The National Commission for the Defense of Competition that will continue to act within the scope of the Ministry of Commerce with the current structure.
After the repeal of 60 resolutions and provisions of the Commerce secretary of the previous government and to grant greater powers to the area, the Ministry of Economy made the decision to finally appoint the President of the Commission.
The decision was made official through Decree 100/2024 in the Official Gazette, which clarifies that the National Commission for the Defense of Competition will continue to act within the scope of the Ministry of Commerce with the current structure.
The new President of the Competition Defense Commission is a master’s degree in Economics Alexis German Pirchio in the position of President, with the rank and hierarchy of Undersecretary. At the same time, members with a master’s degree in Finance are added to it. Lucas Gabriel Trevisani Vespa, the economics graduate Florence Bogoand the doctor in Law and Social Sciences Eduardo Rodolfo Montamat.
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New powers for Defense of Competition
He Ministry of Economy delegated to the National Directorate of Consumer Defense and Consumer Arbitration of the Undersecretary of Actions for the Defense of Consumers (dependent on the Ministry of Commerce) the control and surveillance over compliance with the rules that regulate consumer relations in case of conflict and need for mediation (Law 26,993), as well as the trial at administrative headquarters of infractions and the application of the sanctions that are defined.
The standard also provides that The application of the rules of commercial loyalty will be under the orbit of the undersecretary. Likewise, the aforementioned body will be in charge of registering and deleting consumer associations from the respective registry, as well as the administration of special programs related to internal trade that are entrusted to it and is authorized to delegate in the areas of its dependence, in totally or partially these tasks for the purposes of facilitate the process of substantiating the actions required by the application of the corresponding regulations.
In charge of internal market affairs
In this way, the head of the Undersecretariat in question is entrusted with the signing of the office and resolution of matters concerning the Undersecretary of Policies for the Internal Market.
The measure is taken within the framework of the change of authorities carried out by the new Government and the modifications to the current organizational structure that were carried out in the Ministry of Commerce and ensures the standard that The goal is to “streamline management and adjust public policies.” to apply”.
Source: Ambito
