On February 2, 2026, the Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued Resolution No. SPDP-SPD-2026-0005-R containing the General Regulation on Large-Scale Personal Data Processing (“Large-Scale Regulation”), with the aim of establishing guidelines and criteria for identifying large-scale personal data processing.
On January 28, 2026, the President of the Republic submitted to the National Assembly an urgent bill titled the “Organic Law for the Strengthening of the Strategic Mining and Energy Sectors” (the “Bill”). The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Mining Law and the Organic Law of the Public Electricity Service (“LOSPEE”).
The Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade and Investment issued the Ministerial Agreement MPCEI-MPCEI-2026-0003-A, which lists the tariff subheadings that are eligible for the differentiated rate of the Foreign Currency Outflow Tax for the year 2026.
Executive Decree No. 289, published in the Third Supplement to Official Gazette No. 206 dated January 19, 2026, amended the General Regulations to the Law of the National Public Procurement System.
A continuación, un resumen de las disposiciones principales del Reglamento:
A continuación, un resumen de las disposiciones principales del Reglamento:
On January 28, 2026, the Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”) issued Resolution No. SPDP-SPD-2026-0004-R, approving the General Regulation on National and International Transfers or Communications of Personal Data (the “Transfer Regulation”).
The National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) issued Resolution No. SENAE-SENAE-2026-0006-RE, by means of which a 30% fee for customs services for customs control purposes is created, applicable to goods entering Ecuador that originate from or come from Colombia, effective as of February 1, 2026.
On December 15, 2025, the Ministry of Labor issued Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2025-195 (hereinafter, the Agreement), establishing the statutory minimum wage for 2026. We highlight the following:
The Executive Decree dated December 30, 2025, issued by the President of the Republic established differentiated Outflow Tax (ISD) rates for the importation of goods classified under certain tariff subheadings:
In the Third Supplement to Official Gazette No. 195, dated December 31, 2025, an amendment was published to the General Regulations of the Mining Law (referred to as the “Regulatory Amendment”). This amendment incorporates various matters that were previously established through secondary regulations.
On December 29, 2025, through Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC25-00000043, the Internal Revenue Service updated the table for income tax rates for individuals, and the income tax table on inheritances, legacies, and donations applicable to fiscal year 2026.
The President of the Republic, by means of Executive Decree No. 249 issued on December 17th, 2025, hereby the “Decree”, ordered the mandatory and non-recoverable suspension of the working day of January 2nd, 2026, for both the public and private sectors. With this decision, the New Year holiday will be extended from the 1st to the 4th of that month.
Executive Decree No. 289, published in the Third Supplement to Official Gazette No. 206 dated January 19, 2026, amended the General Regulations to the Law of the National Public Procurement System.