The effects of the deregulatory rules For markets they can be good for increasing activity and trade, but in some cases they are inadvisable. Such is the case of the repeal of a technical rule that protected printing materials from the use of heavy metals. The Government is preparing to make official in the next few hours a measure that may affect people’s health.
According to a proposal made by the president of the Federation of the Argentine Graphic Industry, Juan Carlos Sacco, the Ministry of Industry is about to repeal regulation 453/685 that prevents the use of heavy metals in the inks used in that activity.
In a note to the entity’s partners, Sacco denounces: “I am writing to you to anticipate what in hours or days you will see published in the Official Gazette, the reduction of the Environmental Technical Standard, that it took us so much time and work to put it into effect; and that today, after 15 years, with a new Government it has been decided to remove it.”
The leader pointed out that the Federation will follow the paths that our judicial advisors advise us because we are convinced that these tools are those used in the developed world in order to regulate international trade; and it is not a mere protectionist regime, but rather trading with the same rules of the game,” says Sacco.
The text states that “Although the Secretary of Industry and Commerce agrees with the elements that we providedemonstrating that this standard of environmental care is similar to those in force in countries to which The current president Milei wants us to be alike and with whom we enter into commercial negotiations.”
“However, new people in the President’s team, They have convinced him to eliminate nearly 3,200 regulations and standards, so that the freedom to live, trade, import and export be totally free, without any requirement that could hinder it,” says the businessman.
The regulations indicate that the inks used both in the local industry and those that come in imported prints may not contain heavy metals, which are carcinogenic.
“It is not a para-tariff regulation”
In statements to Ámbito, Sacco recalled that “15 years ago we provided data to the technical part of the Ministry of Commerce” which at that time was in charge of Guillermo Moreno.
He assured that although it is a regulation that protects the local industry ““It is not para-tariff.” and which is used in all developed countries such as the United States, those that make up the European Union and Japan.
“We consider that by removing deregulation “they put us at a disadvantage,” explained the businessman, who recalled that recently the environmental safety service of The United States stopped a shipment of plastic toy guns because the ink on a label had heavy metals.
“We are going to abide by the measure but we do not agree,” said Sacco, who indicated that the local industry will continue to respect these regulations in cases where the possibility of exporting is considered.
Source: Ambito
