In Argentina, merger control thresholds and fines for anticompetitive conduct are determined by reference to the value of an adjustable unit (AU), which is subject to annual inflation adjustment. On February 22,
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Employers in Puerto Rico must comply with new breastfeeding room requirements
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Posted in Employment, Puerto Rico
By: Janine Guzman | Mariana Muñiz-Lara
Employers in the private and public sector must comply with new breastfeeding room requirements pursuant to a Guideline issued on February 11, 2021 by the Puerto Rico Women’s Solicitor…
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Updates on the 5G bid tender in Brazil
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Posted in Brazil, Technology
In an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors, Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) has approved the revised bid tender proposal relating to the 700MHz, 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz and 26GHz frequencies dedicated to 5G.
In the…
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Puerto Rico: Employers must establish workplace harassment protocols – guidelines are available
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Posted in Employment, Puerto Rico
By: Janine Guzman | Mariana Muñiz-Lara
Further to the enactment of Act 90-2020 (Act 90), effective since August 7, 2020, employers in Puerto Rico now have until August 2, 2021 to adopt protocols on workplace…
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PPP: Active Projects, Peru
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As part of our ongoing series of infrastructure projects in Latin America, our Active Projects team provides insight in some new announcements in Peru.
As part of the event held on January 21 by the …
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PPP Projects 2021 Latin America (UPDATED)
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Our PPP team across DLA Piper Latin America aggregates the announced, prioritized PPP projects in the following regions:
- Chile: Chile Projects-Concession-PPP Agenda 2021-2023 -2023(467348.3),
- Colombia: Infrastructure Pipeline Colombia – DLA Piper MB VF Inicio
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Peru establishes prior control of business concentration operations: 10 things to know
By: Daniel Flores
Peru’s new Law 31112 establishes the prior control of business concentration operations.
The new legislation, published on January 7, 2021, repeals Emergency Decree 013-2019 and Legislative Decree 1510, by virtue of which…
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Boletín sobre los aspectos principales contenidos en algunos instrumentos de política pública relevantes para el sector de infraestructura
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Posted in Colombia, Infrastructure
Por: José Miguel Mendoza | Paola Aldana
Considerando el particular año que ha sido el 2020, el Gobierno Nacional recientemente ha ex-pedido distintos instrumentos de política pública relevantes para el sector de infraestructura y, de…
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Oil and gas operations in Latin America: DLA Piper’s handbook
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The oil and gas industry is constantly evolving. Oil and gas companies operating across Latin America share the challenges of this constant change, while
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Argentina adds 35 percent tax on transactions subject to PAIS Tax – digital service providers take note
Argentina’s Federal Tax Authority (AFIP), pursuant to Resolution No. 4815/2020, has established an additional 35 percent tax on transactions subject to the PAIS Tax.
Passed by the National Congress on December 23, 2019 through…
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