PANAMA On March 16, President Laurentino Cortizo signed an Executive Decree which regulates the procedure for purchases in case of “critical shortage of medicines or pharmaceutical + info

PANAMA El 16 de marzo el presidente Laurentino Cortizo firmó un Decreto Ejecutivo que reglamenta el procedimiento de compras en caso de “desabastecimiento crítico de medicamentos + info

COSTA RICA On March 17, the International Relations Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved 12 of the 13 amendments proposed to file 22280 + info

COSTA RICA  El 17 de marzo la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales de la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica aprobó 12 de las 13 modificaciones propuestas al + info

COLOMBIA On March 11, the Ministry of Health published Decree 335 which establishes the procedure for manufacturers of biological, biotechnological and chemical synthesis drugs to obtain + info

BRAZIL On March 9, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that seeks to establish a National Patient Navigation Program for people with malignant breast cancer. + info

BRAZIL On March 11, the Executive Branch published in the Official Gazette the enactment of the law that establishes the National Policy on Pediatric Oncology Care. + info

COLOMBIA El 11 de marzo el Ministerio de Salud publicó el Decreto 335 que establece el procedimiento para fabricantes de medicamentos biológicos, biotecnológicos y de síntesis + info

BRASIL El 11 de marzo, el Poder Ejecutivo publicó en el Boletín Oficial la promulgación de la ley que establece la Política Nacional de Atención en + info

BRASIL El 9 de marzo, la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el proyecto de ley que busca establecer Programa Nacional de Navegación de Pacientes para personas con + info

ARGENTINA The National Ministry of Health approved the Document of Good Practices for Teleconsultation. The document presented is proposed as a reference framework for the standardization + info

ARGENTINA El Ministerio de Salud de la Nación aprobó el Documento de Buenas Prácticas para la Teleconsulta. El documento presentado se propone como un marco de + info

PERU On March 14, the plenary of the Peruvian Congress admitted with 76 votes in favor, 41 against and one abstention, the presidential vacancy motion against + info

VENEZUELA On March 11, the National Superintendency of Securities (SUNAVAL in Spanish) issued a resolution in the Official Gazette that establishes the guidelines for the public + info

VENEZUELA On March 17, the National Superintendence of Securities (SUNAVAL in Spanish) published a circular that issues provisions on the presentation of information for the issuance + info

OECD On March 14, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published the Commentary on the Global Base Erosion Rules (GloBE) where it presents specific + info

ECUADOR On March 17, the Economic Development Committee of the National Assembly approved the report for second debate of the bill for Attraction of Investments, Strengthening + info

ECUADOR On March 16, the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board, through Resolution No. JPRM-2022-010-M, published the Regulation governing auxiliary payment systems. The document establishes mechanisms for + info