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(a) Description of activities

The administration and operation of the existing ports of national interest (Corinto, Sandino, San Juan del Sur, Cabezas, El Rama and El Bluff) is reserved to Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN).

(b) Measures

Creation of the Empresa Nacional de Puertos Decree No. 405 published in Gazette No. 110 of May 17, 1980. Article 4 literal b.

Creation of the Empresa Portuaria Nacional Decree No. 35-95 published in the Gazette No. 119 of June 27, 1995. Article 7 literal b.

Annex III. Activities Reserved to the State. List of El Salvador

El Salvador reserves the exclusive right to carry out and to refuse to authorize the establishment of investments in the following activities, except as set forth in its list in Annex I (Nonconforming Measures):

1. Currency issuance

(a) Description of activities

The power to issue monetary species corresponds exclusively to the Salvadoran State, which may exercise it directly or through a public issuing institute.

(b) Measures

Constitution of the Republic, Article 111.

2. Postal Services

(a) Description of activities

The supreme direction of the postal service corresponds to the Executive Branch.

(b) Measures

Postal Regulations, Article 1.

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  • Chapter   I Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of the Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.3 Relationship to other International Treaties 1
  • Article   1.4 Scope of Application 1
  • Article   1.5 Enforcement of the Treaty 1
  • Chapter   II General Definitions 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Chapter   III National Treatment and Market Access of Goods 1
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 1
  • Section   A Trade In Goods 1
  • Article   3.2 Scope of Application 1
  • Article   3.3 National Treatment 1
  • Article   3.4 Tariff Treatment 1
  • Article   3.5 Customs Duty Drawback Programs on Exported Goods, Customs Duty Deferral Programs, and Customs Duty Exemption Programs Applied to Exported Goods 1
  • Article   3.6 Temporary Importation of Goods 1
  • Article   3.7 Duty-Free Importation for Samples of No Commercial Value 2
  • Article   3.8 Customs Valuation 2
  • Article   3.9 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   3.10 Registration of Importers 2
  • Article   3.11 Customs Measures 2
  • Article   3.13 Customs Processing Fees 2
  • Article   3.14 Export Taxes 2
  • Article   3.15 Country of Origin Marking 2
  • Article   3.17 Consular Transactions or Requirements 2
  • Section   B Trade In Agricultural Commodities 2
  • Article   3.18 Scope of Application 2
  • Article   3.19 Domestic Support 2
  • Article   3.20 Domestic Food Aid 2
  • Article   3.21 Export Subsidies 2
  • Article   3.22 Agricultural Special Safeguard 2
  • Section   C General Provisions 2
  • Article   3.23 Publication and Notification 2
  • Article   3.24 Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Chapter   IV Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   4.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   4.2 Instruments for Application and Interpretation 3
  • Article   4.3 Originating Goods 3
  • Article   4.4 Regional Content Value 3
  • Article   4.5 Value of Materials 3
  • Article   4.6 De Minimis 3
  • Article   4.7 Intermediate Materials 3
  • Article   4.8 Accumulation 3
  • Article   4.9 Extended Accumulation of Origin 3
  • Article   4.10 Goods and Fungible Materials 3
  • Article   4.11 Sets or Assortments 3
  • Article   4.12 Indirect Materials 3
  • Article   4.13 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 3
  • Article   4.14 Retail Containers and Packaging Materials 3
  • Article   4.15 Containers and Packing Materials for Shipment 3
  • Article   4.16 Automotive Industry Goods 3
  • Article   4.17 Non-Originating Transactions and Practices 4
  • Article   4.18 Transshipment and Direct Shipment 4
  • Article   4.19 Regional Input Integration Committee 4
  • Article   4.20 Functions of CIRI 4
  • Article   4.21 Procedure 4
  • Article   4.22 Deadlines, CIRI's Opinion and Notification 4
  • Article   4.23 Resolution of the Administrative Committee 4
  • Article   4.24 Referral to the Administrative Commission 4
  • Article   4.25 Operating Regulations 4
  • Article   4.26 Transitional Provisions for the Effects of Cumulation of Article 4.8 4
  • Chapter   V Customs Procedures Relating to the Origin of Goods 4
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   5.2 Declaration and Certification of Origin 4
  • Article   5.3 Obligations with Respect to Imports 4
  • Article   5.4 Obligations with Respect to Exports 4
  • Article   5.5 Exceptions 4
  • Article   5.6 Accounting Records 4
