Private sector employees who agree to work on 7 June without enjoying a subsequent compensatory day off will receive an additional payment equivalent to two days of work (one for the work performed and the other for the 100% surcharge for working on a holiday without substitute rest). This also applies to personnel who work remotely.
On 3 June 2024, the Regulations on hazardous substances for domestic, industrial and/or public health use (Supreme Decree No. 031-2023-SA) became effective. The purpose of the Regulations is to regulate and supervise the sanitary control of hazardous substances for domestic, industrial and/or public health use established in Chapter VI of Title II of Law No. 26842, General Health Law. The Regulations will be enforced by the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) of the Ministry of Health.
On 18 May 2024, Law No. 32032 was published. It amends Article 66, which regulates the guarantees of protection for public services users established in Law No. 29571 (Code of Consumer Protection and Defense), incorporating subparagraph 66.10. The purpose of Law No. 32032 is to facilitate and simplify the procedure through which consumers may request the temporary suspension, temporary cancellation or cancellation of water, electricity and other public services.
On 20 May 2024, Law No. 32033 was published. This law guarantees and promotes access to generic drugs in International Nonproprietary Names (INN), as an essential part of the right to health.
On 16 May 2024, the new Regulation of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information (Supreme Decree No. 007-2024-JUS) was published in the official gazette El Peruano. This rule replaces the previous regulation approved in 2003, which received only some partial modifications in 2013, 2017 and 2018.
Law No. 32027 and Supreme Decree No. 003-2024-TR, published during the last month, have authorized employees to withdraw 100% of their Compensation for Length of Service (CTS) until 31 December 2024.
On 3 May 2024, Supreme Decree No. 004-2024-MINAM was published, amending the Regulations of Law No. 27446 (Law of the National Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA)). Its purpose is to standardize criteria for processing environmental certification requests and to promote the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure when binding technical opinions and observations are delayed.
On 2 May 2024, the Draft Regulation of Law No. 31814, that promotes the use of artificial intelligence in favor of the economic and social development of the country, and which aims to establish the conditions that guarantee the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), was published for comments.
On 15 March 2024, Ministerial Resolution No. 000069-2024-PRODUCE was published, approving the Annual Plan for Environmental Assessment and Control (PLANEFA) for the fisheries subsector and the aquaculture subsector of the Ministry of Production for the year 2025. The PLANEFA is a planning instrument through which each Environmental Audit Entity (EFA) schedules the environmental audit actions to be carried out during the corresponding calendar year. This plan is essential to strengthen coordination between the Peruvian Environmental Assessment and Enforcement Authority (OEFA) and the EFAs in the formulation, execution and evaluation of their respective environmental auditing plans.
On 13 March 2024, Ministerial Resolution No. 104-2024-MINEM/DM (“Resolution”) was published. It approves the administrative measures that are subject to the prior consultation process in the electricity subsector. This Resolution annuls the regulations contained in Ministerial Resolution No. 209-2015-MEM/DM, only with respect to the electricity subsector.