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09-27-2006, 06:40 PM
The Dominican Republic Senate has declared itself to be in permanent session in order to get the passage of the legislation needed for the country to enter the DR-CAFTA free trade agreement. Recent comments by US ambassador Hans Hertell said that there was no set date for the Dominican entry into the agreement and that the country was losing a lot of money as a result of the repeated postponements. With the new push, the Senate Commission on Industry and Commerce and Free Zones has restarted the study of the various bills. The package of laws is necessary for entry into DR-CAFTA includes modifications to the Law on Copyrights and Trademarks (Ley de Derechos de Autor y de Propiedad Industrial), and the recently passed Law on Government Contracts for Goods and Services.
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