Categoría: Legal Bulletin

Organic Law for Economic Reactivation through the Strengthening of the Linkage between the Productive Economic Sector and Education On April 9, 2026, the Organic Law for Economic Reactivation through the Strengthening of the Linkage between the Productive Economic Sector and Education was published in Second Supplement No. 261 of the Official Registry. Its purpose is…

Resolution ARCSA-DE-2026-003-DASP – Substitute Technical Health Regulation for Obtaining the Sanitary Registration, Control and Surveillance of Medical Devices for Human Use On April 28, 2026, the Executive Director of the National Agency for Regulation, Control and Health Surveillance (“ARCSA”) issued Resolution No. ARCSA-DE-2026-003-DASP, through which the Substitute Technical Health Regulation for Obtaining the Sanitary Registration,…

Amendment to the Regime for the Issuance and Use of Dematerialized Tax Credit Notes of the SRI (Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC26-00000015) April 1, 2026 | Official Gazette – Fourth Supplement No. 256 The Internal Revenue Service issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC26-00000015 on March 31, 2026, through which it amended Resolution NAC-DGERCGC21-00000051, modifying the rules for the issuance…

Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2026-087: Determination of the Living Wage for 2025 and Regulation of the Procedure for the Payment of the Economic Compensation As a preliminary matter, the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investment (COPCI) imposes on the Ministry of Labor the obligation to establish the value of the annual living wage. This wage…

Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2026-087: Determination of the Living Wage for 2025 and Regulation of the Procedure for the Payment of the Economic Compensation As a preliminary matter, the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investment (COPCI) imposes on the Ministry of Labor the obligation to establish the value of the annual living wage. This wage…

New Ministerial Agreement Regulating the Authorization Procedure for Special Work Shifts or Schedules On February 27, 2026, the Ministry of Labor issued Ministerial Agreement No.MDT-2026-059, published in the Official Gazette, Fourth Supplement No. 240, on March 10, 2026. This agreement regulates the authorization procedure for special work shifts or schedules, as well as a new…

BUSTAMANTE FABARA advises Alicorp as Ecuadorian counsel on the acquisition of Flora Food’s operations as part of a transaction spanning seven jurisdictions in Latin America Quito, Ecuador – March 10, 2026 – BUSTAMANTE FABARA, a leading law firm recognized for its strength in mergers and acquisitions and its extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions, is…

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Public Selection Process for the Combined Cycle Block I-400 MW On March 9, 2026, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment and Energy (“MAE”) introduced the Public Selection Process (bidding process) (“PPS”) for the Combined Cycle Block I-400 MW. The resulting concessionaire will be the company (or the joint venture) that, upon having approved the legal and…

Organic Law for the Strengthening of the Strategic Sectors of Mining and Energy On March 2, 2026, the “Organic Law for the Strengthening of the Strategic Mining and Energy Sectors” (hereinafter, the “Law”) was published in the Official Gazette. The Law introduces amendments to the Mining Law and to the Organic Law of the Public…