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In brief On December 27, 2022, the BPTO published ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 78, which establishes phase IV of the pilot project for shared examination Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), as well as ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 79, which governs the priority processing of patent applications. Both became into force on January 1, 2023. More details  ORDINANCE/BPTO/PR nº 78 increased […]

In brief On December 30, 2022, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the minute of an internal meeting held by its Office’s board (by means of SEI INPI # 0747049) in which the BPTO considerably simplified the process of registration of technology transfer, licenses for industrial property rights and franchising agreements.The changes follow […]

In brief The ABNT 2030 Recommended Practice (PR) was published on 14 December 2022, providing for the conceptualization, guidelines and evaluation models for implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices for organizations and businesses in general. More details  The PR, which provides for the conceptualization, guidelines and evaluation models for the implementation of ESG practices, […]

In brief On 22 December 2022, PROCON/SP published Normative Ordinance No. 0229/2022, establishing the State Code of Inspection and Sanctioning Procedures (“Ordinance“), and providing instructions for the use of the PROCON/SP digital system. More details The referred Ordinance establishes the State Code of Inspection and Sanctioning Procedures, aiming to regulate the inspection activities by PROCON/SP […]

The Federal Government published today (December 29, 2022) the Provisional Measure No. 1,152/22, introducing changes in the Transfer Pricing legislation, adopted to control transactions performed by Brazilian taxpayers with related parties located abroad. As expected, the changes introduced by the Provisional Measure No. 1,152/2022 are aligned with the OECD standards, representing one of the key […]

The new Provisional Presidential Decree (MP, in Portuguese) No. 1,151/2022, was recently published, and allows the sale of carbon credits and environmental services in the object of public concessions for forests and conservation units (protected areas). The rule extends the previously conferred rights, also including the exploitation of non-timber forest products and services, such as […]

In brief On December 22, 2022, the Federal Government published in the Official Gazette Federal Decree No. 11,300/2022, which established the take-back requirements system for glass packaging. In summary, the Decree aims to regulate provisions foreseen by the National Policy for Solid Waste to address rules and procedures on take-back requirements for glass packaging. More details  After […]

In brief As of January of 2023, the labor lawsuits will need to be reported in the eSocial, as an evolution of this system created to consolidate information about tax, social security and employment obligations. More details  Based on different legal statutes, with special focus on IN RFB 2.094/2022 and the updated eSocial Manual, the following new […]

In brief IBAMA Directive No. 16 (“Directive“), which became effective on December, 5th 2022, introduced the system for the Forestry Traceability Source Document (“DOF+“) as a tool for issuance, management and monitoring of mandatory licenses for the transport and storage of forestry products from native species in Brazil. More details  This system will control all new authorizations […]