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Client Alert | Costa Rica Introduces a VASP Framework: Is Your Business Ready?
The new AML framework for virtual assets introduces significant compliance obligations—not only for crypto businesses, but for anyone doing business with them. Key Takeaways Costa Rica has introduced a regulatory[...]
Costa Rica Further Extends Corporate Email Registration Deadline
New National Registry Directive Clarifies the Rules for Costa Rican Corporations Costa Rica has issued an important new update regarding the mandatory corporate email registration requirement for commercial corporations. On[...]
Costa Rica Extends Corporate Email Registration Deadline Amid Registry Delays and Increased Compliance Burdens
National Registry Grants Additional Time as Companies Face RTBF Backlogs, New Power of Attorney Requirements, and Operational Congestion Costa Rica’s National Registry has officially extended the deadline for commercial corporations[...]
Registering Your Trademark Is Not Enough: The Mistake That Keeps Costing Businesses in Costa Rica
Why Company Registration Does Not Protect Your Brand For years, many companies in Costa Rica operated under a fairly simple assumption: incorporate the company, choose a good name, and assume[...]
Costa Rica Corporate Update – April 2026
Key legal changes affecting corporate meetings, RTBF filings, and tax obligations As April begins, corporations in Costa Rica enter one of the most important compliance periods of the year, particularly[...]
February 2026 Costa Rica RTBF Update
New Exception Allows Replacement of Foreign Representatives Without RTBF Good Standing On February 19, 2026, the Registry of Legal Entities issued Circular DPJ-002-2026, introducing a significant exception to the registration[...]
