Costa Rica lifts restrictions on Mexican avocado after seven years
Fresh Avocado
Costa Rica
Mexico
Published May 19, 2022
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The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, announced this Wednesday the lifting of the restriction on the importation of Mexican avocado that had been in force since 2015, a case that generated a bilateral dispute in which the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed with Mexico. "Costa Rica complies with international law, and in this context the resolution of the measure against the importation of Mexican avocados is being lifted" "Costa Rica complies with and respects international law, and in this context, the resolution of the measure against the importation of Mexican avocados is being lifted," Chaves said at the press conference after the weekly Governing Council. The president assured that "with this we put ourselves in the right, consumers will be able to choose, we comply with the law, and we hope to be able to defend the country from possible economic sanctions of an enormous magnitude," said Chaves. In May 2015, Costa Rica decided to ban the importation of Mexican ...
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