Peru and Costa Rica reached an understanding and ended negotiations with a view to having a free trade agreement (FTA), through which 80% of all exchanged between the two countries have preferential access immediately or within five years, the minister of Foreign Trade, Eduardo Ferreyros. In the fourth round of negotiations, which took place in Lima, is managed to benefit the turkey meat, sardines, evaporated milk, artichokes, garlic, mangoes, mandarins, lemons, grapes, paprika, etc. .
On the other hand, according to Minister-Ferreyros, both countries agreed to exclude some sensitive products for the country as dairy, poultry, pork, rice, potatoes, yellow corn, among others.
The negotiations came to an end on Friday May 6, at about 10 pm, about three hours after they closed the FTA with Panama.
SERVICES AND INVESTMENT
In this latest round of negotiations, also agreed to non-discrimination of people and Peruvian companies seeking to provide services in Costa Rica.
"are also established facilities for Peruvian business people seeking to enter temporarily to Costa Rica, as traders, investors and those who move as part of an intracompany movements," the minister Ferreyros. The official explained
which has reached an agreement on customs cooperation in order to enable authorities to exchange information on customs laws, new trends in the commission of crimes and customs violations. SME MARKET
Juan Varilias, president of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), states that the closure of negotiations with Costa Rica is positive because it opens a new market for domestic SMEs. Also, will consolidate the income of non-traditional products.
For Carlos Garcia, manager of the Centre for Foreign Trade of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), this agreement will pass the barrier of high tariffs and facilitate not only trade in goods but also services.
PROPOSAL TO CANADA
On the other hand, between yesterday and today develops Expo Peru-Canada mission, in which the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Carlos Posada, has proposed the Government enter Canadian health protocols continuously so as to facilitate the entry of products such as paprika, garlic, onions and some fish. The Peruvian counterpart has also suggested signing an open skies agreement to promote air connectivity. MORE INFORMATION
[USA]
talks began on May 3, 2004 and culminated on January 3, 2009.
[China]
It started trading on 18 November 2006 and was signed on April 28, 2009.
[Canada]
On November 17, 2006 expresses the intention of having an agreement and the negotiations ended on January 26, 2008.
[Chile]
In April 2005, negotiations began and ended on August 22, 2006.
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