Help - SAP Legal requirements South / Central America

Hello ,
I am in the initial stage of implementing SAP for Andina countries. The list is as below
1. Chile ,Peru ,Colombia , Venezuela
2. Panama ,Guatemala ,Costa Rica ,
3. Ecuador ,Trinidad & Tobago ,Domican Republic
Countries in point 1, I managed to get some information from SAP help , Is there any special legal requirement for countries in
point 1.
I am not able to get hold of any legal requirements for these countries,esecially for countries in 2 and 3. I guess countries in point 2 are Business one countries...Is there any special activation to be done if we have Ver 4.7.
Please help with information on the legal requirements for these countries and can they be managed by SAP or do we need any third part vendor or tool to handle them.
Thanks
Regards
Hari.S
Edited by: HARI SEETHARAMAN on Dec 15, 2009 9:16 AM

Thanks Gordon ,
I will check with the SAP R/3 team.But need a confirmation - Chile,Guatemala and Costa Rica are part of Business One package.
Is there any specific configuration or requirement which is available only in Business one and not available in R/3.Or is the difference only in terms of architecture and no impact in meeting business requirements.
Please advise.
Regards
Hari.S

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