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Expanding Cannabis Operations in Latin America & The Caribbean: Ecuador
Medical Use: No. There is proposed legislation (Health Code) for congress approval. Recreational Use/Adult Use: Recreational/adult use is not permitted. Current Regime/Legislation (or Proposed Legislation): Current: The Criminal Code establishes that possession of narcotic or psychotropic substances for personal use or consumption in the amounts established by the corresponding...
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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion - Ecuador
1 .What role does the government of Ecuador play in approving and regulating foreign direct investment? The Ecuadorian state guarantees and promotes foreign investments. Foreign investors have the same rights and obligations as Ecuadorian individual and institutional investors. The Government has encouraged foreign investment issuing new legislation, with tax exemptions or reductions in...
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Doing Business in Latin America and The Caribbean: Ecuador
Situated on the northwest coast of South America, the Republic of Ecuador encompasses an area of approximately 256,549 square kilometers, or 99,438 square miles. Ecuador is a constitutional, democratic, sovereign and independent state. The 2008 Constitution mandates that the president stay in his functions up to a four-year term and can be reelected only one time. The...