The Constitutional Court declared in violation to the Constitution the congressional resolution that had approved the government concession for the installation of X ray equipment at Dominican ports. I.C.S.S.I. was awarded the contract during the Hipólito Mejía administration. At the time, the government granted the company exclusivity in security services at Customs. The Constitutional Court determined this created a monopoly and affected free competition.
The TC/0137/20:ADI established that Resolution #188-03 violated the Constitution.
The resolution is issued in response to the direct action of unconstitutionality initiated by the National Council of Business (Conep), Dominican Association of Free Zones (Adozona), Association of Free Zone Companies of Santiago, Inc., Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), American Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santiago, Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo), Dominican Association of Foreign Investment Companies (Asiex), Organización Nacional de Empresas Comerciales (Onec), Asociación de Industriales de la Región Norte (Airen) and Santiago Merchants and Industries Association (Acis) against Resolution No. 188-03, issued by the National Congress on 15 December 2003 and the contract signed between the Dominican State and the company I.C.S.S.I, S.A., on 18 July 2002 and its addendas of 15 January and 14 August 2003.
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Constitutional Court
15 May 2020