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Reduction of tariffs on food, beverages, cereals, seeds for agricultural products, among others./n

The Colombian government issued Decree 307, which established, among other measures, that 165 subheadings would not be subject to tariffs, which previously ranged between 5%, 10% and 15%, for six mont...

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Law 2183 of 2022 – National Agricultural Inputs System and Policy and Agricultural Inputs Access Fund

Law establishing Colombia's National Agricultural Inputs System (SINIA), mandating the adoption of a National Agricultural Inputs Policy and creating the Agricultural Inputs Access Fund (FAIA). The fr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Executive Decree No. 43252-MAG-MEIC-COMEX for the authorization to import beans due to shortage in the domestic market

Executive Decree No. 43252-MAG-MEIC-COMEX of September 16, 2021, authorized the importation of 3,286 metric tons of beans, with a zero percent (0%) tariff rate of Import Duties (DAI), as part of the d...

Agroparks Law (Law No. 196)

The Special Regime for the Establishment of Agropark Operating and Developing Companies or better known as the Agroparks Law is part of the Economic Recovery Plan, Phase 1, announced to the country on...

Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the EFTA States and the Republic of Ecuador

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the EFTA States and the Republic of Ecuador establishes a comprehensive framework to liberalize and strengthen trade and investment between Ecu...

Implementation- Ongoing

Agreement on Economic Co-operation between the Government of Belize and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

This Agreement strengthens bilateral economic and trade relations through tariff elimination, trade facilitation, investment promotion, rules of origin, SPS and TBT provisions, dispute settlement mech...

Regulation of excess alcohol inventories to prevent the collapse of sugar production (Decree 527 - 04/07/20)

The decree indicates that the importation of fuel alcohol will take place only to cover the deficit in local supply compared to the demand that arises.

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Decree No. 616 - Special and Transitory Provisions for the Purchase Operations of Corn, Beans, and Rice for Human Consum...

Temporary elimination of import tariffs under "shortage quotas" for certain products, for example, for paddy rice (import quota of 20,000 metric tons); for corn (yellow corn) (import quota of 180,000 ...

Decree No. 604: Modification to the Central American Import Tariff

The modification to the Central American import tariff is aimed at taking urgent and temporary measures to ensure the supply of the population with essential foodstuffs, medicines for respiratory dise...

National Policy on Sustainable Production and Consumption (2020-2030)

The National Policy on Sustainable Production and Consumption (2020-2030) establishes the strategic framework to transform production and consumption patterns in the Dominican Republic towards more su...

Executive Decree No. 41933-MAG-MEIC-COMEX for the authorization to import beans due to shortage in the domestic market.

On August 16, 2019, the import of 2,199 metric tons of beans was authorized due to shortage, according to Executive Decree No. 41933-MAGMEIC- COMEX.

Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of C...

The Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru preserves, following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the tr...

Implementation- Ongoing