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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

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Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, and Stettin.— There is no manufacturing
business done in either of the free ports located at Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven,
 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 manufacburing
 are permitted in the free deposit, none has been undertaken
except the assembling of automobiles, referred to above, and no important
 developments can be expected until a free port of adequate
dimensions is established.
Cadiz—While operations which increase the value of goods withbut,
 essentially changing their nature are authorized, no manufacturing
 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 “manipulation
 and transformation of materials or goods, except for the limitations
 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 establishments
 within the area of the ports can not be granted by the competent
 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 national
 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 deposits.
 No information is available as to any action under the above
decree respecting industries at any of these ports.