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29 November, 2021
Alert: National development plan to produce green hydrogen in State-owned lands
November 29, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez, Diego Peña and María Jesús Caballero. On November 23rd, 2021, the National Development Plan to Produce Green Hydrogen (“H2V”) on State-owned lands was approved (the “Plan”) through the exempt Resolution N° 998 of the Ministry of National Assets. The purpose of the Plan aims to impulse the use of H2V technology in an […]
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24 September, 2021
Legal Alert: E-Commerce Regulation
September 24, 2021 / By Matías Zegers, Jorge Timmermann, Paulina Farías y José Tomás Musalem. On 23 September 2021, the Electronic Commerce Regulation (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette. The purpose of the Regulation is to strengthen the transparency and quality of the information provided to Consumers on Electronic Commerce Platforms regarding the characteristics, essential features, price of […]
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6 September, 2021
Chile: New rules for the Merger Control Procedure of the Ministry of Economy enter into force on November 2
06 September, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez, Sofía O´Ryan and Macarena Alliende With the aim of updating and strengthening the merger control regime, the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (“FNE”) today published the new rules for the merger control procedure of the Ministry of Economy, approved by Supreme Decree No. 41 of May 7, 2021 (“New Regulation”), which enter into force […]
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24 August, 2021
Public Initiatives for a Carbon Credit Market in Chile
24 de august, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez and Roberta Andreani. Some years ago, the tax legislation established the so-called Green Tax, that is, an annual tax on emissions of particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), produced by establishments whose fixed sources exceed the levels established by law. Almost 7 years after the […]
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16 August, 2021
Legal Alert: New Law limiting the generation of disposable products and plastic bottles
16 August, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez and Roberta Andreani. On August 13, 2021 was enacted Law No. N° 21.368, which seeks to protect the environment and reduce the generation of waste by (i) restricting the delivery of single-use products in food establishments, (ii) encouraging reuse and (iii) certifying single-use plastics, and (iv) through regulating disposable plastic bottles. Single-use products: […]
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6 July, 2021
Legal Alert: Anonymous Whistleblower
6 de julio, 2021 / By Matías Zegers and Josefina Consiglio On April 13th, 2021, the Law No. 21,314 regarding Transparency and Responsibility of Market Agents that modifies various regulations, among them, the Legal Decree No. 3.538, which creates the Financial Market Commission (“CMF” or the “Commission”) was published in the Official Gazette, to create the Anonymous Whistleblower. On July […]
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22 June, 2021
Legal Alert: CMF publishes regulations in consultation to set TER for Pension Funds
22 June, 2021 / By Diego Noguera and Jorge Timmermann On June 17, the Commission for the Financial Market (“CMF”) published in consultation a draft regulation to set maximum fees to be paid by the Pension Funds. Article 45 bis of D.L. No. 3.500 requires the Superintendence of Pensions and the CMF to establish annually, through a joint resolution, the […]
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13 May, 2021
New Guidelines and Instructions of the FNE for Merger Control
13 Mayo, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez, Sofía O´Ryan and Macarena Alliende. With the objective of updating and strengthening the merger control regime, the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (“FNE”) announced yesterday the release of new Guidelines on the assessment of horizontal mergers (“Guidelines “), which will be submitted to public review until June 11, along with instructions on Pre-Notification Consultations […]
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20 April, 2021
Law No. 21.325 – New Immigration and Foreigners Law
20 April, 2021 / By Luis Parada, Gabriela Andrade and Ignacio Abogabir. On April 20, 2021, and after eight years of processing, the New Immigration and Foreigners Law (the “New Immigration Law”) was published in the Official Gazette, which replaces the current legislation, dating from 1975, and which was evidently surpassed by the reality of globalization and migratory flows, updating […]
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7 April, 2021
Labor Alert: Legality of the PCR testing in employees and labor risk of obtaining movement permits in quarantine for contracting companies’ employees
07 April, 2021 / By Luis Parada, Gabriela Andrade and Diego González. Recently, the Labor Directorate (“LD”) has referred to the legality of requiring PCR tests to the company’s employees (opinions No. 1124/10 of March 30 and 1189/011 of April 1st). In these opinions, the LD has indicated the following: As a general rule, it is considered discriminatory requiring a […]
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19 March, 2021
Regulatory Alert: New Regulation of the REP Law: Goals for Containers and Packaging
19 March, 2021 / By Felipe Bahamondez and Roberta Andreani. On March 16, Decree No. 12 of 2020 was published in the Official Gazette, which establishes collection and recovery goals and other obligations with respect to containers and packaging, which are defined as priority products in the Law of Extended Producer Responsibility and Promotion of Recycling. This regulation joins Decree […]
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8 March, 2021
Legal Alert: Extension of the Employment Protection Law and New Social Security Caps
8 March, 2021 / By Luis Parada, Gabriela Andrade e Ignacio Abogabir. Extension of Employment Protection Law benefits: On March 6, 2021, Supreme Decree N° 279, of 2021, of the Finance Ministry was published in the Official Gazette, which extends the validity of the Employment Protection Law benefits (Law N° 21,227), and, in addition, grants the right to additional payments […]
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Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
