In the creation of a varied scheme of para-tariff barriers, the Government already has various measures on file in sectors such as wood, fabrics, optics or finished clothing.
Business sources told BAE Negocios Internacional that they will advance in phytosanitary barriers for woods; control of phthalates or phthalic acid esters in vinyl cloth (considered as contaminants in food, air, soil and sediments); optics with lens controls, or label sewn to the garment and in Spanish, with manufacturer / importer CUIT number.
Eyeglass manufacturers, for example, are working on a quality standard similar to that used in Europe. Norberto Fermani, president of the Argentine Chamber of Optical and Related Industries (Cadioa), explained that they are working “on a project for quality standards to regulate the manufacture and marketing of eyeglasses and optical products in Argentina, and for this we are using a model that is applied in Spain ”. According to the camera data, 5 million glasses are sold in the country, and the 50% are imported "and we do not have a standard that ensures which glasses are of quality," said the manager.
According to what Fermani explains, the idea is to apply the international ISO standards in their official version adapted by the European Committee for Standardization.
In the textile sector, they are also working on regulations that regulate the quality of garments. "The textile sector has managed in the last decade to initiate a reconversion oriented towards innovation and technological development, which has boosted regional economies," said Pedro Bergaglio, president of the Argentine Chamber of Companies in the Sweater Industry.
"Quality standards will allow us to solidify the path for the development of the textile industry," explained Bergaglio.
"In the absence of a control, very low quality products enter the country," said Fermani. "Pressed glass lenses with spherical aberrations, glasses with toxic paints or contaminated plastics" are some of the flaws with which glasses are entering the country today.
"We need to continue protecting the sectors that create the most jobs and continue with development, which is what will guarantee us economic independence," said Marcelo Fernández, president of the General Business Confederation (Cgera), an entity that is actively encouraging its member chambers. for them to work on the issue in the different productive sectors.
In the offices of Diagonal Sur, businessmen from the Association of Metallurgical Industrialists (Adimra) were present; of the Argentine Chamber of the Plastic Industry, chaired by the head of the UIA, Héctor Méndez; and, centrally, of the “sensitive” import sectors, such as leather manufactures, the powerful textile chain, the footwear and toys industry, among other entities.
“We are going to present, each chamber with its deadlines, the projects that we see viable and that help the development of the industry against external threats. It is a matter of reading the regulations that developed countries have to learn how trade hinders us, ”sources told this newspaper.
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures can take many forms. These include, but are not limited to: requiring animals and their products to come from disease-free areas; inspect products for contaminants, or impose fumigation treatment.
SOURCE: BAE