USEFUL INFORMATION
¿Were you aware that…? The Superior Council of the Judicial Branch, has communicated that the applicable base for commission of different felonies contained in the Penal Code, such as robbery, during 2007, will be of ¢ 210.600,00.
LEGAL NEWS
By # 8571 Law, officially published on March 1st, several articles of the Costa Rican Family, Civil, and Penal Codes are modified, in order to eliminate the legal possibility of marriage of children under 15.
CORPORATE BULLETIN
The Executive Act #33529 by the Secretary of Public Works and Transportation (“MOPT”), was recently issued to regulate the taxi transportation services.
The preferential borrowing rate established by the Costa Rican Central Bank has been set at 9.75% starting February 15th.
SOCIAL PROJECTION
Any initiatives to integrally solve the waste and garbage disposal problems in Costa Rica have been declared of national and public interest.