| Date | | Title | | | 8 February 2012 |  | Informativo Ambiental
Newsletter - Environmental, Brazil
Tópicos desta Edição:
Resolução CONAMA dispõe sobre limites de emissões atmosféricas por fontes fixas
Foi publicada, em 26 de dezembro de 2011, a Resolução CONAMA nº 436, que enfim estabeleceu limites máximos de emissão de poluentes atmosféricos para fontes fixas instaladas ou com licença de instalação requerida até 02 de janeiro de 2007. |
| | | 3 February 2012 |  | Rio de Janeiro: State Decree No. 43,443
Legal Update - Tax Transactions & Consulting, Brazil
On January 30, 2012, State Decree No. 43,443 was issued. This Decree regulates Law No. 6,136/2011 (mentioned in our Legal Update of January 4, 2012), which provides for the exclusion of part of the fines and interest on tax liabilities and authorizes the use of special judicial order credits to offset tax liabilities. With the regulations of this law, taxpayers with debts to the State of Rio de Janeiro will be able to join the program whether the settlement of their debts is by one-time payment, installment, or tax-offset claims by special judicial order. |
| | | 24 January 2012 | | The State of Espírito Santo Extends the ICMS Tax Basis Reduction Period Applicable to Imports of Assets or Goods for Oil and Gas Production
Legal Update - Energy, Brazil
Pursuant to CONFAZ ICMS Agreement no. 130, of November 27, 2007 (“Agreement 130/07”) the States and the Federal District were authorized to reduce the ICMS tax basis applicable at the time that assets or goods (specified in the Sole Annex to such Agreement 130/07) cleared through customs where any such assets or goods were imported under the Special Customs Regime relating to Temporary Admission for use in oil and natural gas production facilities pursuant to specific federal rules regulating the Special Import and Export Regime for Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Assets (“REPETRO”) so that the tax burden would be equal to 7.5 percent on a noncumulative basis, or alternatively, at the discretion of the taxpayer, 3 percent without entitlement to the relevant credit. |
| | | 23 January 2012 | | Informativo de Mercado de Capitais e Societário
Newsletter - Capital Markets, Brazil
A ANBIMA – Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais (“ANBIMA”) publicou, no dia 18 de janeiro de 2012, a nova versão do seu Código de Regulação e melhores Práticas para Fundos de Investimento (“Novo Código ANBIMA”), passando também a exigir a adesão das instituições participantes na categoria “Distribuidor”, além da adesão nas categorias “Administrador” e “Gestor”. O Novo Código ANBIMA incluiu ainda regras para a contratação de agentes autônomos pelos distribuidores de cotas de fundos de investimento e regras para o exercício da atividade dos agentes autônomos. |
| | | 18 January 2012 | | Codim divulga Pronunciamento de Orientação sobre período de silêncio
Legal Update - Capital Markets, Americas, Asia, Europe
O Comitê de Orientação para Divulgação de Informações ao Mercado (“Codim”) divulgou em 11 de janeiro de 2012, o Pronunciamento de Orientação nº 11, que busca esclarecer seu entendimento acerca do período de silêncio, abordado no artigo 48, inciso I, da Instrução da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (“CVM”) nº 400, de 29 de dezembro de 2003, conforme alterada (“Pronunciamento de Orientação”). |
| | | 11 January 2012 | | Informativo Ambiental
Newsletter - Environmental, Latin America & Caribbean
Resolução CONAMA dispõe sobre limites de emissões atmosféricas por fontes fixas |
| | | 9 January 2012 | | Law No. 12,546/2011 Establishes Special Regime of Reinstatement of Tax Amounts for Exporting Companies (Reintegra)
Legal Update - Tax Transactions & Consulting, Brazil
Law No. 12,546/2011 establishes the Special Regime of Reinstatement of Tax Amounts for Exporting Companies (Reintegra), applicable to exports until December 31, 2012, with the purpose of reinstating values related to residual costs of federal taxes in production chains. |
| | | 4 January 2012 | | State of Rio de Janeiro Law No. 6.136/2011: Total Forgiveness of Fines and Partial Forgiveness of Interests Related to Rio de Janeiro State Treasury Executable Debts
Legal Update - Tax Transactions & Consulting, Brazil
Law No. 6.136/2011, published on December 29, 2011, grants total tax forgiveness of fines, and partial forgiveness of interest, related to Rio de Janeiro State Treasury executable debts, for which the original payment date is prior to November 30, 2011. This law enters into force on February 1, 2012, and regulations have not yet been issued by the State’s Executive Branch. |
| | | 22 December 2011 | | Brazil: Environmental Authority Act
Legal Update - Environmental, Latin America & Caribbean
Since 1988, the Brazilian Federal Constitution has established that a Lei Complementar (specific class of law demanding a qualified quorum for approval in Congress) would set the rules for cooperation between the Federal Government, Brazilian States, the Federal District and Municipalities in relation to the exercise of their joint administrative authority, as provided for in Article 23 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution. This includes authority for environmental protection. After more than 20 years, on December 9, 2011, Lei Complementar No. 140 (Environmental Authority Act - EAA) was finally enacted, regulating the exercise of joint administrative authority in connection with protection of natural landscapes, environmental protection, pollution control and fauna and flora preservation. |
| | | 15 December 2011 | | The New Schedule of Fees for The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office – BPTO
Legal Update - Energy, Intellectual Property, United States
As published in the Official Gazette of November 10 and 11, 2011, the new official schedule of fees for the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office - BPTO will become effective as of January 1, 2012, increasing the current official fees by approximately 18.5%. |
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