On 15 January 2024, Resolution of the Directorate General of Water No. 3.978 of 28 December 2023 was published in the Official Gazette, which establishes the list of water use rights subject to the payment of patents for non-use, process 2024 (article 129 bis 4 and following of the Water Code).

Patents must be paid before 31 March 2024 and non-payment is sanctioned with the auction of the water use right, through an executive collection lawsuit.

In the event that the resolution contains errors (such as duplicity of patents), for example, or that a right has been included that is currently in use, or that is covered by any of the presumptions of use of the Water Code, the corresponding appeal for reconsideration may be filed within 30 administrative working days of notification. This period expires on 26 February 2024.

Access the resolution here.