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Chile Liquefied Natural Gas
Mayer Brown LLP Argentina, Chile - August 2 2010
Chile has two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification terminals.

International insurers raise loss estimates
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Chile - June 21 2010
Insurers and reinsurers are continuing to revise upwards their loss estimates for the Chile earthquake which struck on February 27, with industry totals now surpassing $6 billion.

APHIS begins issuing permits for the importation of Chilean pomegranates and kiwi
White & Case LLP Chile, USA - June 17 2010
On May 12, 2010, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its decision to allow the importation into the United States of fresh pomegranates and fresh baby kiwi from Chile.

The Chile earthquake: emerging compliance and claims issues arising from the most expensive insured event in Latin American history
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Chile - June 3 2010
Even if insured losses fall somewhere in the middle of the current $2-$12 billion range of estimates, the Chile earthquake will easily outpace Hurricane Wilma as the most expensive insured event in Latin America's history.

Applicability of Chilean social security system in relation to foreign employees in Chile
Baker & McKenzie Chile - May 31 2010
Foreign employees that carry out remunerated activities in Chile may claim an exemption to the payment of health and pension contributions under the Chilean social security system.

Anti-counterfeiting 2010 – A Global Guide
Marinovic & Cia Chile - April 26 2010
The legal framework for the protection of IP rights in Chile consists of several legal instruments, the most important being the Political Constitution of the Nation of 1980.

U.S. and Chile sign convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Chile, USA - March 24 2010
In an effort to provide certainty and stability of tax treatment for U.S. and Chilean cross-border investors, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Chilean Finance Minister Andrés Velasco signed on February 4, 2010 a new income tax treaty between the United States and Chile.

Chile establishes criminal responsibility of legal entities
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP Chile - March 23 2010
On December 2, 2009, Chilean Law Nr. 20.393 on criminal responsibility of legal entities went into effect through publication in the Official Gazette.

Double tax agreements – update on DTA with Austria and new DTA with Chile
Blake Dawson Australia, Austria, Chile - March 23 2010
The Commonwealth Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has called for public submissions towards negotiations to update the 1986 Australia-Austria double tax agreement (DTA).

Latin America’s most expensive insured event ever? Compliance and coverage issues begin to emerge as reinsurers continue to estimate impact of Chile earthquake
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Chile - March 15 2010
Even if the insured losses from the Chile earthquake fall in the mid-range of current estimates of between US$ 2 billion and US$ 8 billion, it will outpace Hurricane Wilma as the most expensive insured event in Latin America's history, according to a release by reinsurance broker Cooper Gay.