Venezuela: Import licences for passenger vehicles
Description
Early in 2009, the Venezuelan government announced that it would reduce the number of imported vehicles to 30'000, down from 130'000 the previous year. Since then, the responsible ministry has award import licences to selected trading partners. No official import licence target has sofar been announced for 2010.
On 15 July 2009, the government issued licences for 10'000 vehicles imported from Ecuadorian plants of KIA and General Motors.
On 11 August 2009, the government announced imports of 10'000 vehicles from Argentina. This quota had initially been assigned to imports from Colombia but was withdrawn in protest against the Colombian-US agreement for further cooperation against narcotic trafficking.
On 6 April 2010, it was officially announced that 5'000 vehicles would be imported from Russian plants of Autovaz. According to a press report, the government has also agreed to import a furhter 14'000 vehicles from Ecuador.
On 7 April 2010, the ministry published plans to import 5'000 vehicles from Uruguay.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 1 Jan 2009
GTA Evaluation: Amber
Source:
Ministerio Del Poder Ppoluar para el Comercio. (15 July 2009). Pa' empezá: Otorgadas 10.000 licencias de importación a General Motors y Kia. Available at http://www.mincomercio.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...
Ministerio Del Poder Ppoluar para el Comercio. (10 August 2009). Fortalecidas negociaciones de empresarios argentinos y venezolanos. Available at http://www.mincomercio.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...
Ministerio Del Poder Ppoluar para el Comercio. (11 August 2009). Suscriben acuerdos comerciales en áreas agrícola e industrial. Available at http://www.mincomercio.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...
Ministerio Del Poder Ppoluar para el Comercio. (6 April 2010). Venezuela fortalece con Rusia área comercial y metrológica. Available at http://www.mincomercio.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...
Ministerio Del Poder Ppoluar para el Comercio. (7 April 2010). Presidentes Chávez y Mujica firmaron ocho convenios de cooperación. Available at http://www.mincomercio.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...
Noticias 24. (6 April 2010). Venezuela autoriza a importar casi 14.000 vehículos desde Ecuador. Available at http://economia.noticias24.com/noticia/20103/venezuela-autoriza-a-import...
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