Only Costa Rican nationals or enterprises incorporated in Costa Rica, whose capital stock is at least 51% owned and directed by Costa Rican nationals may supply motorised freight cabotage transport services.
"Article 1 - This regulation refers exclusively to local freight automotive transport services, which for that purpose are defined as those provided by motor vehicles, which within the limits of the national territory using the country's road network, or those that combine the previous one with another mode of transport, without leaving those territorial limits.
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Article 8 - Costa Rican natural or legal persons will be the only ones who will have the right to exploit local automotive cargo transport services, for which legal persons must also meet the following requirements:
a) That 51% of its capital, at least, belongs to Costa Ricans.
b) That the effective control and management of the company are also in the hands of Costa Ricans.[...]" (Executive Decree no. 15624-MOPT on Regulation of the Automotive Transport of Local Cargo (08/28/1984), effective from 09/13/1984, Articles 1 and 8 [google translation])
Executive Decree no. 15624-MOPT on Regulation of the Automotive Transport of Local Cargo (08/28/1984), effective from 09/13/1984, Articles 1 and 8
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