Legal advice in Ecuador

Rivadeneira & Asociados Lawyers, advises in all proceedings in Ecuador, with justice, efficiency, thereby safeguarding your interests, contributing to competitive positioning and providing greater value of your company. It will be our pleasure to serve you and give you our support in order to establish ourselves as a useful tool for you.

admin transactions headerOur advice is aimed to protect your assets and plan an orderly succession in favor of the beneficiaries, always according to the legal and tax framework, but maximizing the benefits allowed.

We can guide our services to forewarn your interests, from estate planning by drafting wills, inheritance agreements, donations and legacies as well as proceed with estate execution, by providing effective possessions of inheritance and partitions, advice on the process tax return with the SRI, and the whole process of registration in the respective Records and Commercial Property.

pen paper general headerLegal advice on structuring, creation and enforcement of trusts, trusteeships and other trust business, coordinating effect for fund managers and trusts. Settling disputes arising Commercial Trust.

litigios y asuntos legales headerIf you or your company is sued in any conflict resulting in liability or requires making claims for damages, lost profits or any kind of compensation, we can sponsor you and defend you in any civil, labor, commercial or criminal trial.

We also specialize in negotiating to sponsor through alternative means of dispute resolution such as mediation or arbitration.

Constitution of anonymous, limited companies, associated companies, mixed economy, foreign companies and branches, capital increases, mergers, demergers, transformations, dissolutions and liquidations, reform statutes, stock transfers and transfer of shares, representation at general meetings and directories, making records, including corporate actions.

pen paper general headerTo establish civil or commercial agreements, require appropriate negotiation and contractual structure, we specialize in advising, emitting the most appropriate recommendations, reviewing and developing various types of contracts with suitable clauses, in order to safeguarding the interests of our customers.

If your company is involved in procurement with the various public sector entities, we headed our advice to his client duly meets all the requirements of the procurement processes before the SERCOP.

We can advise on the representation of tenders and compliance with pre-contractual requirements as well as in shaping and forming consortia for contractual processes, public tenders and bids, always verifying compliance guiding principles of public procurement, especially, equality, opportunity, competition and transparency.

Advice on procurement of insurance policies and reinsurance and surety insurers and reinsurers to sponsorship in claims before the Superintendency of Banks and Insurance, judicial or arbitration. Claims hired prepaid medical services companies.

VISAS

Any foreigner person who enters to a country, must always maintain an immigration legal status, to allow him a relaxing stay and to comply with all laws of the host country.

It is therefore necessary, that the foreign person needs to have a current visa and passport, to prevent further migration problems that could reach the deprivation of liberty and its corresponding deportation.

In this regard, let us avoid problems and we have available highly skilled professionals who will advise you on any immigration concerns and will give you the most appropriate visa.

 

NATIONALITY

You want to have all rights to live in our country, then we will advise you to get the Ecuadorian nationality, making its disposal highly trained professionals who will guide you in all the process to obtain your citizenship, which in time will allow you to grant Ecuador the same residence or his closest relatives.

 

IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR NON-RESIDENTS:

VISA 12-I, 12-II and 12-III:

Visa for officers of diplomatic missions, international organizations, private and domestic employees of the aforementioned persons and their immediate families are given.

Recognition, processing and exclusive concession from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador.

VISA 12-IV - FOR ASYLUM OR REFUGE:

Visa for persons who have asylum or refuge.

This type of visa is extended to the people who prove that they have been displaced from their home country because of war or persecution substantiated. Recognition, processing and concession is exclusive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador.

VISA 12-V - FOR STUDENTS:

For students who wish to pursue this activity in officially recognized by the Ecuadorian government and its closest (within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity) is given family.

VISA 12-VI - TO WORK:

They are awarded to the parents; presidents, general managers and / or factors, that will be running temporary work and his closest relatives (within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity).

VISA 12-VII - FOR RELIGIOUS, MISSIONARIES AND VOLUNTEERS:

For missionaries, volunteers or members of religious organizations or orders recognized in their country of origin and in Ecuador who wish to develop such activities in our territory are granted.

VISA 12-VIII - FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE:

They are granted to those who are part of his close (within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity) family and cultural exchanges.

VISA-12 IX - TO PERFORM COMMERCE ACTS:

Granted to temporary visitors for lawful purposes such as tourism, sports, health, studies, science, art or perform acts of commerce and their immediate families (within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity).

VISA 12-X - FOR TOURISTS AND TEMPORARY VISITOR:

They granted temporary visitors for tourism, sports, health, studies, science or art.

VISA 12-XI - FOR TEMPORARY VISITOR:

For persons who are going to make business, investments, industrial or professional commerce and needs multiple inputs to Ecuador.

