala came into force on May 13, 2016. Among the benefits from the customs unions are: expediting the movement of goods, increasing the average speed from 16 to 30 km/h, approximately and an additional increase of 1% of GDP...
  NICARAGUA
NICARAGUAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN 2016
The leading authorities of the Supreme Electoral Council convened on May 6th to the National Elections for 2016, in which the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Nicaragua shall be elected. The Elections will be held on November 6th of this year, according to the Electoral Calendar...
 

COSTA RICA
COSTA RICAN CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH
On May 1st, the new Congress was elected, appointing the presidency to Antonio Álvarez. The Alliance, with Partido Unidad Social Cristiana’s leadership, agreed on several issues regarding expenditure control, fiscal stability and economic stimulation measures. Tax reform projects were not included...

 

PANAMA
PANAMA AMENDS ITS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
There are several proposed changes to the Public Procurement Law. Around 20 articles will be added, and another 69 would be modified. Through the modifications, the sum of the so-called “Minor Purchases” would be increased up to US$50,000.00, without requiring proposal bond or performance bond...

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