Laws
Title | Description |
|---|---|
Organic Law of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Law 7558 (Information displays in a new tab) | It establishes the faculties of the Central Bank of Costa Rica to ensure the fulfillment of its statutory objectives. |
Securities Market Regulatory Law, Law 7732 (Information displays in a new tab) | It regulates the securities markets, the individuals and legal entities that participate in them (directly or indirectly), the acts and contracts related to those markets, and the securities traded therein. |
Organic Law of the National Banking System, Law 1644 (Information displays in a new tab) | It states that the National Banking System shall be governed by this Law, the Organic Law of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, other applicable laws, and their respective regulations. |
Workers’ Protection Law, Law 7983 (Information displays in a new tab) | It regulates labor capitalization funds, promotes universal pension coverage, expands coverage, and strengthens the Disability, Old-Age, and Survivors Insurance Regime (IVM, by its Spanish acronym) of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS, by its Spanish acronym). It also supervises complementary pension systems and the entities involved in collecting and administering pension programs, and oversees the proper management of workers’ funds. |
Development Banking System Law, Law 8634 (Information displays in a new tab) | It provides for a mechanism to finance and promote production projects that are technically and economically feasible and aligned with the country's development model, particularly with respect to the social mobility of the groups covered by this Law. |
| Insurance Market Regulatory Law, Law 8653 (Information displays in a new tab) | It protects the fundamental rights and legitimate interests of policyholders and third parties, while establishing the legal framework for the authorization, regulation, and supervision of the insurance market and creating the conditions for its development, among other purposes. |
It applies to all entities of the central and decentralized public administration, including autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions, bodies with instrumental legal personality, non-state public entities, municipalities, and public corporations. It does not apply to procedures and formalities related to national defense or national security. | |
| Law on Digital Certificates, Digital Signatures, and Electronic Documents, Law 8454 (Information displays in a new tab) | It applies to all types of public and private transactions and legal acts, unless otherwise provided by law or where the nature or specific requirements of a particular act or transaction make its application incompatible. |
Law of Financial Administration of the Republic and Public Budgets, Law 8131 (Information displays in a new tab) | Regula el régimen económico-financiero de los órganos y entes administradores o custodios de los fondos públicos. |
| Law on Foreign Financing Contracts with Foreign Private Banks, Law No. 7010 (Information displays in a new tab) | It applies to Costa Rica's foreign financing agreements with foreign private banks entered into under this Law. |
| Law Against Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Public Office, Law 8422 (Information displays in a new tab) | It seeks to prevent, detect, and punish corruption in the exercise of public office. |
| Law on Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances, Unauthorized Drugs, Related Activities, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing, Law 7786 (Information displays in a new tab) | It was comprehensively amended by Law 8204 of December 26, 2001. |
| Law on the Private Complementary Pension Systems, Law 7523 (Information displays in a new tab) | It authorizes and regulates the establishment of private complementary pension systems or plans and individual savings plans. |
| Insurance Contract Law, Law 8956 (Information displays in a new tab) | It regulates insurance contracts. Mandatory Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Mandatory Motor Vehicle Insurance are governed by their respective laws. Where applicable, and on a supplementary basis, the provisions of this Law, the Commercial Code, and the Civil Code shall apply, in that order. |