Update Legal Alert: US Senate Approves Tax Treaty with Chile
June 23, 2023 | By Amory Heine, Francisco Argüello, Agustín Buzeta, and Matthew Appel *** Update: On December 19, 2023, the United States notified Chile that it had completed the procedures for the entry into force of the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (“DTT”) between Chile and the United States. With this notification, the ratification procedures in Chile and the United […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Chile takes first steps towards regulation of Artificial Intelligence
June 16, 2023 | By Matías Zegers, Jorge Timmermann, and Carla Illanes The Chilean parliament has begun to discuss a Bill aimed at incorporating legal and ethical issues into the creation, distribution, commercialization, and use of artificial intelligence (AI). It also attempts to ensure a balance that guarantees the protection of citizens’ fundamental rights without unduly hindering or preventing development of and […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Important amendments to the Act on criminal liability of legal entities
May 30, 2023 | By Mauricio Halpern, Andrea de la Vega, and Cristóbal de la Maza On May 15, Congress passed a Bill that formalizes economic crimes and environmental offenses and adjusts the penalties applicable. Of particular interest among the laws modified by the Bill is Act 20.393, which establishes the criminal liability of legal entities, and undergoes four major changes: […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Chile’s Bill on personal data protection: what comes ahead?
May 18, 2023 | By Matías Zegers, Carla Illanes, Juan Cristóbal Ríos, and José Tomás Musalem Last Monday, May 8, the Personal Data Protection Bill (“the Bill”) concluded its discussion in the Chamber of Deputies and was submitted back to the Senate, where it was originally filed. Considering the prompt processing of the Bill over the past few months, it […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Publication of the Act that reduces the workweek to 40 hours
April 26th, 2023 | By Luis Parada and Iñaki Irisarri On April 26th, 2023, Act No. 21,561 was published in the Official Gazette, which progressively reduces the workweek to 40 hours, among other important changes. With the publication of the Act, the reduction of the workweek will take place on the following dates: Progressive Reduction of the Workweek Period […]
Read moreLegal Alert: New National Lithium Strategy in Chile
April, 24 | By Diego Peña and Camila Fajardo Even though there are only two companies extracting lithium in only one out of the almost 60 existing salt flats in the country, Chile is the world’s second-largest lithium producer after Australia. As Chile holds approximately 42% of the global proven reserves of this metal, knowing the actual Chilean Government’s strategy […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Project that reduces the working week to 40 hours in Chile
April 13, 2023 | By Luis Parada and Iñaki Irisarri On April 11, 2023, the Chilean Congress approved the bill which reduces the working week to 40 hours, among other changes that affect the working hours in Chile. The promulgation of the bill by the President of the Republic and its publication in the Official Gazette is still pending. […]
Read moreLegal Alert: New Environmental Assessment Criteria: Integrated Description of Green Hydrogen Projects
April 12, 2023 | By Diego Peña, Camila Fajardo, Pablo González, and Trinidad Zegers On March 29, 2023, the Environmental Assessment Service (“SEA“) published the technical document on Green Hydrogen called “Evaluation criteria in the SEIA: Integrated description of projects for the generation of Green Hydrogen in the SEIA” (“Green Hydrogen Criteria“), which unifies the technical requirements and the criteria […]
Read moreLegal Alert: FNE launches new market study: Hospitality Market and impact on digital platforms
March 24, 2023 | By Sofía O’Ryan and Trinidad Puga The National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (“FNE” in Spanish) launched on March 22 the market study, focused on the hospitality market (the “Study“), which will especially evaluate the impact of the entry of digital platforms for advertising and booking intermediation. The study will be conducted in the three market segments: advertising, […]
Read moreLegal Alert: Special permission for parents of minors with autism spectrum disorder
March 23, 2023 | By Luis Parada and Iñaki Irisarri On March 10, Act No. 21,545 was published in the Official Gazette for the promotion of inclusion, comprehensive care, and protection of the rights of people with autism spectrum disorder in the social, health, and education fields. This Act establishes a new right for parents or legal guardians of minors diagnosed with autism […]
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