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On April 3, 2026, the decree amending, adding to, and repealing various provisions of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, introducing significant changes across different components of Mexico’s industrial property system. The reform entered into force the following day and directly affects

1 May 2026 marks a turning point in trade relations between Europe and South America. The EU-Mercosur interim trade agreement enters into provisional application on that date, and from that moment companies, consumers and farmers across the EU begin to benefit from its effects. After more than 25 years of negotiations, a market of 700

Brazil’s National Social Security Institute (INSS) has established, through Ordinance DTI/DIRBEN/INSS No. 156/2026 published on 6 May 2026, a new digital system called INSS Empresa, which enters into force on 15 May 2026. The system creates an official channel through which companies can remotely and centrally consult information on the leaves of absence and social

After almost a decade of negotiations, the EU and Australia concluded negotiations on their free trade agreement on 24 March 2026. The agreement creates a trade and services framework between two advanced economies that already exchange goods and services worth more than 89.2 billion euros per year, trade that sustains 460,000 jobs in the EU.

On 20 March 2026, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, the Comprehensive Response Plan to the Middle East Crisis. The regulation combines immediate relief measures on energy costs with broader structural actions aimed at strengthening the resilience of the Spanish economy against future episodes of international instability. For Spanish companies with international operations, this

The 2025 Income Tax Campaign begins on April 8 and will end on June 30, 2026. In today’s globalized environment, it is increasingly common to find individuals relocating to Spain (inbound expatriates) or moving abroad (outbound expatriates), generally for work-related reasons. It is also common to encounter individuals who, while being tax residents in Spain,

Priority sectors, market access and investment commitments shaping the regulatory and business framework for the next five years. China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, approved on 12 March 2026 and running through 2030, sets the country’s economic, sectoral and regulatory priorities for the next five years. For Spanish companies with operations or expansion plans in China, the

In a business environment where innovation, brands and other intangible assets are becoming increasingly strategic, protecting intellectual property has become a key issue for companies undergoing international expansion. In Venezuela, the registration of trademarks, patents, industrial designs and other industrial property rights is managed by the Autonomous Intellectual Property Service (SAPI), the public authority responsible

On January 1, 2026, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) officially entered its definitive phase. This marks the end of the transitional period and the beginning of financial obligations for importing companies. Which products are affected? The regulation applies to the importation of carbon-intensive goods: cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, and