With the WHO statement re. the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health published today Ordinance No. 356, to regulate the measures set out in Law 13,979/20 to deal with the new virus. The Ordinance provides for measures relating to isolation, quarantine, mandatory medical testing and vaccines, among others. According to the ordinance, isolation […]
On February 13th, 2020, the Consumer National Secretariat (“SENACON”) initiated public consultation on the Ordinance draft regarding the calculation of fines. The suggestions and commentaries to the draft must be submitted via online form, available on this link, until March 14th, 2020. The Ordinance draft proposes that the calculus of the base-penalty considers (i) the supplier’s […]
On March 6th, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) published the Ordinance No. 81/2020, which establishes the form of sharing the benefits in the non-monetary modality of access to genetic heritage, according to the Biodiversity Law (Law No. 13,123/2015). The Ordinance contemplates templates and procedures to be followed for the proposition, analysis and signature […]
A reminder that until the end of March (March 31, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date of December 31, 2019, in the Central Bank of Brazil System, as per Resolution No. […]
The Federal Government published Decree No. 10,240/2020 in the Official Gazette last Thursday (February 13, 2020). The Decree regulates the take-back system on electronics nationwide. The new rule is aligned with the Sector Agreement for the take-back of electronics signed by the Ministry of Environment and some companies in the sector in October 2019. The […]
On Wednesday (Feb 2), the Senate approved Bill No. 23/2020, drafted by the Federal Government to implement sanitary measures to combat the coronavirus. The law is expected to be signed off by President Jair Bolsonaro this week, considering that the Brazilians repatriated by air from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are expected […]
On January 30, 2020, Resolution No. 22 from the National Mining Agency (ANM) and Ordinance No. 48 from the Ministry of Environment (MMA) were published on the Federal Official Gazette to regulate the deadlines for tacit approvals of public liberation acts of economic activities, provided by Federal Decree No. 17,178/2019. Resolution No. 22 from the […]
The Ministry of Environment and the Federal Environment Protection Agencies (IBAMA and ICMBio) edited three Joint Normative Instructions (No. 01, 02 and 03/2020, published on the Federal Official Gazette last Thursday, January 30th, 2020, and already into force), through which they regulate the new procedures regarding federal administrative proceedings for administrative infractions related to due […]
A reminder that according to Resolution No. 3844, of March 23, 2010, of the Brazilian National Monetary Council, and Circular No. 3814, of December 7, 2016, of the Central Bank of Brazil, companies that receive foreign investment must annually submit their financial data related to the base-date of December 31, 2019 by March 31, 2020, […]
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