The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Public Health issued the Interministerial Agreement No. MDT-MSP-2024-002, on September 12, 2024, which regulates the implementation, adequacy, and use of breastfeeding support rooms in workplaces.
On September 8, 2024, the Electricity Regulation and Control Agency issued Regulation No. ARCONEL-003/24 titled “Technical-Commercial Operation of Emergency Generating Sets under Conditions of Generation Deficit and Electricity Rationing in the National Interconnected System (S.N.I)”.
Resolution No. SENAE-SENAE-2024-0083-RE issued by the Customs Authority (SENAE) on July 31, 2024, amended the regulations for the import of goods under the exception regime for household goods and work equipment. The most important points include...
Resolution No. SPDP-SPDP-2024-0002-R, published in the Official Gazette No. 640 on September 10, 2024, the Data Protection Authority issued the “Mandatory Technical Guide for the Registration of the Attorney-in-fact designated by Controllers, whether acting individually or jointly, and Processors that engage in Data Processing Activities in the Republic of Ecuador”.
Resolution No. JPRM-2024-018-M, issued on September 4, 2024, by the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board, enacted the “Regulation governing payment methods, systems and fintech activities in Ecuador.”
Through Press Bulletin No. 70 dated September 2, 2024, the Ecuadorian government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ecuadorian Electricity Corporation, announced an international public tender for the development of several projects involving the construction of civil works, supply of materials, equipment, electromechanical assembly, testing, and commissioning of the 500-kilovolt (kV) Electric Interconnection System between Peru and Ecuador.
El 11 de julio de 2024, la Corte Constitucional emitió la sentencia 59-19-IN/24 (“Sentencia”), en la que declaró la inconstitucionalidad del Acuerdo Ministerial 0341-2019 “Aplicación de la Historia Clínica Ocupacional” (el “Acuerdo”) expedido por el Ministerio de Salud y los formularios respectivos por vulnerar los derechos de intimidad y protección de datos personales.
Resolution No. SPDP-SPDP-2024-0001-R introduces the Organic Statute of Organizational Management by Start-up Processes in the SPDP, hereinafter referred to as the "Statute". This Resolution, effective as of August 2, 2024, establishes the basis for efficient and transparent management of the Institution.
Through Resolution NAC-DGERCGC24-00000030, the Internal Revenue Service regulated the declaration and payment of income tax self-withholdings applicable to large taxpayers.
On March 11, 2024, The Constitutional Court issued the ruling 878-20-JP/24, which analyzes the Maternity Leave in case of death of children.
On July 29, 2024, the Ministry of Labor issued the Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2024-099, which extends the deadline for the registration of "Equality Plans" until July 31, 2025.
Through Official Letter DADM-MP-01, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued the “Donation Process Manual”, which regulates the process to donate equipment and supplies to the National Police and access the 150% additional deduction for the calculation of income tax.