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Boletín Medio Ambiente 1: Jurisprudencia SMA

Incumplimientos en materia de residuos industriales líquidos: La SMA notificó con fecha 21 de noviembre de 2023, la Resolución Exenta N°1930 de 20 de noviembre de 2023, a través de la cual resuelve el procedimiento administrativo sancionatorio (Rol F-030-2018) seguido en contra de Enap Refinerías S.A., sancionándola con 885 UTA por incumplimientos a las obligaciones establecidas en su RCA, en materia de tratamiento de RILes, y a la norma de emisión para la regulación de contaminantes asociados a las descargas de residuos líquidos a aguas marinas y continentales superficiales. Ver más: https://snifa.sma.gob.cl/Sancionatorio/Ficha/1778

NEW SEA GUIDELINE: “EVALUATION CRITERIA IN THE SEIA: INTRODUCTION TO DATA CENTER PROJECTS (FIRST EDITION, 2026)”

On January 20, 2026, the Executive Directorate of the Environmental Assessment Service (Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental – SEA) issued an exempt resolution acknowledging the technical document entitled “Evaluation criteria in the SEIA

NEW REGULATION ON NETWORK GAS SERVICES (Supreme Decree No. 79)

On January 14, 2026, Supreme Decree No. 79 of the Ministry of Energy was published in the Official Gazette, approving the new Regulation on Network Gas Services and the Distribution

Bill Proposes Significant Amendments to Law No. 21.719

Bill No. 18.060-07 was recently introduced in the Senate, proposing a series of amendments to Law No. 21.719 on Personal Data Protection, which was published last December and is scheduled to enter into force on December 1

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SERVICE PUBLISHES NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON THE RELEVANCE OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE SEIA

On January 20, 2026, the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA), through Official Letter D.E. No. 20269910259, updated its instructions on consultations regarding the relevance of entry into the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA),

JDF obtained a favorable ruling in the Tax and Customs Court (TTA) of Rancagua.

El 20 de enero de 2026 del Tribunal Tributario y Aduanero (TTA) de Rancagua acogió íntegramente el reclamo tributario interpuesto por Rafael Valdivieso, socio de JDF, y Martín Hudson, asociado senior de JDF, en representación

NEW TRANSMISSION PROJECTS (2024 EXPANSION PLAN)

On January 12, 2026, Exempt Decree No. 354 of the Ministry of Energy was published in the Official Gazette. This regulatory instrument marks the final milestone of the annual