News

MERITAS anual meeting 2023

Our Partner Diego Romero represented our Firm at the MERITAS LATIN AMERICA & CARRIBEAN REGIONAL MEETING in Santiago, Chile on September 28-29, where professionals from law firms belonging to Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, the most important network of independent...

read more

Top 10 Most Influential Corporate/Commercial Lawyers in 2022

We congratulate our partners Gustavo Romero and Diego Romero for being recognized by the prestigious US magazine BUSSINESS TODAY of July 10, 2023 in the “Top 10 Most Influential Corporate/Commercial Lawyers in 2022”, the listing is part of the “Lawyers Awards 2023”.

read more

Ministry of Labour Approval Procedure 19 May 2021

Employment information On May 19, 2021, the Ministry of Labor issued Agreement No. MDT-2021-189, containing the TECHNICAL REGULATIONS ON THE PROCEDURE TO APPLY EMPLOYEE DISMISSAL APPROVAL REQUESTED FROM THE MINISTRY OF LABOR BY WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS. Notice: This...

read more

Organic law on protection of personal data R O 26 May 2021

Personal data protection law Another important issue relates to the ORGANIC LAW FOR PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION, which was published in Official Gazette Supplement 459 on May 26, 2021 and is currently in force. This law aims to guarantee the right to personal data...

read more

TAX-RELATED INFORMATION

That SRI Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC22-00000024, published in the Official Gazette Second Supplement No.80, dated June 9, 2022, provides that taxpayers required to pay Income Tax, and that issue invoices, as of the date said Resolution goes into effect, are not yet...

read more

New General Organic Code of Processes in Ecuador

Since May 2016, the General Organic Code of Processes (COGEP) came into force in Ecuador, which superceded the Civil Procedure Code and other related laws, through which the oral procedure is implemented on civil law, contentious tax and administrative, children and...

read more

Recognitions

We are pleased to inform you that Romero Arteta Ponce/ RAP has been shortlisted as follows in Chambers & Partners: “Ecuador Law Firm of the Year 2012/ 2015” Romero Arteta Ponce has been selected by MERITAS LAW FIRMS WORDLWIDE as this organization’s exclusive...

read more

Delta airlines-lafarge cementos

Notice from Chamber & Partners 2012-2015: “We are pleased to inform you that Romero Arteta Ponce has been shortlisted as follows Ecuador Law Firm of the Year” Lafarge Cementos- France During the year 2011-12, the Arbitral Court of the Ecuadorian-American Chamber...

read more

Antitrust Law In Ecuador

Ecuador since October 2011 the Ecuadorian Congress issued a new Antitrust Law and the respective Regulations to the Law since April 2012. Article 11 of the Law Prohibit Agreements and Practices between two or more economics operators related to the any commercial...

read more