March 13

 

Industry and commerce

·         MIC y other entities promote online purchases by providing different paying methods: MIC along with the Paraguayan Chamber of E-Commerce, the Paraguayan Chamber of Supermarkets, the Paraguayan Association of Restaurants and Bancard (a payment intermediary) promote e-commerce for people to buy from their houses, assessing the possibility to buy things in three installments free of interests. The initiative aims to support consumption and small and medium enterprises that can be negatively impacted due to the current situation.

March 17

 

·         MIC set forth the following to be carried out online:

a)      Online Department of Correspondence: from March 16 until 26, documents can be submitted online to the MIC.

b)      Unified System for Opening and Closing Companies (“SUACE”): the building is closed to the public from March 16 until March 24. Procedures can be done online for the incorporation of companies by submitting the documents to the email [email protected]. Furthermore, whatsapp numbers have been activated for general queries.

c)      General Directorate of Services Trade: electronic procedures to obtain, update or renew the Registration as a Service Provider (“REPSE”) is enabled.

d)      Industrial Registry: registration of industrial facilities can be done online, also its renewal and any updates.

e)      MIC regional offices: MIC promotes using electronic platforms and online services in their regional offices. A list of emails of these offices was made public.

f)       Network of Investors and Exports (“REDIEX”): all procedures are carried out online and queries are also answered via email.

March 24

 

·         MIC notice regarding e-commerce: MIC informs that, e-commerce activities (digital services and delivery) are allowed during the total isolation period set forth by Decree No. 3478/20. Therefore, companies that sell items through the web, can operate as long as they comply with the imposed health measures.

Additionally, companies that provide validation services, as regulated by Law No. 4868/13 of “E-Commerce” and Law No. 4017/10 “Of validity of the electronic signature, digital signature, data messages and electronic judicial file”, that must issue validation certificates, must do it online.

·         MIC extends the suspension of the attention to the public: from March 24 until further notice. The Department of Correspondence will continue to receive documents via email ([email protected] and [email protected]). Following up case files before the MIC can be done by phone. Terms to submit responses in summary proceedings and appeals to resolutions issued by the ministry are also suspended.