In Costa Rica, the Legislative Assembly ratified the ban on the import, marketing and distribution of expanded polystyrene containers, better known as styrofoam.
With the approval in Second Debate of file 19.833 "Addition of an article 42 bis, a paragraph d) to article 50 and the transitory XIII, XIV and XV to the Law for the Integral Management of Waste, No.
This is the aim of the bill that would expunge ex-convict's criminal records so that they can find work without their potential employers knowing about their criminal past.
EDITORIAL
The vast majority of people resolve their economic and existential problems without resorting to crime. They are obliged to act this way because of the education they received in their homes, where they were taught not only be honest and law-abiding, but also to distrust those who are not. From children we learn to discriminate between bad and good, an essential life skill. We need to distinguish between food that is good and food that is harmful to our health. We must be able to distinguish between an honest business and one that is not. That's life, continuous decision making based on our knowledge and values which is what also should govern conduct in society.
While the Congress of Costa Rica is preparing to vote on a four year moratorium on the cultivation of GM crops, the scientific evidence that they pose no risk to animal or human health is increasing.
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The article published in Elfinancierocr.com by Keilor Rojas reports on a study carried out by geneticists at the University of California-Davis that based on "...
The Costa Rican Congress has finally approved the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union, which will take effect on August 1.
From a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (COMEX):
The Legislature has approved on its second reading the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union (CAAA), which seeks to boost trade relations between Central America and the old continent, by improving the business climate, creating new opportunities for trade, investment and employment and strengthening institutions in the region.
The Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union will enter into force on August 1 for countries which ratify it before July 15.
From a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (COMEX):
Today, the deputies in charge of foreign trade of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama met in San Jose, where they held a video conference with the Director General of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission, Joao Aguiar Machado, who served as Chief Negotiator for the European Central America Association Agreement (CAAA). During the meeting they discussed the progress of the registration of geographical indications in the legislative process and approval of the Agreement.
Honduras and Nicaragua will be the first countries to export to the European market under the preferential tariff agreed between the two regions.
The agreement will be effective only in these two countries, as the parliaments of the rest of the region have not yet ratified it.
Both nations also will benefit from use of the regional quotas agreed for products such as meat, tuna, rice, sugar, sweet corn, preserved mushrooms, cassava flour, fresh or chilled garlic, among others, which can enter without paying tariffs.
The Legislature approved the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
A statement by the Legislature:
Del comunicado de la Asamblea Legislativa:
Con 42 votos a favor y 3 en contra, los diputados aprobaron en su trámite de segundo debate el expediente 18368 Ley de Aprobación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y las Repúblicas de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua, suscrito en San Salvador.
Aeroman’s expansion plans depend upon the solution of the current conflict between the legislative and judicial powers, due to the legal uncertainty it generates.
The Executive Director of Aeroman, Ernesto Ruiz, said that the Canadian company Aveos, the majority shareholder of Aeroman, is closely following the current conflict and will not continue with its expansion plans until it has been resolved.