The store Nevada, which sells health and beauty items, was the first to purchase a property in one of the 16 streets in which the special system will be in effect. According to Maria Vanessa Ford, executive secretary of the Colón Free Port (CPL by its initials in Spanish), an electronics company and another company dealing in clothing, cosmetics and perfume will be part of the system under a test environment.  

Ford told Prensa.com that "... 'One of the main functions of the secretariat is to promote the system, promote more investors to join, and that is part of the strategy we will use next year to attract investors, both internal ones, which are already located in the CFZ as well as foreigners'."

"... This process is similar to the registration of a user of the free zone.  To do this, they must meet certain requirements, such as: pay a registration fee of $250; complete a four-page form and attach existing a valid "Safe and Sound" report, a photocopy of the personal identification card or passport of the legal representative of the company; and a Certificate from the Public Registry, among others. "

The products marketed in CPL range from appliances and technological items to clothing, shoes and jewelry, among other things. See: "What Can be Sold in Colón Free Port"

Source: Prensa.com

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