VISA 12-XI - FOR TEMPORARY VISITORS, UNDER NATIONAL AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OF STATES PARTIES OF MERCOSUR AND ASSOCIATES:

For citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Guyana, who wants a two years residence visa. They can be illegal or legal citizens of the States Parties of MERCOSUR, after which they can apply for permanent residence.

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IMMIGRANT VISAS OR RESIDENT VISA:

VISA 9-I - FOR RETIRED PERSONS:

For foreigners who receive any kind of pension or income from abroad and monthly receive more than $ 800.oo of the United States.

VISA 9-I - FOR INVESTORS:

For foreigners who have established a trust for a minimum amount of $ 48,000 US dollars from the United States and the one that will be equivalent to the pensions of five years.

VISA 9-II - FOR INVESTORS IN MONEY DEPOSIT, TITLE OR MORTGAGE BONDS:

For foreigners who have made deposits in a Ecuadorian financial institution, of a value of $ 25,000 from the United States and for a period greater than 365 days. If you have dependents, you should add to this amount, an additional $ 500 per each dependent.

VISA 9-II - FOR INVESTORS IN COMPANIES SHARES:

For foreigners who have invested in shares of companies in Ecuador more than $ 25,000 from the United States amount. If you have dependents, you should add this amount, an additional $ 500 each.

9-II VISA - FOR INVESTORS IN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY O PROPERTIES:

For foreign owners of property or properties whose commercial value, exceeds $ 25,000 in the United States. If you have dependents, you should add this amount, an additional $ 500 each.

9-III VISA - FOR INVESTORS - FOREIGN PERSON NOT MAKING THE INVESTMENT:

For aliens who made a deposit of $ 3,000 in the United States in the current account to be indicated by the Authority may apply; and, if the person making the investment within a maximum period of 180 days from the date of issuance of an immigrant visa, the deposit will be allocated to the fiscal treasury, subject to deportation action.

9-III VISA - FOR NOT ANONYMOUS INVESTOR IN COMPANY:

For foreigners who have invested in non-anonymous Ecuadorian companies for more than $ 30,000 from the United States amount.

9-III VISA - FOR INDIVIDUAL ENVESTOR IN BUSINESS:

For foreigners engaged in industry, agriculture, livestock or export trade.

9-IV VISA - FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE COUNTRY::

For foreign entrepreneurs who the law has granted this quality, being representatives of a company based in our country and who can prove that the company was incorporated or has increased its share capital to more than $ 25,000 US American, or have at least $ 100,000 from the United States in fixed assets.

9-IV VISA - FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE COUNTRY:

Can apply the foreign businessmen, representatives of companies whose seat is in our country and shall constitute a larger capital to $ 25,000 in the United States or with at least $ 100,000 from the United States in fixed assets.

9-IV VISA - FOR WORK CONTRACT:

For foreigners who have held for more than three years an employment contract with the same legal person and that has set in that time frame to Ecuador as a country of residence.

9-IV VISA - FOR RELIGIOUS:

For foreigners who are part of religious organizations duly accredited in the country

9-IV VISA - FOR WORKERS IN FOREIGN PRESS:

For foreigners who work for foreign media accredited in the country.

9-V VISA - FOR PROFESSIONALS:

For highly trained professionals who want to work in the country in the field of knowledge.

9-VI VISA - Visa for protection by marriage, kinship or family reunification: dependents may apply an Ecuadorian citizen.

9-VI VISA - Visa for protection for children born abroad to Ecuadorian parents.

9-VI VISA - Visa for protection for foreign parents who take refuge in his Ecuadorian child.

9-VI VISA - Visa pursuant to parent or sibling of an Ecuadorian citizen by naturalization.

9-VI VISA - Visa for forming under him or a union of foreign made with an Ecuadorian / a citizen.

9-VI VISA - Visa for protection for other cases that are not covered in the previous nine-VI visas, and that can be put for consideration by the Authority.

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- ADVICE IN ANY OTHER MATTER IN ECUADOR:

We advise on all kinds of administrative, financial, legal or representation arrangements you request.

 

Sponsorship in alternative dispute resolution methods at the Centers for Mediation and Arbitration of the country.

header regulaciones sanitariasConforme la Ley Orgánica de Salud, están sujetos a registro sanitario los alimentos procesados, aditivos alimentarios, medicamentos en general, productos nutracéuticos, productos biológicos, naturales procesados de uso medicinal, medicamentos homeopáticos y productos dentales; dispositivos médicos, reactivos bioquímicos y de diagnóstico, productos higiénicos, plaguicidas para uso doméstico e industrial, fabricados en el territorio nacional o en el exterior, para su importación, exportación, comercialización, dispensación y expendio, incluidos los que se reciban en donación.

