The Executive Port Commission of El Salvador tenders the supply, installation, configuration and integration of the electronic access control system of the Port of Acajutla.
El Salvador Government Purchase LP-27/2019:
"The required system must be made up of 2 parts (hardware and software), as well as being integrated into the data network of the Port of Acajutla and the current access control system used at CEPA Central.
From May 2019, foreign customers will have to declare to local system banks that their funds meet their country's tax requirements.
The Superintendence of Banks of Panama (SBP) approved Agreement 02-2019, which implements the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, which consists of expanding the required due diligence measures of banks with their customers.
In El Salvador, importers of used vehicles must subject the units to controls in order to determine whether they have been reported stolen in other countries.
The new border security mechanism came into effect on April 10, Salvadoran authorities said.
Salvadoran bankers warn that the reform of the Bank Law proposed by the government would reduce controls on money laundering, since banks would only be able to close accounts with a previously aquired official resolution.
The president of the Salvadoran Banking Association (Abansa), Raul Cardenal, stressed that "... the reform project aims to ensure banks have no power to close bank accounts, without just cause and without a prior judicial or administrative resolution issued by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic."
The tax burden grew from 13.4% in 2013 to 14% in 2016, both due to the delayed effect of the tax reforms in Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as better management on the part of tax entities in Guatemala and Panama.
From the Regional Economic Report (IER) 2016-2017: Opportunities and challenges for Central America, by the SIECA:
A court ruling has overturned the SAT resolutions authorizing Empresa Portuaria Quetzal y Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal to operate as temporary customs warehouses.
Although the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) has announced that it will be appealing the ruling given by the Second Administrative Appeals Chamber, the reality is that since June 28, the activities of the customs warehouses in Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (EPQ) have been suspended as well as those at the Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ)."...The resolution orders that the SAT no longer has the customs service under its administration, which contravenes the Central American Customs Code CAUCA, therefore the Superintendency will file an appeal against the decision made by the Court."
Operations have started on the border between Honduras and El Salvador at the new checkpoint for International Quarantine Services.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in El Salvador:
Authorities in the Salvadoran government and the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) inaugurated a post for quarantine control at the border El Amatillo, in the department of La Union, with spacious and modern facilities where staff will be able a provide better and higher quality service for quarantine handling and transportation of products entering El Salvador through this border crossing.
An announcement has been made that in 2016 an integrated system will be used to to carry out fiscal, safety and phytosanitary controls in a single revision.
The Tax Authority will be responsible for deciding the date of the launch of the new system, which will integrate phytosanitary controls, customs and security in the container terminal of Puerto Quetzal.
Approval has been given to the creation of a global system of digital certification to control pests and plant diseases which can spread during international trade.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), consisting of 181 countries, has approved the creation of a new global electronic certification system called E-Phyto, which will help stop the spread of pests and diseases via agricultural products transported in international trade, in a way that is safer and cheaper.
The Ministry of Agriculture has declared an alert over animal health and banned the import of eggs and poultry from several US states due to avian influenza detected there.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG):
In order to protect poultry and so that El Salvador is not affected by avian influenza, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has declared an animal health alert across the country, and prohibited the import eggs and poultry from the United States without proper sanitation procedures.
The FDA now requires calorie information to be included on menus of restaurants, chain, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations.
From a statement issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) US:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States has finalized two regulations requiring the inclusion of calorie information on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations, in order to offer consumers greater nutritional information on food eaten outside of the home. The regulations are a requirement of the law on Affordable Health Care and Patient Protection 2010.
As part of the controls to combat smuggling, between May and July 29 companies were suspended from the list of importers, which represents 60% of the total volume of pairs of shoes entering the country.
In order to detect and prevent irregularities in the import of footwear, the General Administration of Federal Tax Audit Tax Administration Service of Mexico carried out 31 audits "...
Due to recent seizures of products attempting to enter the country without health permits, an announced has been made of enhanced controls to prevent the entry of any food that does not have the appropriate certifications.
From a statement issued by the Government of Panama:
Pursuant to the Health Standards and / or phytosanitary and health protection of the population, the Panamanian Authority for Food Safety (AUPSA) reiterates that any food product that does not meet the required provisions will be retained, returned or incinerated if necessary.
Due to the detection of new risks in some plant products coming from Asian countries, increased controls have been placed on foodstuffs entering from abroad.
From statement by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):
In recent weeks, the European Union (EU) has seen the need to increase controls to ensure food security in the EU market.
Exporters are advised to include details of the destination and ultimate consignee in Russia if the merchandise has to transit through Europe in order to avoid being rejected by the Russian customs service.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
Due to the ban by Russia on food imports from the United States, the European Union and other nations that have joined the sanctions policy of Washington and Brussels; the Office of Trade Promotion PROCOMER located in Germany recommends to the agriculture and food sector with clients in Russia, that when using a port within the European Union as a transshipment port or linking point for multimodal transit, they must ensure that all original documentation clearly indicates the destination and ultimate consignee in Russia, because, otherwise, the load will be rejected at the border by the Russian customs service.
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