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Consolidated Legislation
Consolidated versions of legislation, which incorporate any changes or amendments introduced by subsequent laws.
Country/Region | Previous versions available | Update frequency | vCite Legislation |
Argentina | Yes (from 2008) | Daily | ✓ |
Bolivia | Yes (from 2017) | Daily | ✓ |
Brazil | Yes (from 2011) | Daily | ✓ |
Canada (Ontario) | Yes | Daily | ✓ |
Chile | Yes | Daily | ✓ |
Columbia | Yes (from 2008) | Daily | ✓ |
Costa Rica | Yes (from 2016) | Monthly | ✓ |
Cuba | Yes (from 2018) | Weekly | ✓ |
Dominican Republic | Yes (from 2018) | – | ✓ |
Ecuador | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
El Salvador | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
EU | Yes (from 2012) | Daily | ✓ |
Germany | No | Weekly | |
Guatemala | Yes (from Sep. 2018) | Weekly | |
Honduras | Yes (from 2018) | Weekly | ✓ |
Ireland | No | Weekly | |
Mexico (state) | Yes (only one version from 2009) | Daily | ✓ |
Mexico (federal) | Yes (from 2008) | Daily | ✓ |
Nicaragua | Yes (from 2018) | Weekly | ✓ |
Panama | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
Paraguay | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
Peru | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
Puerto Rico | – | Daily (limited) | ✓ |
Spain (Autonomous regions) | Yes | Daily | ✓ |
Spain (National) | Yes | Daily | ✓ |
United Kingdom | No | Weekly | |
United States (federal) | (Coming Soon) | Weekly | ✓ |
United States (state) | (Coming Soon) | Weekly | ✓ |
Uruguay | Yes (from 2016) | Daily | ✓ |
Venezuela | Yes (from Sep.2018) | Daily |
Official Gazettes and Journals
The vLex platform holds the official gazettes and journals of the following countries (as well as European journals not included in this list):
Country | Original Version (image or PDF) | Text Version Available | Amendment trail Available |
Andean Community | Yes | No | Daily |
Andorra | Yes | Yes | No |
Argentina | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Austria | Yes | Yes | No |
Belgium | No | Yes | No |
Bolivia | Yes | Yes | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Brazil | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Chile | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Cuba | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Columbia | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Costa Rica | Yes | Yes | Daily (from 1/7/2019) |
Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes | Daily (from 1/7/2019) |
Ecuador | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
El Salvador | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
EU (OJEU) | Yes | Yes | Daily |
France | No | Yes | No |
Guatemala | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Holland | Yes | Yes | No |
Honduras | Yes | – | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Italy | No | Yes | No |
Mexico (Federal) | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Mexico (State) | Yes (with exceptions) | ||
Nicaragua | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Panama | Yes | – | Daily |
Paraguay | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Peru | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Puerto Rico | – | – | – |
Portugal | No | Yes | No |
Spain (Autonomous regions) | Yes | Yes | Daily |
Spain (State) | Yes | Yes | Daily |
United States | Yes | Yes | No |
Uruguay | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Venezuela | Yes | Yes (general provisions from 1/1/2018) | Daily (from 1/1/2018) |
Amendment trail means that the vLex editorial team go over any changes or amendments created by new pieces of legislation, and add a link to the amended legislation, as well as a link in the affected piece of legislation to the law that amends or repeals it. This way, vLex users can be confident that they aren’t missing anything and are using up-to-date legislation.