El Permiso de Funcionamiento es el documento otorgado por la ARCSA a los establecimientos sujetos a control y vigilancia sanitaria que cumplen con todos los requisitos para su funcionamiento, establecidos en la normativa vigente, a excepción de los establecimientos de servicios de salud.

Para el cumplimiento de la normativa sanitaria, ponemos a consideración de compañías nacionales y extranjeras, nuestros servicios en las siguientes actividades:

ASUNTOS REGULATORIOS:

Registros Sanitarios: Obtención, inscripción, renovación, modificación de Registros Sanitarios para todos los productos sujetos a control conforme lo establecido por la ley Orgánica de Salud.

Notificaciones Sanitarias: Obtención, inscripción, renovación, modificación de Notificaciones Sanitarias, para cosméticos.

Permisos de Funcionamiento: Obtención del certificado ante el ARCSA.

Representación Técnica: para fines legales y reglamentarios, se requieren obligatoriamente para su funcionamiento la Dirección Técnica y Responsabilidad de un profesional Químico Farmacéutico o Bioquímico Farmacéutico.

ASEGURAMIENTO DE CALIDAD

Representación Técnica: Firma de responsabilidad técnica ante ARCSA, de acuerdo con el Art.3, Reglamento de Buenas Prácticas de Almacenamiento, Distribución y Transporte para establecimientos farmacéuticos.

Certificación BPADT: Obtención del Certificado de Buenas Prácticas de Almacenamiento, Distribución y Transporte para establecimientos farmacéuticos, documento habilitante previo a obtención de permiso de funcionamiento de almaceneras, distribuidoras, empresas prestadoras de servicios logísticos y de transporte.

Sistema de Gestión de Calidad: Implementación del modelo de gestión por procesos cuya finalidad es garantizar el acceso y disponibilidad de medicamentos seguros, eficaces y de calidad, cumpliendo de esta manera con la normativa legal vigente para control posterior.

FARMACOVIGILANCIA Y TECNOVIGILANCIA

Sistema de Farmacovigilancia y Tecnovigilancia:
Implementación del sistema de Farmacovigilancia y Tecnovigilancia mediante actividades relativas a la detección, evaluación, comprensión y prevención de los efectos adversos de los medicamentos y dispositivos médicos o cualquier otro problema de salud relacionado con ellos.

Interacción con el Centro Nacional de Fármaco vigilancia de ARCSA, entidad encargada de la seguridad y efectividad de los medicamentos y dispositivos médicos de uso humano que se comercializan a nivel nacional.

ESTABLECIMIENTOS FARMACÉUTICOS- FARMACIAS

Representación Técnica: Art. 5 de la Normativa Técnica Sanitaria para Control y Funcionamiento de Farmacias y Botiquines privados, para regular la autorización y emisión de permiso de funcionamiento todo establecimiento farmacéutico de dispensación debe contar con la firma de un Responsable Técnico.

Nuestros servicios los brindamos en coordinación con expertos consultores químicos asociados.

intellectual property headerWe advise on all issues relating to intellectual property, records trademarks, service names and slogans; patents, among others; oppositions to requests, replies to oppositions, administrative and judicial remedies.

Legal counsel for the acquisition of property by mortgages in whole or in part, ranging from the review and obtain the documentation required for submission and approval of mortgage loans in the various institutions of the financial system and in the BIESS, ISSFA and ISSPOL; coordination with the experts appointed by financial institutions for conducting appraisals of property, estimated by determining the concept of municipal, provincial, notary and registry tax values; to monitor the legal implementation of the mortgage for disbursement.

tax related headerWe advise on tax issues, tax audits, sponsorship requests formal consultations, administrative claims for repayment of taxes: income tax, IVA, ISD, tax assessments, information requirements, challenging administrative acts, tax administrative resources.

We advise in review titles, deeds and registration of purchases, constitutions, cancellations and substitutions of mortgages; family wealth, possessions effective constitution of usufruct, submission of properties to the horizontal property regime, promises of sale, subdivisions, easements, regularization of property and other legal acts in the field of property law.

We advise our clients in their business, we represent them in a personalized way, analyzed the legal feasibility of the same, we promote their products, we contacted potential customers, deliver samples, negotiate on your behalf, order manage to achieve growth and consolidation of its business and positioned on the outside, according to the desire and goals of our clients.

Legal advice in all aspects of the negotiation, planning, acquisition, impairment, financing of real estate development and construction projects.

