State Trading

NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A)
OF THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING
ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII

Costa Rica

The following communication, dated and received on 13 August 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Costa Rica.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII, Costa Rica submits herewith its notification concerning state trading enterprises. The notification covers the Liga Agrícola Industrial de la Caña de Azúcar, LAICA (Agro-Industrial Sugar Cane League) for the period 2019-2023; the Corporación Ganadera, CORFOGA (Livestock Promotion Corporation) for the period 2022-2023; the Instituto del Café de Costa Rica, ICAFE (Costa Rican Coffee Institute) for the period 2022-2023; the Corporación Arrocera Nacional, CONARROZ (National Rice Growers Corporation) for the period 2022-2023; the Fábrica Nacional de Licores, FANAL (National Liquor Factory) for the period 2019-2023; and the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo, RECOPE (Costa Rican Petroleum Refining Company) for the period 2022-2023.