Law No. 21,813 (the “Law”), which regulates the use of seawater for desalination, was published. Its purpose is to regulate the development of desalination projects, strengthen water security, support adaptation to climate change and safeguard biodiversity and the sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems. The Law also creates a National Desalination Strategy and establishes a special regime for the granting, exercise, oversight, sanctioning, renewal, forfeiture and termination of desalination concessions.
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