Costa Rica expects answers about entry into the OECD

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Costa Rica has made efforts to join the OECD on taxation for example

Minister of foreign trade, Anabel González, participates this week at the headquarters of the Organization for cooperation and economic development (OECD) in Paris, France, in order to ensure that Costa Rica should be incorporated into the Forum.

The OECD on the other hand, is in final discussions on a possible extension of this organization; in recent years it has been contemplating the entry of eight potential candidates, among them Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania.

Since 2010 Costa Rica began its approach to the OECD, promoted by the Government of current President Laura Chinchilla; as part of this approach is promoted the participation of the Central American country in various forums, committees and working groups.

The participation of Costa Rica is mainly guided by the Minister of foreign trade, Anabel Gonzalez, who was also participating to the post of Director of the World Trade Organization.

In recent months has intensified the involvement and approach to this forum, the investment to achieve this goal, especially in terms of fighting corruption, green growth, promotion of technological innovation and science.

There has been in the same way a strong lobbying effort to ask certain Member countries for support to the country in order to achieve membership in the OECD, in this process have involved other representatives of the Government as the Ambassador of Costa Rica to the WTO, Ronald Saborío.

OECD decision who belong to his group by different criteria, including the merits of each candidate, their level of participation and contribution in committees, working groups, the subscription that make legal instruments and also the forums that have been present.

The Organization in the same way seeks to transcend other considerations apart from the influence of the candidate countries, as considerations of geopolitical type, balance and regional weight of this country in the OECD and the governance of the organization. The way in which countries make decisions at the WTO, among others is also taken into account.

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53 Costa Rican companies are part of the global code of ethics for tourism

Adherence to this code is done on a voluntary basis, despite its scope is not legally binding.

53 enterprises of the tourism industry of the country, signed last week a document where are committed to responsible and sustainable tourism development operation.

The code of ethics world tourism is part of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and has 10 ethical principles, which integrated from components of economic, social and environmental practices into their operations.

The Minister of tourism of Costa Rica said that this code of ethics is intended to help the tourism sector expand more and more the benefits of their industry and also to minimize any negative impact that this can generate.

"This is a further step in the consolidation of a leading tourist market in the Americas region.

Other objectives is maximize the benefits for the residents of the local destinations," Allan Flores told the newspaper El Financiero.

The 53 companies that signed this code as a result will receive benefits directly from the UNWTO, as its logo, and other details will be published on its website, which obviously provides large-scale publicity, as well as in the middle of a press publication writing and communications of the organization.

Within the benefits also is to be invited to participate and share best practices that are in accordance with the implementation of the code, whether in conferences and international events.

Some of the companies that joined together form part of the Guild of hotels, car rentals, travel agencies and tourist operators; these companies accepted membership free and established principles as standards for their businesses.

Within the practices are integrated also issues such as the code of conduct against Commercial Sexual exploitation of girls, children and adolescents, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).

To integrate this principle companies commit to implement measures related to the protection of minors from sexual exploitation affecting countries tourist image.

The integration of these companies came on day 13-15 may within the framework of the 55 meeting of the UNWTO Commission which was held in Costa Rica.

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