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See all analysis Not Being Obligated to Register Databases Does Not Exempt from the Obligation to Comply with the Personal Data Protection Law (Law 1581 of 2012)
In order to comply with the provisions of Decree 090 of 2018, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) calls on legal entities to...
Regulatory UpdatesHow Can the NIT Influence the Single Tax Registry (RUT) Form?
Following Article 555-2 of the Tax Statute, the Colombian government established the Single Tax Registry (RUT) to identify, locate, and classify natural or legal persons who have obligations administered by the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), which allows managing the administration of people's information, as it provides sufficiently reliable data for the corresponding government entities to properly enforce tax, customs, and exchange obligations of individuals, simplify procedures, and reduce costs. (DIAN, 2021).
Legal TrendsLearn About Our Alliances and Global Solutions.
In recent years, AZC has evolved from consolidating a strong presence in Colombia to providing global solutions to our clients through strategic allies who have become...
Regulatory UpdatesPersonal Service under Law 2213 of 2022 via WhatsApp.
The Civil Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia, in its recent Judgment STC 16733 of December 14, 2022, made important clarifications and unified criteria to determine that the WhatsApp application is indeed a digital channel through which personal service as referred to in Article 8 of Law 2213 of 2022 can be carried out.
Regulatory UpdatesDECREE 2322 OF 2022 – Regulating the Maximum Contribution Limit to the Comprehensive Social Security System.
Through Decree 2322 of 2022, issued by the President of the Republic, a paragraph was added to Article 2.2.3.1.7 of Decree 1833 of 2016, which modifies the maximum amount for making contributions to health and pension: it will be 25 current legal monthly minimum wages. However, it will be extended to 45 current legal monthly minimum wages when two conditions are met simultaneously.
Legal TrendsLearn the Differences Between SOAT and Comprehensive Insurance
It is very common nowadays for confusion to arise about the types of insurance available in the market for vehicles. For this reason, when traffic accidents occur, people do not know which entity to turn to and end up, for example, requesting payment for vehicle damages from the insurer with which they contracted the SOAT.
Regulatory UpdatesExpiration of Negative Financial Data with Credit Bureaus in Correlation with the Permanent and Transitional Provisions of Law 2157 of 2021.
Indeed, the indefinite retention of personal data relating to credit behavior is prohibited in our Colombian legal system once the causes that justified its collection and administration have disappeared. This is in the words of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, in Judgment C-1011 of 2008, with Justice Jaime Córdoba Triviño as rapporteur.
Regulatory UpdatesLaw 2251 of 2022 – New Guidelines for Handling Simple Traffic Accidents.
Article 16 of this Law amends Article 143 of Law 769 of 2002, which establishes that in any traffic accident where only...
Regulatory UpdatesRights of Creditors in Judicial Liquidation Proceedings.
The liquidation proceedings of private companies in Colombia are primarily governed by Law 1116 of 2006, from which rights and obligations arise for all interested parties, including any person to whom the company in liquidation owes money (for products, services, movable or immovable property). However, in practice, it is not very common for creditors to exercise many of their rights or to exercise them within the legal term to do so, and therefore they may be left out of the liquidation, resulting in the non-payment of their claim.
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