Costa Rica Files Arbitration against Dominican Republic

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Back in November 27, Costa Rica had activated DR-CAFTA’s dispute resolution mechanism, arguing that Dominican Republic did not apply the rules of the treaty to these products.

The Dominican Customs Director had issued instructions to charge the full tariff to all products manufactured by Costa Rican companies Conducen SRL and Sajiplast S.A.

Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica

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