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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Export licences, Import licences | Chemicals | 4. Chemical Products: Import licences are…
4. Chemical Products: Import licences are required for some chemical products, with the aim of protecting human, animal or plant life or health, and fulfilling the obligations established in international agreements (2021).
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Export licences, Import licences | Other | 5. Maritime Products: Import licences are…
5. Maritime Products: Import licences are required for some maritime products, with the aim of protecting human, animal or plant life or health (2021).
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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Other | 8. Hazardous Waste: Import licences are required…
8. Hazardous Waste: Import licences are required for hazardous waste, with the aim of protecting human, animal or plant life or health (2021).
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences | Manufacturing | 11. Other products (related to energy efficiency…
11. Other products (related to energy efficiency): Import licences are required for energy efficiency-related products, with the aim of protecting the environment. The purpose of these licences is not to restrict the quantity or value of imports, but rather to strengthen controls on imports of energy efficiency-related products(...). Authorization for the import of energy-efficient products, for human safety and environmental protection (2021).
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State Trading | G/STR/N/18/CRI | Costa Rica | 2021 | Sustainable agriculture management | Tax concessions, Other measures | Agriculture | The Livestock Promotion Corporation (Corporación…
The Livestock Promotion Corporation (Corporación Ganadera, CORFOGA), a non-State public law entity with its own legal personality and assets, was created under Law No. 7837 of 5 October 1998 to promote livestock production. (...)
CORFOGA enjoys an exclusive or special right or privilege in participating in the administration of the "settlement system", which involves the collection of a tax for each animal slaughtered for domestic consumption or export; for each live bovine animal exported; or for imported bovine meat. (...) The existence, maintenance and promotion of bovine livestock, in particular that of small and medium-sized producers dedicated to this activity, is of public interest. Accordingly, the Corporation seeks to promote sustainable cattle-farming, the development and modernization of this activity, and increased productivity. The law also seeks to promote and support the technological and entrepreneurial restructuring of the livestock sector and the various segments of the agro-industrial meat chain; to draw up and implement plans, programmes and projects for both the promotion of sustainable livestock farming, and the generation and application of appropriate technology for producer groups. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/1054 ; WT/REG452/N/1 | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea,…
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, Republic of, Nicaragua, Panama
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2021 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains initial provisions and general definitions, provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, government procurement, investment, cross – border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, intellectual property rights, labor, environment , transparency, cooperation, competition policy, institutional provisions, dispute settlement, exceptions, and final provisions. (...)
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/372/CRI | Costa Rica | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Tax concessions | All products/economic activities | THE DUTY-FREE ZONE REGIME: The Duty-Free Zone…
THE DUTY-FREE ZONE REGIME: The Duty-Free Zone Regime is the set of incentives and benefits offered by the State to enterprises making new investments in Costa Rica, subject to compliance with the requirements and obligations laid down in the Duty-Free Zone Regime Law No. 7210, the amendments thereto, and its implementing Regulations (...)
The incentives granted by this regime, as set forth in the Duty-Free Zone Regime Law No. 7210, are: (...) Exemption from all import or internal taxes on packing and packaging materials and containers, as well as on computer equipment and electronic waste and any other waste resulting from the enterprise's activities in the duty-free zone provided that these packing and packaging materials, containers and waste are to be recycled or reused. (...) |
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Agriculture | G/AG/N/CRI/83 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Natural resources conservation, Water management…
Natural resources conservation, Water management and conservation
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Non-monetary support | Agriculture | Research, conservation and exploitation of water…
Research, conservation and exploitation of water resources: Research, control and monitoring of water resources to prevent any deterioration and minimize the effects of exploitation by preserving these resources in quantitative and qualitative terms. Supply of basic information and collection of data for studies on water resources throughout the country.
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Agriculture | G/AG/N/CRI/83 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Non-monetary support | Agriculture | General services: Pest and disease control: Pest…
General services: Pest and disease control: Pest and disease control programme
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Agriculture | G/AG/N/CRI/83 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Non-monetary support | Agriculture | General services: Pest and disease control:…
General services: Pest and disease control: Animal health programme
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