Categoría: Legal Bulletin

In Official Register No. 145, Sixth Supplement, dated October 16, 2025, Resolution No. ARCONEL-2025-0030-RES, issued on October 13 of the same year by the Electricity Regulation and Control Agency (“ARCONEL”), was published. This resolution establishes the compensation rate for energy generated by emergency generator groups to be recognized for emergency generators (the “Rate”). Following the…

On October 16, 2025, the Electricity Regulation and Control Agency (“ARCONEL”) issued Regulation No. ARCONEL-005/25 (the “Regulation”), applicable to new Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Generation Plants (“CGRNC”) with a nominal capacity greater than 10 MW and less than or equal to 100 MW, which are not part of the Master Electricity Plan (“PME”) and are not…

Relevant Aspects:The SPDP issued a new statement reaffirming and expanding key interpretative criteria for the application of the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (“LOPDP”) and its General Regulations (“RLOPDP”); in particular, regarding the disqualifications and incompatibilities applicable to the role of Personal Data Protection Officer. Inquiry Submitted:The inquiry raised the following question: If a…

On August 22, 2025, the Ministry of Labor issued Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2025-102, which contains the Regulation for the Prevention and Addressing of All Cases of Discrimination, Violence, and Workplace Harassment in the Private Sector. Its purpose is to establish clear and mandatory guidelines to ensure that workplaces are spaces free from violence, harassment, and…

On August 20, 2025, the National Assembly approved the report issued by the Economic Development Committee, which addressed the Constitutional Court’s opinion on the Draft Organic Law on Regulation against Unfair Competition. With this decision, the legal text is now ready for enactment, consolidating a new autonomous legal framework to prevent and sanction unfair market…

On August 5, 2025, the amendment to the General Regulations of the Organic Law of the National Public Procurement System (the “Regulations”) was published in the Official Register. Below are the main regulatory changes introduced by this amendment to the Regulations, with the aim of providing contracting entities, suppliers, and other actors in the National…

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | Official Register – Third Supplement No.92 Objective: To amend Resolution NAC-DGERCGC25-00000014, which sets forth the regulations applicable to the procedure for the cancellation of electronic sales receipts, withholding vouchers, and supplementary documents. The amendment introduces adjustments and clarifications to the cancellation process, as follows: 1. Deadline for the cancellation of…

On May 6, 2025, the National Assembly of Ecuador approved the Draft Organic Law on Regulation Against Unfair Competition (“Draft Law”). The President partially objected to the text on grounds of unconstitutionality and inconvenience. On August 4, 2025, the Constitutional Court ruled on these objections in Decision 5-25-OP/25 (“Decision”), upholding most of the sanctioning regime…

Today, July 29, 2025, the new Organic Law on the Prevention, Detection, and Combating of Money Laundering and the Financing of Other Crimes came into force. This law replaces the former 2016 legislation and aims to strengthen the regulatory framework in this area, aligning it with the international standards set by the FATF. What are…

The Superintendency of Personal Data Protection (SPDP) has issued the Regulation for the Application of the Methodology for Calculating Fines under the Administrative Sanctions Regime, along with the official models for calculating the amount of administrative fines. This resolution strengthens the technical and operational implementation of the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDP) and…