Latin American Trade Agreements

This volume explores the most important Latin American economic integration programmes. It provides examples of companies using the projects as part of their strategic business planning for Latin America and discusses the opportunities available in transportation infrastructure development.

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It is imperative for anyone doing business in Latin America today to know how the various sub-regional economic integration projects operate. Traditionally, the task of keeping abreast of developments affecting the different Latin American trade agreements has been complidated by limited and scattered sources available only in Spanish or Portuguese. For the first time, all the most important Latin American economic integration programmes are explored in the same volume in English: the Latin American Integration System (ALADI); MERCOSUR; the Andean Community; the G-3 Accord between Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico; and the Central American Integration System (SICA). "Latin American Trade Agreements" explains how all of these sub-regional programmes operate and where the opportunities are for foreign direct investors and exporters. It provides concrete examples of companies using the integration projects as part of their strategic business planning for Latin America. It also discusses the many opportunities available in transportation infrastructure development and intra-Latin American logistics.
The appendices include English translations of the trade agreements and important rules and regulations. "Latin American Trade Agreements" not only focuses on the rules for trade in goods and services, but also examines how the sub-regional projects and each member state treat subjects as diverse as environmental protection, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment, as well as labour and tax laws. This loose-leaf is an asset to lawyers, trade specialists and international strategic planners.