Reduction of procedures and requirements for economic reactivation in Costa Rica

By zone_admin | 23 de May de 2022 | Blog

Recently, guideline number 085-MIDEPLAN-MEIC was issued to reduce procedures in Central Government entities, decentralized institutions and municipalities in search of the economic recovery of the country. With this, the Public Administration has 3 ways to process the issuance of permits necessary for the development of economic activities, which we detail: Affidavit: It seeks to streamline 119 procedures within a period of 3 months, 6 months and the first quarter of 2021, according to Executive Decree No. 41795-P-MEIC of June 19, 2019 in which it was arranged to promote the use of the affidavit as a measure to speed up the procedures. Single Window for Investment: It is planned to speed up the Single Window for Investment platform, under the principles of efficiency and effectiveness of the Public Administration, with the digitization and simplification of 69 procedures. Regulatory Improvement Plan: The heads of the Centralized Public Administration are instructed and the heads of the Decentralized Public Administration are urged to execute the following percentages of improvement according to the deadlines for progress in the defined regulatory improvement plans: Advance:
  1. 50% advance as of June 10, 2020.
  2. 75% progress as of September 10, 2020.
  3. 100% compliance as of December 10, 2020, of all the procedures contained in the duly simplified regulatory improvement plan. 
Some of the procedures that will be streamlined are:
  1. D2 (low environmental impact) before SETENA. Within a maximum granting period of 2 business days
  2. Sanitary operating permit Category A and B granted by the Ministry of Health. Within a maximum period of 7 business days
  3. Issuance of the municipal land use certificate . Within 5 business days
  4. Environmental viability D1+DJCA issued by SETENA . Within 49 business days
  5. Environmental viability D1+PGA granted by SETENA . Within 63 business days
  6. Environmental viability D1+ESIA issued by SETENA . Within 126 business days
  7. Authorization for self-consumption hydrocarbon tanks issued by MINAE. Within 7 business days
  8. Boiler permit from the Ministry of Health. Within 7 business days
  9. Wastewater treatment plant location permit issued by the Ministry of Health. Within 10 business days
To see the complete Guideline 085, click on this link. For more information or if you require advice on any of the procedures mentioned, ZONE is at your disposal. You can contact us at [email protected]