Costa Rica

The policy guides the interpretation and implementation of requirements 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 for the conditions of the Costa Rican banana and pineapple sector and establishes the conditions of applicability for the Permanent Committees that coexist with unions. It also instructs on the assessment and implementation in three stages.

This policy is to provide interpretation of the requirements in the context of Costa Rica law and regulatory processes on the respective requirements for water extractions until the conditions are favorable to obtain the necessary documentation required for water extraction and use.