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/ Law of the opening act goes into effect in Chile with fines of up to 100 monthly tax units
On February 17, 2020, after over ten years in Congress, Law 21.205 has come into force, thus reforming Law 19.928 on the promotion of Chilean music. Jaime Urzúa Associate Alessandri […]
/ Progress on Pharmaceutical Bill that modifies Sanitary Regulation
Macarena Gatica Senior Associate Alessandri Regarding the bill that modifies the Sanitary Regulation, in relation to generic bioequivalent medicines and avoids the vertical integration of laboratories and pharmacies, the Chilean […]
/ Private Equity Investments for Chilean Pension Funds – Aggregate Limits Raised by Central Bank
The Central Bank of Chile has published on Wednesday April 15, 2020 its resolution raising the aggregate investment limits for most of the different types of Chilean pension funds managed […]
/ Tax relief granted by Chilean Government to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic
The following is a summary of the most recent tax related relief measures adopted by the Chilean government to mitigate the severe effects that the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic […]
/ New employment protection law
On April 1st, 2020, the National Congress approved the bill that establishes exceptional access to the Unemployment Insurance allowance, in order to protect job stability and guarantee income for employees […]
/ Shareholders meetings of regulated entities in Chile may now be held remotely
In a welcome development, particularly for foreign investors, the Chilean securities, insurance and banking regulator issued the long awaited guidance authorizing shareholders meetings of regulated firms to use technological means […]