The Ministry of Public Health (MSP), through memorandum No. MSP-SVPCS-2025-1061-M dated April 29, 2025, has established a mandatory health requirement for Yellow Fever vaccination for entry into the country.
On April 11, 2025, Executive Decree No. 595 (the “Decree”) was issued, amending the Regulations to the Law on Public Procurement (“RGLOSNCP”). The Decree was published in Official Gazette Supplement No. 19 on April 14, 2025.
The President of the Republic, by means of Executive Decree No. 598 issued on April 11, 2025, has declared that the workday on Thursday, April 17, 2025, will be suspended for both the public and private sectors.
Through Executive Decree No. 589 dated March 29, 2025, the President of the Republic of Ecuador extended the 0% Outflow Tax (ISD) rate until April 30, 2025, for the list of tariff subheadings issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The Ministerial Agreement MDT-2025-043; hereinafter the “Agreement”, was published on March 19, 2025, by means of the fourth supplement to Official Registry No. 1; and amends the regulations governing the administrative approval process. We highlight the following.
The National Civil Aviation Council (CNAC) amended the Operating Permit Regulations for the Provision of Commercial Air Transport Services through Resolution No. 003/2025, which came into effect on February 21, 2025. The reform aims to optimize.
The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) responded to Inquiry 02-2025 through pronunciation No. SPDP-2025-0031-O (“Pronunciation”). Through this Pronunciation the DPA addresses the legitimacy and legal basis applicable to the use of biometric data for employee attendance tracking.
On February 6, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador (“Court”) issued Judgment No. 74-21-IN/25 (the “Judgment”), in which it assessed the constitutionality of various articles of the Regulation to the Arbitration and Mediation Law (“RLAM”).
By Executive Decree No. 551, dated March 3, 2025, the President of the Republic of Ecuador issued the Regulations to the Organic Law for Financial Relief and Economic Strengthening of Generations in Ecuador (hereinafter “LOPAFFE”). Below, we summarize the most relevant provisions.
On January 24, 2025, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MEM”) issued Ministerial Agreement No. MEM-MEM-2025-0002-AM (the “Agreement”), declaring the electricity sector a priority to address the 2025-2026 dry season. The Agreement came into force on February 19, 2025.
The Internal Revenue Service (“SRI”), through Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC25-00000004 dated February 24, 2025, established the obligation for mining actors to submit the “Mining Annex” to report detailed information on their exploration, exploitation, beneficiation, local commercialization.
By means of the third supplement to the Official Registry No. 734 from January 31, 2025, the National Court published Resolution No. 01-2025 (Resolution), which establishes a binding judicial precedent related to the payment of indemnities contained in article 51 of the Organic Disabilities Law.