Mercosur trade bloc agrees to reduce customs fees/ Aprueban código aduanero en Cumbre del Mercosur

The Mercosur trade bloc has reached a deal on a common customs code that should speed up and reduce the cost of commerce across South America. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she and six other presidents approved the regulations. She gave no details pending a news conference later Tuesday, but the proposal was to do away with double-billing of import taxes on goods that travel through one Mercosur country to another ( more...)/ Buenos Aires, 4 de agosto.- La prensa argentina celebró hoy la aprobación del Código Aduanero, durante la 39 Cumbre del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur), luego de seis años de fuertes discusiones. “Aprobaron el Código que regirá el comercio dentro del Mercosur”, tituló el diario Clarín al reportar el acuerdo al que llegaron los presidentes de Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. ( más...)