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<div style="position:absolute;top:5.17in;left:1.14in;width:6.67in;line-height:0.37in;"><DIV style="position:relative; left:0.21in;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:17pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff">CAMARONERO DEL CANTÓN SANTA ROSA EN  EL</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:17pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff"> </span><br/></DIV><DIV style="position:relative; left:3.08in;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:17pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff">2024</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:17pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff"> </span><br/></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="position:relative; left:0.25in;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff">THE  FREE  TRADE  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  ECUADOR  AND </span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff"> </span><br/></DIV><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff">CHINA  IN  THE  SHRIMP  SECTOR OF THE  SANTA  ROSA C OSA CANTON</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff"> </span><br/><DIV style="position:relative; left:2.96in;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff">IN 2 IN 2024</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15pt;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#ffffff"> </span><br/></SPAN></DIV></div>
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