In a lightening-fast move, the Dominican Senate has approved the legislation paving the way for the implementation of the DR-CAFTA agreement latter this month or in December. Just moments before the measure went up for a vote, two of the President’s closest advisors, Danilo Medina and Temistocles Montas were seen speaking to various senators and urging a quick passage. The legislation included various modifications to several laws that needed to be adjusted to the realities of DR-CAFTA. These included the laws on industrial property, copyright, intellectual property and the Penal Code.