The Herrera Industries Association (AEIH) is warning that companies are trapped in major bureaucratic delays with the Ministry of Public Health issuing permits to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies. Association president Victor Castro says that this results in many lost export opportunities. He said companies have to wait one to two years to obtain the permits that according to the law should be issued in no less than 90 days.
He attributed the situation to the General Agency of Drugs and Pharmacies under the deputy Minister for Guarantee of Quality of the Ministry of Public Health.
Castro called for the bottleneck to be unblocked in order for the national industry to develop.
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