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WTO Confirms Dominican Republic Violated Rules

The report argues that tariffs on Central American imports imposed by the Dominican Central on tubular fabric and polypropylene bags, of up to 38%, are in violation of its rules.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Central American tariffs on imports of tubular fabric and polypropylene bags, imposed by the Dominican Republic, are in violation of the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said a report by the agency.

"This confirms the preliminary report issued last October, which stated that the Dominican Republic had failed to meet its trade obligations by imposing a rate of up to 38% on Central American imports of tubular fabric and polypropylene bags used to package food and agro-industrial and industrial products, reported ElSalvador.com.

Complaints were made by El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras, who argued that the protection measures were unjustified because no harm to the domestic industry could be demonstrated.

The WTO "recommends that the Dominican Republic bring its measures into line with the obligations under trade agreements", according to an article on the website.

Source: elsalvador.com

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Dominican Tariffs to Remain Until April

February 2012

Although a WTO ruling said that the taxes and polypropylene bags and tubular fabric from Central America violate their rules, they will not be removed until April 2012.

The Dominican Republic has announced that it will keep the tariffs on tubular fabric and polypropylene products from Central America in place until April, even though the World Trade Organization (WTO) considers that they have violated international trade rules, according to the AP as reported by the online edition La Prensa Grafica.

Dominican Rep. Removes Tariff on Polypropylene

March 2012

By eliminating the tariff of 38%, conditions for the export of tubular fabric and polypropylene bags to the Dominican Republic return to normal.

A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica:

The Dominican Republic will comply with WTO recommendations before April 30th

WTO Rules Against Dominican Republic

November 2011

A complaint by Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over tariffs on woven and polypropylene bags, has obtained a favorable ruling.

The arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) today released its final report, which stated that safeguard measures imposed by the Dominican Republic in 2010 on polypropylene and woven bags from Costa Rica was a violation

Central America Wins Dispute with Dominican Republic

October 2011

The WTO has provisionally determined that the measures imposed by the Dominican Republic, charging tariffs of up to 38% on imports of certain products from the region, are inconsistent with its trade obligations.

The lawsuit filed at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica objected to the high tariffs imposed by the Caribbean country on products from the region.

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