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27/03/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Colombia
Medical use Growing, selling and importing cannabis for medical use is allowed in Colombia. There are several authorities involved in the authorisation processes. The ICA (the Colombian Agency for Agricultural...
22/03/2024
Extinctive prescription of acts of continuous unfair competition
Unfair competition encompasses a series of practices contrary to the principles of loyalty, commercial good faith, and honesty in the market. These practices may include actions such as customer diversion...
20/03/2024
Minimum old-age pension guarantee: changes for women according to the Con­sti­tu­tion­al...
On 22 February 2024, the Constitutional Court issued a press release on the declaration of un­con­sti­tu­tion­al­ity in the judgment C-054 of 2024, which included changes to the requirements regarding the number...
18/03/2024
What can we expect from the District Development Plan 2024-2028 in regards...
On April 30, the District Development Plan for the period 2024-2028 ("PDD 2024-2028" for its acronym in Spanish), which will constitute the roadmap for the next four years of Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán's...
13/03/2024
Crypto Tax Legislation & Law in Colombia
1. Is there a specific legislation issued for the taxation of crypto-assets or do general national tax law principles apply because the tax legislator has not regulated this so far? There is no special...
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07/03/2024
Renewable energy in Colombia
1. Introduction Due its high rainfall levels and abundance of water resources, Colombia has one of the cleanest electricity grids in the world. Nevertheless, achieving decarbonisation goals have been...
27/02/2024
New jurisprudential position on the counting of time contributed to the...
On 31 January 2024, the Labour Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice issued Sentence SL 138 of 2024, in which it modified the position on the equivalence of time contributed to the General Social Security...
19/02/2024
Open banking in Colombia: One step ahead
The operation of open finance is becoming a reality in Colombia. This scheme allows entities under the surveillance of the Superintendency of Finance to share their client's financial information with...
07/02/2024
Universal vs. TikTok: When Copyright Silences One of the Most Important...
On January 31, 2024, the copyright license agreement between Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music company, and TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. expired without a renewal agreement. The termination...
07/02/2024
CMS Expert Guide to Crypto Regulation in Colombia
Disclaimer: This chapter was last updated on 5 September 2023 and does not reflect any subsequent developments. The information provided is intended for general informational purposes and should not be...
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06/02/2024
Employment issues in M&A transactions in Colombia
A. Share Deal I. Obligations of the purchaser 1. Check whether: In general, no consequences for working conditions and no notifications are necessary as there is no change of employer. But check whether:any...
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01/02/2024
Tax Bulletin No. 60
We are pleased to share with you the Tax Bulletin for December and January.  In this edition, we are pleased to share the concepts of addition by Dian, the OECD administrative guide for PES, among others. For...