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Law 7472 for the Promotion of Competition and Effective Defense of the Consumer Costa Rica

The purpose of this Law is to effectively protect the rights and legitimate interests of the consumer, the protection and promotion of the process of competition and free concurrence, through the prev...

Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection N° 7472

The Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection (N° 7472) is a comprehensive regulatory framework that seeks to effectively protect consumer rights, promote free competition and pr...

Convention for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Protection of Priority Wild Areas in Central America

The main objective of the Convention is to conserve the terrestrial and coastal-marine biodiversity of the Central American region for the benefit of present and future generations. The signatory Stat...

Free Zone Regime Law

The Free Zone Regime Law constitutes the regulatory framework that establishes the set of incentives and benefits that the Costa Rican State grants to companies making new investments in the country, ...

Constitutive Agreement of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)

The Constitutive Agreement of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development is a regional agreement signed in San José on December 12, 1989, by the Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salva...

Law 6879 which creates the 1% Tax on the Customs Value of Imported Goods including agri-food products.

A tax of one percent (1%) on the customs value of imported merchandise is the customs value of imported goods, which must be paid at the time of settlement of the corresponding the time of liquidation...

Law of the National Seed Office

The National Seed Office Law number 6289 has as its main objective the promotion and control of the production and use of superior quality seeds in the agricultural field. This law creates the Nationa...

General Health Law (Law No. 5395 of 1973) (Costa Rica)

It establishes that the health of the population is a good of public interest protected by the State. It provides that it is an essential function of the State to ensure the health of the population

Executive Decree No. 70. Regulations to the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Law

The regulations establish that the National Insurance Institute (INS) will administer this insurance policies. In addition, it establishes that agricultural credit institutions must ensure that credit...

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...

Tratado de Integración Económica Centroamericana, capítulo 2 Régimen de Intercambio, articulo 3

This article establishes that products originating in the States party to the treaty (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica) shall circulate freely in the region without paying cu...

General Drinking Water Law (Law No. 1634 of 1953)

This Law declares of public utility the planning, projection and execution of drinking water supply works in all towns, corresponding to the Ministry of Public Health to select and locate the water in...