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Investments Matters

We advice according to the requirements of our customers, in order to meet their diverse investment needs, either in the short or long term, through securities with fixed or in the medium and/or long-term securities of equities.

We consolidate your investments and to advise in your process to obtain  your investor visa that will allow you to permanently reside in Ecuador.

Business Matters

Advice to our clients in their business, personalized representation, analysis of legal feasibility of the same, promoting their products, contact potential customers, delivering samples, negotiating on their behalf, management orders for business growth and consolidation of our country as positioning abroad, if so, the desire of our client.

Evaluation and verification of suitability of the properties in the legal field, in order to minimize the investment risk and providing security and confidence in the real estate business. It comprises the entire procurement process, from the support in the search and identification of property assets to the improvement of the transaction. Similarly, advice on the structuring of the legal concept in the process of negotiation and sale of property is granted.

franchise headerIf you want to invest in a business that is already positioned in the Ecuadorian market, we have hundreds of franchises available for your  pocket, and we will give you all the tools for your success in your own business.

Updating of land registers, property data corrections, unification of land, obtaining cadastral records, transfer of title to real estate, appraisals, challenging expropriation, recognition of existing buildings, among others.

There are several types of visas to be in Ecuador. In this article we have compiled a list of these visas:

Advice in negotiation, coordination and contracting with credit banks, mutual, cooperatives and financial institutions in general; structuring and implementation of guarantees, consulting and sponsorship debt restructurings and conflict resolution in financial matters.

This article will explain the different kinds of visas that Ecuador offers for foreign people.

Investment advice, negotiation and sale of fixed income securities or variable in the stock, extra-stock and private market as well as advice on the issue of bonds and commercial paper issuance of shares, asset securitization, structuring of investment funds, investment advisory, both the primary and the secondary market.

WE ADVISE IN ANY OTHER MATTER OR PAPERWORK IN ECUADOR. We advise on all kinds of administrative, financial, legal or representation arrangements you request.

 

real estate build headerAssessment and verification of eligibility of properties in the legal field, in order to minimize investment risk and providing security and confidence in the real estate business. It comprises the entire procurement process, from the support in the search and identification of property assets to perfecting the transaction. Also advice on structuring the legal concept in the process of negotiating and selling real estate.

business commerce headerAdvice on negotiation and coordination and credit contracts with banks, mutuals offices, cooperatives and financial institutions in general; structuring and implementation of guarantees. Advice and sponsorship of debt restructuring and resolution of conflicts in financial matters.

patrimony testament headerOur advice is aimed at protecting your assets and plan an orderly succession in favor of the beneficiaries, always according to the legal and tax framework, while maximizing the benefits allowed.

We can guide our services to forewarn their interests, from estate planning by drafting wills, inheritance agreements, donations and legacies as well as proceed with estate implementation, by providing effective possessions inheritances and partitions, advice on process tax return with the SRI, and the whole process of registration in the respective Records and Commercial Property.

intellectual property headerRegistration of trademarks, service names and slogans; patents, among others; oppositions to requests, replies to oppositions, administrative and judicial remedies.

tax related headerLegal advice in tax, tax audits, sponsorship requests formal consultations, administrative claims for repayment of income tax, IVA, ISD, tax assessments, information requirements, challenging administrative acts, administrative-tax revenues.

We advice our clients in their business, we do personalized representation, legal feasibility analysis thereof, promote their products, contact potential customers, delivering samples, negotiating on their behalf, management orders for business growth and consolidation of our country as positioning abroad, if so, the desire of our client.

money bonds stock headerWe advice according to the requirements of our customers, in order to meet their diverse investment needs, either in the short or long term, through securities bonds or medium and / or long-term securities of equities.

We managed to consolidate their investments and further process your investor visa allowing you to remain permanently in Ecuador.

franchise headerIf you want to invest in a business that is already positioned in the market, we have hundreds of franchises available for your pocket, we advise and we will give you all the tools for the success of your own business.

Visas

Any foreigner who enters a country must always maintain immigration status to allow yourself a relaxing stay to comply with all applicable laws of the host country.

For this it is necessary that the foreign person all times maintain current visa and passport, to prevent further migration problems, which could reach the deprivation of liberty and its corresponding deportation.

In this regard, let us avoid problems later and make available to highly trained professionals who will advise you on any immigration concerns you have and when you require to help you get the most appropriate to their needs visa.


Nationality

You want to have all rights and obligations to live in our country, then we will advise you to get the Ecuadorian nationality by making available our highly trained professionals who will guide you in this process to obtain your citizenship, which in time will allow you to give the same or Ecuadorian residence to your closest relatives.

We do all sorts of administrative procedures for the tranquility of our customers.

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