  • Article   5.7 Procedures for Verification of Origin 4
  • Article   5.8 Consularization 5
  • Article   5.9 Confidentiality 5
  • Article   5.10 Sanctions 5
  • Article   5.11 Anticipated Criteria 5
  • Article   5.12 Review and Challenge 5
  • Article   5.13 Invoicing by a Third Country 5
  • Article   5.14 Committee on Origin, Customs Procedures Relating to the Origin of Goods and Trade Facilitation 5
  • Article   5.15 Uniform Regulations 5
  • Chapter   VI Trade Facilitation 5
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   6.2 Publication 5
  • Article   6.3 Dispatch of Goods 5
  • Article   6.4 Risk Management 5
  • Article   6.5 Automation  5
  • Article   6.6 Cooperation 5
  • Article   6.7 Confidentiality 5
  • Article   6.8 Expedited Delivery Shipments 6
  • Article   6.9 Means of Challenge 6
  • Article   6.10 Sanctions 6
  • Article   6.11 Authorized Economic Operators 6
  • Article   6.12 Single Window for Foreign Trade 6
  • Chapter   VII Trade Defense 6
  • Section   A Bilateral Safeguards Measures 6
  • Article   7.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   7.2 Imposition of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 6
  • Article   7.3 Investigation Procedures and Transparency Requirements 6
  • Article   7.4 Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measures 6
  • Article   7.5 Notification and Consultation 6
  • Article   7.6 Compensation 6
  • Section   B Global Safeguarding Measures 6
  • Article   7.7 Global Safeguarding Measures 6
  • Section   C Antidumping and Countervailing Measures 6
  • Article   7.8 Antidumping and Countervailing Measures 6
  • Section   D Cooperation between the Parties 6
  • Article   7.9 Cooperation 6
  • Chapter   VIII Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 6
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 6
  • Article   8.2 Objectives 6
  • Article   8.3 Incorporation of Rights and Obligations 6
  • Article   8.4 Scope of Application 6
  • Article   8.5 Rights and Obligations 6
  • Article   8.6 Equivalence 6
  • Article   8.7 Risk Assessment and Appropriate Level of SPS Protection 6
  • Article   8.8 Recognition of Pest or Disease Free Areas or Zones and Areas or Zones of Low Prevalence of Pests or Diseases 6
  • Article   8.9 Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures 6
  • Article   8.10 Transparency 6
  • Article   8.11 Emergency Measures 6
  • Article   8.12 Regulatory Cooperation 6
  • Article   8.13 Technical Cooperation 7
  • Article   8.14 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 7
  • Article   8.15 Technical Consultations 7
  • Chapter   IX Technical Barriers to Trade 7
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   9.2 Objective 7
  • Article   9.3 Incorporation of Rights and Obligations 7
  • Article   9.4 Rights and Obligations 7
  • Article   9.5 Scope of Application 7
  • Article   9.6 Standards 7
  • Article   9.7 Technical Regulations 7
  • Article   9.8 Conformity Assessment 7
  • Article   9.9 Transparency 7
  • Article   9.10 Regulatory Cooperation 7
  • Article   9.11 Technical Cooperation 7
  • Article   9.12 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 7
  • Article   9.13 Technical Consultation 7
  • Article   9.14 Exchange of Information 7
  • Chapter   X Public Procurement 7
  • Article   10.1 Definitions 7
  • Article   10.2 Scope of Application and Coverage 7
  • Article   10.3 National Treatment 7
  • Article   10.4 Rules of Origin 8
  • Article   10.5 Denial of Benefits 8
  • Article   10.6 Special Compensatory Conditions 8
  • Article   10.7 Valuation of Contracts 8
  • Article   10.8 Publication of Notices of Future Procurement 8
  • Article   10.9 Deadlines for Bid Submission and Delivery 8
  • Article   10.10 Procurement Documents 8
  • Article   10.11 Technical Specifications 8
  • Article   10.12 Requirements and Conditions for Participation In Procurements 8
  • Article   10.13 Contracting Procedures 8
  • Article   10.14 Award of Contracts 8
  • Article   10.15 Information on the Award of Contracts 8
  • Article   10.16 Assurance of Integrity In Contracting Practices 8
  • Article   10.17 National Review of Supplier Challenges 8
  • Article   10.18 Provision of Information  8
  • Article   10.19 Confidentiality of Information 8
  • Article   10.20 Modifications and Amendments to Coverage 8
  • Chapter   XI Investment 8
  • Section   A Definitions and Scope of Application 8
  • Article   11.1 Definitions 8
  • Article   11.2 Scope of Application 9
  • Section   B Investment 9
  • Article   11.3 Minimum Standard of Treatment 9
  • Article   11.4 National Treatment 9
  • Article   11.5 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 9
  • Article   11.6 Treatment In the Event of Loss 9
  • Article   11.7 Performance Requirements 9
