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View Full Version : Yet another CAFTA stumbling block



NewsWhore
01-10-2007, 04:50 PM
The United States Trade Representative has made a new demand that will apparently stall the country's entry into the DR-CAFTA trade agreement. The US Trade Representative has objected to Rule 148 recently issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (SEIC). This ministerial decree concerns fuel transportation within the Dominican Republic, and imposes restrictions on the size of the vehicles used to carry fuels. The USTR objections also deal with the consumer tax on vehicles and just how the tax is to be collected. Yesterday, technical director of the Customs Department urged government departments to previously harmonize new legislation with the international conventions that have been signed by the government.

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