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TAX
A Presidential Decree extended until 12/09/2024 the effectiveness of Decree No. 4.525, published in Official Gazette of 06/09/2021 (Decree of Optimization and Revitalization of Exportation Processes). Therefore, the exemptions from the legal regimes for exportation indicated in said Decree No. 4.525 continue to be in effect, in the terms and conditions established in the same. (Official Gazette No. 6.820 Extraordinary of 07/01/2024. Decree No. 4.970. Entry into force: As from 06/09/2024). The National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria – SENIAT) authorized the issue and circulation of liquor warranty seals. (Official Gazette Administrative of Ruling 07/12/2024. No. SNAT/2024/000046. Entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Gazette). A Presidential Decree set at zero percent (0%) the rate of the Tax on Large Financial Transactions for transactions made by the following taxpayers: (i) Legal persons and unincorporated economic entities, categorized as special taxpayers, for the payments made by them to the debit of their accounts with banks or financial institutions; (ii) Legal persons and unincorporated economic entities, categorized as special taxpayers, for the payments made by them without the intervention of financial institutions. Cancellation is understood as the offset, novation and extinction of debts; (iii) Legal persons and unincorporated economic entities, legally related to a legal person or unincorporated economic entity, categorized as special taxpayer, for the payments made by them to the debit of their accounts with banks or financial institutions or without the intervention of financial institutions; (iv) Natural and legal persons and unincorporated legal entities that without being legally related to a legal person or unincorporated economic entity, categorized as special taxpayer, make payments for their account, to the debit of their accounts with banks or financial institutions or without the intervention of financial institutions. (Official Gazette No. 6.821 Extraordinary of 07/12/2024. Decree No. 4.972. Entry into force: As from 07/15/2024).

MISCELLANEOUS
The National Assembly enacted the Law on Promotion of Non-Oil Exports. The purpose of the Law is to establish and develop mechanisms intended to facilitate the exportation of non-oil goods and services, generated in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to increase Venezuelan products’ participation and competitiveness in international markets, according to the commitments and obligations undertaken in the frame of the multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade mechanisms and for the country’s integral and sustainable development. Title IV of the Decree with the Status, Value and Force of Law of Banco de Comercio Exterior is repealed, as well as the other provisions of said Decree related to the promotion of exports and all provisions contrary to the Law on Promotion of Non-oil Exports. (Official Gazette No. 6.824 Extraordinary of 07/18/2024. Entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Gazette).

The Ministry of the Popular Power for National Trade declared the following standards as Venezuelan COVENIN Standards of national character; the content of said standards will be published in the institutional web site of the Deconcentrated Service of Standardization, Quality, Metrology, and Technical Regulations (Servicio Desconcentrado de Normalización, Calidad, Metrología y Reglamentos Técnicos – SENCAMER) (www.sencamer.gob.ve). (Official Gazette of 07/10/2024. Entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Gazette).

Resolution No.Venezuelan COVENIN Standard No.It substitutes for Venezuelan COVENIN Standard No.
080/20245035:2024 “Food for celiac persons, non-celiac gluten-sensitive persons, and wheat allergic persons.”
081/ 20241431:2024 “Bottled drinking water. Requirements. (1st. Review).”1431:1982

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