  • Article   11.8 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 9
  • Article   11.9 Reservations and Exceptions 9
  • Article   11.10 Transfers 9
  • Article   11.11 Expropriation and Compensation 9
  • Article   11.12 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 9
  • Article   11.13 Denial of Benefits 9
  • Article   11.14 Subrogation 9
  • Article   11.15 Extraterritorial Inapplicability of a Party's Law 9
  • Article   11.16 Environmental Measures 9
  • Article   11.17 Investment Promotion and Information Exchange 9
  • Section   C Dispute Settlement between a Party and an Investor of the other Party 9
  • Article   11.18 Objective 10
  • Article   11.19 Consultation and Negotiation 10
  • Article   11.20 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration 10
  • Article   11.21 Consent of Each Party to Arbitration 10
  • Article   11.22 Conditions and Limitations on the Consent of the Parties 10
  • Article   11.23 Selection of Arbitrators 10
  • Article   11.24 Conduct of Arbitration 10
  • Article   11.25 Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings 10
  • Article   11.26 Applicable Law 10
  • Article   11.27 Interpretation of Annexes 10
  • Article   11.28 Expert Reports 10
  • Article   11.29 Accumulation of Proceedings 10
  • Article   11.30 Awards 10
  • Article   11.31 Delivery of Documents 10
  • Annex 11.11  Expropriation and Compensation 10
  • Annex 11.31  Delivery of Documents 11
  • Chapter   XII Cross-Border Trade In Services 11
  • Article   12.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   12.2 Scope of Application 11
  • Article   12.3 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 11
  • Article   12.4 National Treatment 11
  • Article   12.5 Local Presence 11
  • Article   12.6 Market Access 11
  • Article   12.7 Reservations and Exceptions 11
  • Article   12.8 Transparency In the Development and Application of the Regulations 11
  • Article   12.9 National Regulations 11
  • Article   12.10 Mutual Recognition 11
  • Article   12.11 Transfers and Payments 11
  • Article   12.12 Denial of Benefits 11
  • Article   12.13 Technical Cooperation 11
  • Chapter   XIII Telecommunications Services  (1) 11
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 11
  • Article   13.2 Scope 11
  • Article   13.3 Regulatory Authority 11
  • Article   13.4 Authorization to Provide Publicly Available Telecommunication Services  (4) 12
  • Article   13.5 Competitive Safeguards on Major Suppliers 12
  • Article   13.6 Interconnection  (6) 12
  • Article   13.7 Scarce Resources 12
  • Article   13.8 Universal Service 12
  • Article   13.9 Transparency 12
  • Article   13.10 Confidentiality of Information 12
  • Article   13.11 Supplier Disputes 12
  • Chapter   XIV Temporary Entry of Business Persons 12
  • Article   14.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   14.2 General Principles 12
  • Article   14.3 Scope of Application 12
  • Article   14.4 Temporary Entry Authorization 12
  • Article   14.5 Availability of Information 12
  • Article   14.6 Committee on Temporary Entry of Business Persons 12
  • Article   14.7 Settlement of Disputes 12
  • Chapter   XV Electronic Commerce 12
  • Article   15.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   15.2 General Provisions 12
  • Article   15.3 Electronic Provision of Services 12
  • Article   15.4 Digital Products 12
  • Article   15.5 Cooperation 12
  • Article   15.6 Transparency 12
  • Chapter   XVI Intellectual Property 12
  • Section   A General Provisions and Basic Principles 12
  • Article   16.1 Definitions 12
  • Article   16.2 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 12
  • Article   16.3 Provisions on the Subject Matter 12
  • Article   16.4 National Treatment and Most Favored Nation 13
  • Article   16.5 Control of Abusive or Anti-Competitive Terms and Conditions and Practices 13
  • Article   16.6 Technical Cooperation and Technology Transfer 13
  • Section   B Copyrights and Related Rights 13
  • Article   16.7 Protection of Copyrights and Related Rights 13
  • Article   16.8 Performers 13
  • Article   16.9 Broadcasting Organizations 13
  • Article   16.10 Protection of Encrypted Program-carrying Satellite Signals 13
  • Section   C Trademarks 13
  • Article   16.11 Well-Known Trademarks 13
  • Article   16.12 Duration of Protection 13
  • Article   16.13 Use Requirement 13
  • Section   D Patents 13
  • Article   16.14 Patentable Subject Matter 13
  • Section   E Utility Models 13
  • Article   16.15 Utility Model Protection 13
  • Section   F Industrial Designs 13
  • Article   16.16 Conditions and Duration of Protection 13
  • Article   16.17 Rights Conferred 13
  • Section   G Undisclosed Information 13
  • Article   16.18 Protection of Undisclosed Information 13
