Export restriction lifted on Peruvian vegetable and fruit products in the Bolivian market

Published 2022년 5월 11일

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The General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN) has ruled in favor of Peru in a dispute with Bolivia over trade restrictions on Peruvian vegetable exports. The SGCAN's resolution, which was in favor of Peru, found that the restrictions imposed by Bolivia, including the non-issuance of phytosanitary import permits and the suspension of inspections, constitute a trade barrier and contradict Andean community regulations. The SGCAN has given Bolivia 30 days to lift the restrictions and has requested quarterly reports from the country for the next year on the issue.

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By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl/Peruvian News Agency, @PortalPortuario, The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru, Roberto Sánchez, reported that the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SGCAN), through Resolution 2264, ruled in favor of Peru by describing the measures imposed by the Plurinational State of Peru as restrictive. Bolivia to vegetable exports from Peru. Since June 2021, Peru learned that Peruvian producers and businessmen were facing difficulties in shipping potatoes, tomatoes, onions, carrots, avocados, lemons, grapes and custard apples to the highland country. In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) maintained that, due to this, Peru sought solutions at the bilateral level. However, despite various communications and attempts to reach an agreement, Bolivia continued to impose restrictions. “The Peruvian government requested the SGCAN to initiate an investigation into the trade restrictions imposed by Bolivia. This is the ...

Source: CLPortalportuario