A public corporation is hereby created attached to the Department of Economic Development and Commerce of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which shall be known as the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company, with legal capacity and personality separate from the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions.
Its main mission shall be to foster the development of trade, with special emphasis on small and medium-size businesses, the export of products and services of Puerto Rico to other countries or regions outside of Puerto Rico’s frontiers. It shall develop and provide programs of information, advice, promotion, and direct services to companies or individuals engaged in the various local and international business activities in Puerto Rico.
History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 323, § 4, eff. 90 days after Dec. 28, 2003.