  • Section   H Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin 13
  • Article   16.19 Protection of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin 13
  • Article   16.20 Content of the Protection of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin 13
  • Chapter   XVII Dispute Resolution 13
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   17.2 Cooperation 13
  • Article   17.3 Scope of Application 13
  • Article   17.4 Election of Forum 13
  • Article   17.5 Perishable Goods 13
  • Article   17.6 Consultations 13
  • Article   17.7 Intervention of the Administrative Commission - Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation 13
  • Article   17.8 Request for Establishment of Arbitration Panel 13
  • Article   17.9 List and Qualifications of Panelists 14
  • Article   17.10 Integration of the Arbitration Panel 14
  • Article   17.11 Participation of the Third Party 14
  • Article   17.12 Model Rules of Procedure 14
  • Article   17.13 Information and Technical Assistance 14
  • Article   17.14 Suspension or Termination of Proceedings 14
  • Article   17.15 Preliminary Report 14
  • Article   17.17 Compliance with the Final Report  14
  • Article   17.18 Noncompliance and Suspension of Benefits 14
  • Article   17.19 Review of Suspension of Benefits or of Enforcement 14
  • Article   17.20 Judicial and Administrative Instances 14
  • Article   17.21 Rights of Individuals 14
  • Article   17.22 Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution 14
  • Chapter   XVIII Transparency 14
  • Article   18.1 Definition 14
  • Article   18.2 Points of Contact 14
  • Article   18.3 Publication 14
  • Article   18.4 Notification and Provision of Information 14
  • Article   18.5 Administrative Procedures 14
  • Article   18.6 Review and Challenge 14
  • Chapter   XIX Administration of the Treaty 14
  • Article   19.1 Administrative Commission 14
  • Article   19.2 Free Trade Agreement Coordinators 15
  • Article   19.3 Administration of Dispute Resolution Proceedings Dispute Resolution 15
  • Chapter   XX Exceptions 15
  • Article   20.1 Definitions 15
  • Article   20.2 General Exceptions 15
  • Article   20.3 National Security 15
  • Article   20.4 Disclosure of Information 15
  • Article   20.5 Taxation 15
  • Article   20.6 Balance of Payments 15
  • Chapter   XXI Final Provisions 15
  • Article   21.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 15
  • Article   21.2 Entry Into Force 15
  • Article   21.3 Reservations and Interpretative Statements 15
  • Article   21.4 Amendments 15
  • Article   21.5 Accession 15
  • Article   21.6 Complaint 15
  • Article   21.7 Termination of Free Trade Agreements 15
  • Article   21.8 Transitory Provisions 15
  • Annex I  Non-conforming Measures 15
  • Annex I  Non-Conforming Measures. List of Costa Rica 16
  • Annex I  Non-Conforming Measures. List of Guatemala 17
  • Annex I  Non Conforming Measures. List of Honduras 19
  • Annex I  Non-Conforming Measures. List of Mexico 20
  • Annex I  Non-Conforming Measures. List of Nicaragua 24
  • Annex I  Non-Conforming Measures. List of El Salvador 26
  • Annex II  Future Actions 27
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of Costa Rica 27
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of Guatemala 28
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of Honduras 29
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of Mexico 29
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of Nicaragua 30
  • Annex II  Future Actions. List of El Salvador 30
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State 31
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State. List of Costa Rica 31
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State. List of Guatemala 31
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State. List of Honduras 31
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State. List of Mexico 32
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State.  List of Nicaragua 32
  • Annex III  Activities Reserved to the State. List of El Salvador 33
    • Name
    Central America - Mexico FTA (2011)
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    Central America - Mexico FTA (2011)
    Signed date
    22 / Nov / 2011
    Date into force
    01 / Sep / 2013
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    es
    Party ISO codes
    CACM,MEX
    Relationship with other documents
    Type Agreements Date of signature Date of entry in force
    IT_OVERLAP Investment Facilitation for Development (2024)
    IT_OVERLAP Mexico - Nicaragua FTA (1997) 18 / Dec / 1997 01 / Jul / 1998
    IT_OVERLAP OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements (1961) 12 / Dec / 1961 12 / Dec / 1961
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