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The manual was developed by the haiti property law working group which is made up of roughly 100 experts practitioners donors and government officials working to clarify haitis land law in an inclusive and transparent manner the nuanced and inclusive process of developing this manual lasted almost a year. The january 12 2010 earthquake in haiti killed an estimated 200000 people in port au prince metropolitan area and neighboring zones as a result of extensive devastation hundreds of thousands are homeless the government has announced plans to relocate 400000 people to camps outside the city recent accounts of people fighting over scarce tents and other forms of shelter foreshadows . This guide to law online haiti contains a selection of haitian legal juridical and governmental sources accessible through the internet links provide access to primary documents legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Protecting your intellectual property due diligence local professional services web resources using an agent or distributor return to top many foreign firms conduct business in haiti through agents and distributors under haitian law two parties are free to negotiate a contractual agreement and do not require. Haiti country commercial guide june 2018 6 the haitian economy is one of the most open economies in the caribbean haiti offers great proximity to the us and most haitian businesspeople speak fluent english haiti has preferential access to major markets including canada the us and the european union us imports represent over 24 percent of total imports