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In keeping with the vision of Dominica to become the World’s first climate resilience nation, the Government of Dominica has taken a decision to ban single use plastics and Styrofoam used in the food service industry.
The first phase of this process is the ban on importation of the following non-biodegradable single use plastics (Lids, Cups, Single Use Styrofoam/Plastic Containers, Disposable Plastic Cutlery, and Drinking Straws) has taken effect from January 1, 2019 at all ports of entry.
From December 2018, importers have been able to benefit from the application of 0% duty on the importation authenticated biodegradable products (Lids, Cups, Single Use Containers, Cutlery, and Drinking Straws) and 0% duty on the importation of reusable shopping bags.
In keeping with the vision of Dominica to become the World’s first climate resilience nation, the Government of Dominica has taken a decision to ban single use plastics and Styrofoam used in the food service industry.
The first phase of this process is the ban on importation of the following non-biodegradable single use plastics (Lids, Cups, Single Use Styrofoam/Plastic Containers, Disposable Plastic Cutlery, and Drinking Straws) has taken effect from January 1, 2019 at all ports of entry.
From December 2018, importers have been able to benefit from the application of 0% duty on the importation authenticated biodegradable products (Lids, Cups, Single Use Containers, Cutlery, and Drinking Straws) and 0% duty on the importation of reusable shopping bags.
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It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy.
The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making
The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy.
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