Costa Rica and Canada FTA Enters its Final Stage

Last week concluded the V round of the modernization process of the Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Canada.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica reads:

Modernization of Costa Rica and Canada FTA enters its final stage.

San Jose, September 3, 2012. Friday saw the conclusion of the V round of the modernization process for the Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Canada. The work accomplished in that week has paved the way for the conclusion of negotiations. To date we have completed the chapters on technical barriers to trade, initial provisions, preamble, objectives, administration of the treaty, trade in services, temporary entry of business, financial services, government procurement and customs procedures. Also agreed upon is a section on cooperation that was included in the administration section of the treaty and a section on monopolies and state enterprises to be included in the competition chapter.

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