The measures will allow “to lower the costs of the bureaucracy that the more than 150 companies in the sector that import and manufacture are burdened with,” indicated the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
He Government announced this Monday that will simplify the procedures that manufacturers and importers of household appliances they had to do in order to market their products. The measure includes the air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and televisionsamong others.
Until now, companies The products had to be tested in the country to corroborate the level of energy efficiencywhich measures their performance and consumption, highlighted by the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce, of the Ministry of Economy. Furthermore, they had to face a certification process that included a plant audit carried out annually, even if the factories were abroad.
Additionally, the companies processed a marketing permit at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce that the importers then had to present to Customs to release the merchandise.
From a Resolution. which will be published this Tuesday in the Official Gazette, The technical regulation of energy efficiency will be modified. Thus, an authorization procedure at the Secretariat will no longer be necessary, verification by Customs prior to marketing or mandatory certification. By complying with the required conditions and signing an affidavit, companies They will be able to offer their products on the market.
Deregulation: which appliances it includes
This will allow “to lower the costs of the bureaucracy that the more than 150 companies in the sector that import and they manufacture”, indicated from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
The measure, which will result in a “greater supply of products, greater competition, with the consequent lowering of prices,” includes air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters, televisions, microwaves, lamps, dishwashers, electric pumps, electric motors and ovens, they added.
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