The National Assembly unanimously approved, in its second discussion, the Law for the Protection and Promotion of the Production of Agave Cocui, Cocuy and its Artisan Derivatives.
During the debate on Tuesday, the deputy for the state of Lara, Julio Chávez, stressed that with the approval of the legal instrument, the producers of the Agave Cocui, Cocuy of the country are recognized and dignified.
“It is a popular festival after so many years of resistance, persecution and demonization. Today this Parliament, surpassing the reforms, norms, rulings and decrees, has approved this unprecedented law, it is something that comes to us with pride (…). Long live ancestral and artisanal production, which is what we are dignifying,” he stressed.
For his part, the deputy for the state of Falcón, Fernando Bastidas, thanked the producers, authorities, and researchers who managed to ensure that the “expression of the producing people, of the people who were demonized, persecuted, and criminalized, reached the National Assembly and became a Law of the Republic for the benefit of the homeland and the country’s economy,” he said.
The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, after approving the second discussion of the project, received from a group of producers present at the session during the discussion of this project, a sample of cocuy, which he tasted and greeted the work of the artisan producers who had elaborated it
The law establishes the use of this plant, including the promotion of its production, distribution and commercialization in fair terms, as well as the regulation of the alcoholic beverage, 100% agave, and its derivatives, reports Prensa AN.
