The Dominican Confederation of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Codopyme) expressed on Tuesday his support for the decision of the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, not to promulgate and accommodate the observations made by different sectors to the reform of Law 225-20 on Comprehensive Management and Coprocessing of Waste.
Codopyme described the action as an act of responsible governance and sensitivity towards the Sustainable development of the country and the economic reality of the sector MSMEs.
During your participation in space The weekly with the pressthe president indicated that he will forward the piece to the National Congress with the corresponding corrections before his promulgation.
He explained that he has not yet formally received the text approved by The National Congressbut said that the Executive Power will take into account the technical and sectoral recommendations to introduce the relevant adjustments.
At a press conference headed by its president, Fernando Pinales, together with business leaders, Codopyme Valued that the claim of multiple social and economic sectorsincluding that of small and medium enterprises, which identified significant weaknesses in the law as initially approved.
The entity urged the National Congress to ensure that in the review of the regulations the opinions of the productive sectorsenvironmental, social and community, with the aim of building balanced, inclusive and technically viable legislation.
Advances in public purchases and called to structural reforms
Codopyme He also greeted the recent promulgation of Law 42-25, which increases from 20 % to 30 % the participation of The MSMEs in public purchases, and from 5 % to 10 % in the case of women led by women.
They considered that this represents a transcendental step to energize The economypromote inclusion and strengthen the competitiveness of the sector.
At the same time with the entry into force of this law, the Confederation insisted on the need to rigorously apply the Decree 31-22which orders and regulates public purchases to MSMEsin order to contribute to sustainable development, business formalization and reduction in inequality.
Codopyme He also called the Congress to prioritize in the next legislature the modification of the Law 87-01 on Social Security, with the aim of moving towards a more fair and accessible system for workers and employers in the sector.
They also advocated the approval of the new Labor Code in accordance with the agreements reached in the tripartite dialogue.
Complaints for unfair competition and lack of supervision
During your statement, Codopyme warned about the proliferation of practices of unfair competitionespecially by stores of foreign origin that, as they affirmed, operate without regulation, without complying with labor regulations, without sanitary records and without labeling in Spanish, which contravenes current legislation.
They asked the corresponding authorities, DIGEMAPS, Public Health, Pro Consumer and the General Directorate of Customs, to exercise greater control and carry out more frequent inspections in supermarkets and large chains to ensure compliance with the standards in Imported products.
Exhortation by financing and comprehensive support plan
Codopyme He also called the monetary authorities to establish supervision mechanisms that guarantee that special funds with preferential rates effectively reach MSMEsand do not stay in the hands of large companies.
In that sense, they proposed to increase Promipyme capitalization to strengthen micro and small companies financing.
Finally, the Confederation concluded with a call to design and execute a comprehensive plan to support the MSME SECTORin order to promote its development, sustainability and contribute to the institutional strengthening of the country.
About Codopyme:
- The Dominican Confederation of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Codopyme) is one non -profit institutionduly constituted in accordance with national laws.
Groups organizations from different economic sectors And, according to Law 488-08, officially represents the sector MSMEs. Their mission is to promote the formalization, development and sustainability of these companies through accompaniment and public policies programs that favor their competitiveness.
