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Publication date:: 2019-04-29

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Panama: Gradual reopening of companies
According to Executive Decree No. 96 of May 15, 2020, the Ministry of Labor of Panama has ordered that, for the operation and gradual reactivation of companies and/or activities, the employer must complete the digital form on the reactivation of contracts, enabled by the Ministry of Labor on its website.
Panama releases guide for companies and institutions regarding safe return to workplaces in times of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the Social Security Administration, Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Pan American Health Organization, has prepared guidelines to facilitate compliance with health, hygiene and safety measures for companies and public or private institutions that are operating or could be authorized in the future by health authorities to initiate the process of return to workplaces in times of COVID-19 (the "Guide").
Panama suspends evictions and the charge of leasing fees while the State of Emergency for COVID-19
Through Executive Decree No. 145 of May 2, 2020, published in Official Gazette No. 29015 of May 1, 2020, the Government of the Republic of Panama has adopted measures to protect tenants affected by the crisis generated the by COVID-19 pandemic, from eviction proceedings, penalties and implementation of usage restrictions by landlords/owners.
Panama: Digital procedures in times of COVID-19
The General Directorate of the Industrial Property Registry (DIGERPI) authorized by Resolution No. 36 of April 30, 2020, the reception of new trademark applications and petitions for procedures for trademark applications already filed and registered by e-mail.
Panamá: Amendment to Law 59 on immunity due to chronic illness
Through Law 151 of April 24, 2020, Article 4-A was added to Law 59 of December 28, 2005, through which labor protection standards were adopted for people with chronic, involuntary, and / or degenerative diseases causing occupational disability.
Panama: The use of tax equipment is temporarily excepted as a consequence of sanitary measures established nationally
To who does it apply: All taxpayers, natural or legal persons, who maintain fiscal equipment or other billing systems as a means to document their income.  Temporary exceptions: To the use of fiscal equipment or any other billing system throughout the national territory, to taxpayers who cannot make use of said equipment or systems that rest in commercial establishments or business offices as a consequence of the temporary closure, decreed by the National Emergency through Executive Decree No. 500 of March 19, 2020, in accordance with Executive Decree No. 507 of March 24, 2020.
Panama: Fiscal measures adopted during the state of emergency caused by COVID-19
In order to support taxpayers, the National Government and the General Directorate of Revenues of the Ministry of Economy and Finance have taken the following measures: Surcharges, interest, and fines: 85% of the total will be waived for payments to be made after February 29, 2020, and until June 30, 2020. Payment arrangements: The deadline for full compliance with those existing on February 29, 2020, is extended to December 31, 2020. New payment arrangements can only be made until December 31, 2020.
Labor measures regarding COVID-19 in Panama
According to Resolution No. 11 of March 13, 2020, the Cabinet Council has declared a state of national emergency in the Republic of Panama, as a consequence of COVID-19. The Government through its different branches, has issued a handful of Executives Decrees in order to authorize and order extraordinary measures to face the situation. This is especially the case for the Panamanian Labor Ministry.
Teleworking in Panama
Law No. 126 of February 18, 2020 (hereinafter “Teleworking Law”), published in Gazette 28965-A, which establishes and regulates teleworking in the Republic of Panama and modifies an article of the Labor Code, arrives as a legal guarantee in the face of changes in the labor market, in which remote or out-of-office work is becoming more frequent, either during some days of the week or as a permanent work model.
Panama reinstates procedural remedy know as conservatory measures (injunctive relief)
Through Law 119 of December 10, 2019, published in Official Gazette No. 28917-B of December 10, 2019, in force as of such date, Article 569 of the Judicial Code which dealt with injunctive remedy, known in Panama as “conservative or general protection measures”, has been reinstated. Article 569 of the Judicial Code had been struck off through Law 19 of March 26 of 2013, as at the time, the legislators considered that such civil procedure protective rule, given its broad scope, had been subject of excesses by claimants in certain cases, causing prejudice to defendant’s rights.