Agreement on Customs Regulations

Among the regulations adopted are those relating to labeling and product registration.

Also under discussion in the meeting, was the process of Panama’s incorporation into the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIEC), a requirement that Panama needs to meet in order to take part of the Association Agreement with the European Union.

Nacion.com quoted the Deputy Minister of Economy of El Salvador, Mario Hernandez, "... many regulations are pending, which means 'very complex' technical work , but it has to be done in order to 'continue working on facilitating trade and tariff harmonization' in the isthmus ... also being worked on are regulations for handling export quotas to the EU. "

Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica

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