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Local Firms Call For Maintenance Of Public Tender Preferences

May 2007 | Trade Alert

The debate over the future of free trade accords and a national industrial policy in Peru is intensifying as developments in the US raise the likelihood of a renewed push for a deal with Peru. Meanwhile, the Peruvian Congress has debated legislation that would aim to limit expenditure under the Law for the Promotion of Development of National Productivity - known as Law 27143 - a move denounced by local Association for the Pharmaceutical Industry of National Origin and Capital (ADIFÁN) as a blow against the local pharmaceutical industry. As a US Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) looms, multinationals and local producers

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