In a marathon session, the Buenos Aires Legislature will debate this Thursday the bill Simplification law which proposes that it be possible enable a commercial premises in just 15 minutes and also promotes a change in the nocturnality of the dance clubs so they can close at 7 in the morning. It will be within the framework of the debate for the Budget 2025, he Urban Code, Clean File, he University Ticket and the Labor Law.
The regulations, which were rejected by part of the opposition, promote the elimination of 10 procedures and the simplification of more than 35. In practice it will involve the legislative modification of 106 articles of different regulations. In addition, it proposes eliminating old regulations, among which are some from the beginning of the last century.
“Now it will be possible to enable a business with a much easier and more direct procedure, without intermediaries and without obstacles, just a click away and in just 15 minutes”said the head of government, Jorge Macri, during his presentation. And he added: “For example, to begin the process of enabling a business, it will be enough to upload the documents to a website and It will not be necessary to hire a manager.
The Government assures that the administrative procedures for more than 130 thousand commercial premises. “It represents savings for those who undertake and generate work in the City of more than $70 billion,” they say from Uspallata. In addition, it will speed up authorizations. “We want merchants to focus on their entrepreneurship, which is what is important. Because if they grow, so does the City.”Macri said.
The project introduces the possibility of enable a commercial premises of less than 200 square meters in a few minutes and with the presentation of an affidavit virtually. Initially, The original version proposed that premises of up to 500 square meters be covered, but in the debate in committee a more limited proposal prevailed.
Also simplifies the process of the “self-protection system” to control risks, the lack of compliance of which may lead to closure. And eliminates the renewal of the Certificate of Environmental Aptitude for low-risk establishments (currently they must do it every 10 years).
Gimena Villafruela, of the block Let’s go for morestated that the objective is “avoid unnecessary procedures, de-bureaucratize, simplify, include greater technology to carry out certain procedures, simplify commercial authorizations and optimize costs in general for the start and maintenance of economic activity.”
For the legislator of Unión por la Patria, Claudia Neira, He highlighted the intention to improve the speed of the procedures, given that “whoever wants to open a business has to be able to do it quickly,” but warned: “That you only have to present a sworn statement and that you do not have any type of check, not even express, leaves you in a situation of lack of protection.”
Changes at night
One of the points of the project that generated controversy in the debate in the commission was the proposal of modify the night and the operation of the dance clubs. Currently, the Qualifications Code differentiates three categories of dance venues: Class A, B and C.
The Proposed simplification eliminates scales A and Bso that it leaves only the Class C dance venues. They affirm that the modification is due to the fact that in the first categories definitions such as the authorization of entry “of female audiences with the condition that requirements are met such as that it is about women accompanied by people of the other sex.”
The opposition raised another point of view in the discussion: They assure that the 4 a.m. time restriction that applies to the operation of Class C sites is being eliminated, which is why the extension of the closure to 7 a.m. would be enabled.
On the other hand, a discussion was also opened regarding the suppression of the obligation for bars, cafeterias, restaurants, theaters, dance venues and music clubs to have condom vending machines. If approved, it will be “optional.”
The ruling party affirms that it is because when the regulations were approved, the pharmacies and kiosks They were not open 24 hours, which is the case today. From the private sector they added that clients did not request condoms and they ended up being discarded due to their expiration date.
Inside the Hundreds of regulatory changes include repeals of obsolete ordinances. One of them dates back to May 1907 and prohibits kite game. Another of 1908 required the occupants of premises whose basements have removable exterior bars to leave them open.
An ordinance will also be partially repealed. 1994 that forced the “premises in which ultraviolet radiation equipment, tanning beds or similar devices operate” to have a medical professional “with guidance in dermatology” who had the function of “subjecting the user to a control that evaluates their physical conditions.”
Source: Ambito
