The risheriiien' s licenses run about s/'3 per calendtLr year 

 per man. 



Imports 



In recent years Ecuador has imported very little shrimp. The 

 official statistics do not separate iiuported shrimp from lobsters. For 

 the period 1950 to 195U the largest quantity imported in any one year 

 was about 6,600 pounds in 1952, and in 195^1 only 1 metric ton (220li.6 

 pounds) was imported . 



Apparently canned shriiiip only are iinported. These imports 

 appear to supply all of the canaed-shriMp market, since no shrimp are 

 canned in Ecuador. There are no restrictions on the volume of shrimp 

 imports. 



r 

 Import duties on shrimp per net kilo (2.2 pounds) are as follows: 



canned shrimp, s/l8 (about $1.02) and frozen shrimp, s/7 (about UO 



cents) . 



In addition canned and frozen shrimp must pay the following 

 fees calculated as a percent of f.o.b. value: consular, 8-| percent; de- 

 fense, 1 percent; and evaluation commission, 10 percent. Port charges 

 amount to s/l05 (about $6.00) per net metric ton and the stamp tax 

 costs s/30 (about $1.70) for each shipment. 



Import licenses are required in Ecuador. Imports are classi- 

 fied under two categories, essential and nonessential. Shrimp are classi- 

 fied under the second group. For this classification the importer must 

 make an advance deposit, in dollars, with the Central Bank of 100 percent 

 of the c.i.f. value of the goods. Also, consular fees amounting to 7 

 percent of the f.o.b. value of the goods and iiO percent of the import 

 duties must be paid in advance. These requisites must be complied with 

 before the import license is granted. 



GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTAIMCE 



In Ecuador the fishery resources are considered as belonging 

 to the nation. Fishing operations are conducted on the basis of 10-year 

 contracts with the Federal (government which can be extended provided no 

 changes in the law are enacted prior to expiration. Contracts require 

 the approval of five ministries: Economy, Defense, Foreign Relations, 

 Treasury, and the Presidency. The more recent contracts have required 

 about a year of negotiations, although temporary authorization to operate 

 was grant jd after 6 or 8 months. 



Each contract differs in details, and the tendency has been to 

 make them more restrictive. In general, the contracts provide for the 

 f ollovjing : 



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