16 new regulations will be issued for imports

Through a discussion with the media, Richard Espinosa, Minister of Production, announced that the government will issue new regulations  in the coming days with the purpose of replacing imports.

The official said that “probably in a couple of weeks at most” the new regulations will be issued and “everything is related to the issue of quality.”

Espinosa estimates that the new regulations will be 16 and that each one incorporate dozens of products. However he stated that the rules are being analyzed.

About the sectors involved, they were not specified, but cleaning products, food, processing, among otherr would be included.

Regarding the automobile sector, he announced that  a new regulation is being prepared for cars regarding the safety issue, which would be ready in approximately one month.