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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000:
Chile

Report prepared by U.S. Embassy
Santiago, released July 1999

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APPENDIX F:   MARKET RESEARCH

AVAILABLE AND UPCOMING AGRICULTURAL REPORTS

Agricultural Commodity and Market Reports: (These are annual reports issued every year in the specified month by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.)

Fresh Deciduous Fruit	January
Kiwi Fruit		January
Tree Nuts		February
Strawberries		March
Canned Deciduous Fruit	March
Fishmeal and Oil	April
Sugar and Molasses	April
Dried Fruit		April
Planting Seeds		May
Tobacco			May
Wine			June
Agricultural Situation	September
Seafood			September
Forest Products		October
Avocados		November
Dairy Situation		November
Tomatoes and Products	December

AVAILABLE AND UPCOMING INDUSTRY REPORTS

(These are sectoral reports prepared by the Commercial Service of the United States.)

Networking Software			April, 1996
Auto Parts				June, 1996
Trucks and Buses			July, 1996
Pleasure and Recreational Boats		August, 1996
Cosmetics				September, 1996
Paging and Trunking Equipment		September, 1996
Medical Equipment			October, 1996
Cellular Equip. and Services		October, 1996
Electrical Power Equipment		October, 1996
Mining Equipment			October, 1996
Railroad Equipment			March, 1997
Pulp and Paper Machinery		March, 1997 			
Building Materials			August, 1997
Travel and Tourism			September, 1997
Medical Disposables			November, 1997
Security and Safety Equipment		November, 1997
Telecom. Trunking Equipment		November, 1997	      
Construction Machinery and Equipment	January, 1998
Fire Prevention and 
  Fire Fighting Equipment		August, 1998
Food Processing Equipment 
  for Canned Goods			August, 1998
Dairy (Food processing) Equipment	September, 1998
Computer Software			September, 1998
Plastics Machinery and Chemicals	September, 1998
Prefabricated Housing			September, 1998
Refrigeration Equipment	
  for Food Service			September, 1998
Telecommunications Equipment		September, 1998
Water Treatment Equipment and Services	November, 1998
Air Conditioning and
  Refrigeration Equipment		November, 1998
Personal Computers			November, 1998
Medical Equipment			June, 1999
Security Equipment			July, 1999
Mining Equipment			July, 1999
Wireless Telecommunications
   Equipment				July, 1999
Disposable Medical Equipment		August, 1999
Refrigeration Equipment for 
Transport and Storage			September, 1999
Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal
   and Services				September, 1999
Electrical Power Equipment		September, 1999
Solid and Hazardous Waste 
Disposal Equip. and Services		September, 1999
	Flexible Packaging Machinery	September, 1999
	Port Equipment and Services	September, 1999


ISA SCHEDULE FOR FY 2000

Airport Security Equipment
Building Materials
Clinical Laboratory Equipment
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Computer Services
Construction Equipment
Filling Machinery
Office Supplies
Sewage and Water Treatment Equipment and Services
Tourism

 

APPENDIX G: TRADE EVENT SCHEDULE

1.  Event Name:  SOFTEL '99
(Information Technology)
Event Locations:  FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile
Dates of Event:  July 21 - 25, 1999
U.S. Recruitment/Promotion:  N/A
Contact:  PuntoDiez S.A.
Tel:  (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981

2.  Event Name:  SUPERMERCADOS '99
(Products, services, and equipment for supermarkets

and convenience stores) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: August 4 - 6, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 3. Event Name: SOLOF '99 (International exhibition and conference on office solutions) Event Locations: CasaPiedra, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: August 26 - 28, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: ptodiez@chilesat.net Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 4. Event Name: ESPACIOS '99 (Design and equipment for home) Event Locations: CasaPiedra, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: September 9 - 12, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 5. Event Name: EXPOSALUD '99 (Technologies, equipment, supplies and services for the
health care sector of Chile and Latin America) Event Locations: Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: September 27 - 29, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: ShoWorks Tel: (509) 838-8755; Fax: (509) 838-2838 6. Event Name: EDIFICA '99 (Construction industry) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: September 28 - October 2, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 7. Event Name: PROCOMERCIO '99 (Supply chain management exhibition and conference) Event Locations: CasaPiedra, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: September 29 - October 1, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: AIC Worldwide (Alan Cederberg) Tel: (562) 246-8100; Fax: (562) 246-8109 8. Event Name: CHILEPLAST '99 (Plastics and rubber exhibition) Event Locations: CasaPiedra, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: October 5 - 8, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: ShoWorks Tel: (509) 838-8755; Fax: (509) 838-2838 9. Event Name: SALON DEL MUEBLE '99 (International furniture and decoration trade show) Event Locations: Estacion Mapocho, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: October 13 - 17, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 10. Event Name: ESPACIOS '99 (Design and equipment for home) Event Locations: Plaza El Trebol, Concepcion, Chile Dates of Event: November 11 - 14, 1999 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: Punto Diez S.A. Tel: (562) 231-6515; Fax: (562) 233-4981 11. Event Name: VIDA Y SALUD '2000 (Medical equipment) Event Locations: Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: March 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: ECI Ltda. (Gema Saavedra) Tel: (562) 228-3552; Fax: (562) 228-7114 12. Event Name: FIDAE '2000 (International Air & Space Fair) Event Locations: Cerrillos Airport, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: March 27 - April 2, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: Kallman Associates, Inc. Tel: (201) 652-7070; Fax: (201) 652-3898 13. Event Name: FERIA DEL HOGAR '2000 (Consumer goods and furnishings for the home) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: April 14 - May 5, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Santiago Perez) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 14. Event Name: EXPOMIN '2000 (Mining Industry exhibition) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: May 9 - 13, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Jorge Solis) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 15. Event Name: EXITEL '2000 (Telecommunications exhibition and seminars) Event Locations: Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: June 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: AIC Worldwide (Francisco Gatica) Tel: (562) 246-8100; Fax: (562) 246-8109 16. Event Name: SOFTEL '2000 (Information Technology) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: July 12 - 16, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Alfredo Perez) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 17. Event Name: PROCOMERCIO '2000 (Supply chain management exhibition and conference) Event Locations: Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: September 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: AIC Worldwide (Alan Cederberg) Tel: (562) 246-8100; Fax: (562) 246-8109 18. Event Name: FERIA DE LAS NACIONES '2000 (Consumer products, tourism services and
handcrafts international fair) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: October 27 - November 5, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Santiago Perez) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 19. Event Name: TECNOMADERA '2000 (Machinery for the elaboration of wood, accessories
and supplies for the furniture industry) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: November 22 - 25, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Eduardo Hardessen) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 20. Event Name: EXPOPESCA '2000 (World exhibition for the fishing industry in Latin America) Event Locations: FISA Maipu, Santiago, Chile Dates of Event: November 22 - 25, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Jorge Solis) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667 21. Event Name: EXPONAVAL '2000 (International naval defense exhibition and conference for Latin America) Event Locations: Valparaiso, Chile Dates of Event: December 5 - 12, 2000 U.S. Recruitment/Promotion: N/A Contact: FISA (Alfredo Perez) Tel: (562) 530-7000; Fax: (562) 533-1667

APPENDIX H:   Doing Business in Chile, Bibliography

Guide to the Chilean Business Environment 1998-1999 Author: Rafael Aldunate Publisher: Sociedad de Fomento Fabril, Av. Andres Bello 2777, Santiago, Chile.

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