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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES 
65 
Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, and Stettin.— There is no manufacturing 
business done in either of the free ports located at Bremerhaven, Cux- 
haven, and Stettin. Manufacturing is prohibited at Stettin. 
Barcelona.—At present there is only a free deposit, consisting of 
two warehouses, but the administrator of customs can designate other 
buildings for similar purposes in case the space proves insufficient. 
The royal order of March 5, 1927, designated the assembling plant 
of an American automobile concern as a free deposit, thus facilitating 
the operation of assembling cars and entering them for sale in Spain 
or exportation to other countries. While certain kinds of manufac- 
buring are permitted in the free deposit, none has been undertaken 
except the assembling of automobiles, referred to above, and no im- 
portant developments can be expected until a free port of adequate 
dimensions is established. 
Cadiz—While operations which increase the value of goods with- 
but, essentially changing their nature are authorized, no manufactur- 
ing industries are reported except the manufacture of ice for sale to 
fishing vessels. It appears that efforts made from time to time to 
sstablish manufacturing enterprises in the free zone have not met 
with the approval of the Spanish Government. 
Santander —The provisions respecting manufacturing are quite 
similar to those in effect at Cadiz. The free port has been in opera-~ 
tion only since 1923 and little or no manufacturing has developed. 
Almeria and Bilbao—No manufacturing activities are carried on 
at the free ports of Almeria and Bilbao. 
Italian ports —The royal Italian legislative decree of December 22, 
1927, entitled “Institution of free ports,” provided for “manipula- 
tion and transformation of materials or goods, except for the limita- 
tions to be established for certain goods or operations coming under 
the provisions of article 4 hereof and which may become necessary 
bo safeguard fiscal interest or for the observance of special laws. But 
in all cases in which the transformation is of industrial character it 
will be necessary to follow the procedure outlined in article 3 of the 
decree.” Article 3 provides that “the institution of industrial estab- 
lishments within the area of the ports can not be granted by the com- 
petent maritime authorities without the previous permission of the 
Minister of Finance and National Economy, and the concession will 
have to be made in accordance with the conditions which these 
ministers may deem proper to establish in the interests of the na- 
tional industry.” The ports at which free ports may be established 
under the decree, gre Savona, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Brindisi, Bari, 
Ancona, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, Palermo, Messina, Catania, and 
Cagliari, Some of these ports already have free zones or free de- 
posits. No information is available as to any action under the above 
decree respecting industries at any of these ports.