The Plenary of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, through Judgment 51-25-IN/25 dated September 26, 2025, declared the unconstitutionality, on procedural grounds, of the Organic Law of National Solidarity in its entirety. This is due to the violation of the principle of unity of subject matter (Article 136 of the Constitution) during its approval and because it was improperly processed through the expedited procedure applicable to bills classified as economically urgent (Article 140 of the Constitution). This declaration will have retroactive effects from the publication of the judgement in the Official Gazette of Ecuador (Registro Oficial).Read More
The Plenary of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, through Judgment 52-25-IN/25 dated September 26, 2025, declared the Organic Law on Public Integrity unconstitutional in its entirety due to procedural flaws.Read More
On August 28, 2025, the Organic Law on Social Transparency (hereinafter, LOTS) was published in the Third Supplement of the Official Registry No. 122. Its primary purpose is to promote transparency in the operations of non-profit social organizations operating in the country. Below is a summary of the key aspects of this law:Read More
On August 28, 2025, the Organic Law on Social Transparency was published in the Third Supplement of the Official Gazette No. 122, which amended various legal frameworks, including the Mining Law.Below is a summary of the main amendments:Read More
For year 2025, companies whose assets exceed US $100,000 (one hundred thousand 00/100 United States dollars) are required to pay the corporate contribution to the Superintendency of Companies, based on the determination made by this entity using the financial statements submitted by the entities under its supervision.Said payment may...Read More
What you need to knowOn July 30, 2025, the Superintendence of Personal Data Protection (SPDP) issued Resolution No. SPDP-SPD-2025-0028-R, through which it enacted the Regulation on the Data Protection Officer (DPO). This new regulatory instrument aims to reinforce the implementation of the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDP) and its corresponding Regulation (RLOPDP), while clarifying key practical aspects for organizations already working toward compliance.Read More
On June 15, 2025, the President of the Republic of Ecuador issued Executive Decree No. 32, published in the Eighth Supplement of the Official Gazette No. 62 on June 18, 2025, which amended the General Regulation to the Organic Law of the Public Electric Energy Service (RLOSPEE) and the Natural Gas Operations Regulation (ROGN).Below, ...Read More
The Organic Law of National Solidarity, enacted through its publication in the Sixth Supplement of Official Gazette No. 56 on June 10, 2025, amended the fifth unnumbered article following Article 317 of the Companies Law, concerning the prohibitions applicable to Simplified Joint Stock Companies (S.A.S.), establishing, among other prohibitions, the...Read More
In accordance with the provisions of the Violet Economy Law, the deadline for companies to register their Equality Plan with the Ministry of Labor is July 31, 2024.Companies with 50 or more employees are required to register the Equality Plan, while those with fewer employees may do so on a voluntary basis...Read More
Through Executive Decree No. 256 of May 8, 2024, the President of the Republic ordered the split (division) of the Agency for the Regulation and Control of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (“ARCERNNR”) into three new agencies, attached to the Ministry of Energy and Mines:Mining Regulation and Control Agency (“ARCOM”)Electricity Regulation and Control Agency...Read More
