As of October 1st the manufacture, import and marketing of the plastics will be prohibited in Haiti.
A press release from Procomer reads:
The Government of Haiti, with its president Michel Martelly, has signed an order that prohibits the manufacture, import and marketing of plastic material from 01 October this year, as a way of improving environmental conditions and the image of the capital port au Prince.
The Department of Commerce has imposed a fine of $1.75 million on the Panamanian subsidiary of Ericsson for exporting equipment to the Caribbean island, violating trade restrictions.
Ericsson Panama, subsidiary of the multinational of Swedish origin, will be fined $1.75 million by the U.S. Department of Commerce for exporting mobile network equipment to Cuba, violating trade restrictions in Washington.
The lifting of restrictions on bean exports has revealed a harsh reality as previous buyers are being supplied by other vendors.
Nicaraguan bean exports have failed to recover from the negative effects of restrictions on its output by the government for a year, which were finally lifted in early 2012 - due to the loss of markets that these obstacles created.
The entry of 40,000 pounds of Nicaraguan meat has been prevented for alleged phytosanitary reasons, an argument which has been rejected by exporters.
Executives from Nicaraguan slaughterhouses have complained that Guatemala has had phytosanitary restrictions in place for two years on beef imports, arguing that this has caused huge losses, both in terms of money and business connections.
Restrictions by Honduras, Guatemala and Panama on Nicaraguan beef exports have caused a reduction in revenues of about $60 million for exporters, who are demanding reciprocal measures to those countries.
Since 2010, Nicaraguan farmers have failed to collect about $60 million in profit due to the restrictions imposed by the authorities of Honduras, Panama and Guatemala on importing meat from Nicaragua, said industry leaders in the El Nuevo Diario.
The Ministry of Agriculture has closed the borders to pork from Central America due to the outbreak of classical swine fever in Guatemala.
The ban also applies to port products and pork by products.
The Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ariel Bucardo, pointed out in an article in Laprensa.com.ni that, "although the country does not import pork from the Central American market, it needs to strengthen protection measures in order to prevent investments by domestic producers for exports, they are affected. "
Nicaragua has lifted the measures that kept its border closed to the Honduran citrus fruit since early September.
Leopoldo Duran, president of the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras, reported the resolution, adding that fortunately there were no large losses by producers during the border’s closure.
"Duran said that monthly exports of the fruit to Nicaragua amount to five million lempiras ($ 270 thousand), especially from the Sonaguera sector, Colon, where the biggest processing plant in the country is located.
Failure to do so will result in a lawsuit being filed against the Nicaraguan government for creating trade barriers.
The Honduran government on Monday has given a deadline of September 19 for the situation to be reversed otherwise they will proceed with a Chancery suit or through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said the director of the National Service of Agricultural Health (SENASA ), Heriberto Amador.
With Nicaragua’s application of non-tariff barriers on citrus fruit from Honduras, producers are requesting government intervention.
The growers asked the National Service of Agricultural Health (SENASA) to intervene in order to resolve the conflict that is occuring mainly over oranges
The head of SENASA, Heriberto Amador, confirmed the existence of the problem.
Tariff barriers imposed by Honduras and Guatemala on meat from Nicaragua are being discussed at ministerial level in countries of the region.
Aguerri Adam Joseph, president of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) reported that at the last meeting of the Consultative Committee for Economic Integration the issue was discussed and agreement was settlement on at ministerial level.
Despite an agreement reached between the two countries, El Salvador´s poultry industry has not yet been able to resume exports of eggs to Honduras.
According to provisions agreed to last year, the National Agricultural Health of Honduras (SENASA) should inspect poultry farms in El Salvador prior to approval of exports. This in order to make sure the eggs do not come from birds vaccinated against the flu.
As consequence of El Salvador eliminating export incentives, the Dominican Republic will not impose further restrictions.
Dominican Vice Minister of Commerce, Mario Roger Hernandez, said the move responds to the approval of El Salvador's decree eliminating staring February 1st, the export incentive known as 'drawback'.
"Trade authorities of the island, which since 2009 began to impose trade barriers to El Salvador, acknowledged the effort to resolve the situation in the country, said René Salazar, head of the Department of Treaty Trade Administration (DATCO)", reported Laprensagrafica.com.
The Ministry of Livestock authorized for a year the entrance of live pigs and meat from certified farms.
The authorization was issued after testing showed no traces of swine flu.
According to the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala, it is satisfying to have solved the two year old problem.
After performing the inspection of pork producers by Guatemalan authorities and Plant Health and Animal of El Salvador, the country authorized entry of these meats for not presenting a health risk, extending the certification for one year.
For the last month Nicaragua has prevented pepper and tomatoes imports from Honduras.
Edgar Santamaría, National Service of Agricultural Health (SENASA) reported that the government of Nicaragua is denying import permits for tomatoes and peppers due to the presence of a plague called paratriosa.
"The Honduran government, through SENASA authorities, has made a formal complaint to Nicaragua due to the current situation," reports Elheraldo.hn.
Dominican Republic provisionally lifted, until December 31, restrictions for Salvadoran products.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic, Jose Ramon Fadul, announced on Thursday consensus by the Dominican Government to accept provisional certifications issued by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador, so imports from that country benefit from preferential trade.
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