The Government has decided to exempt a series of activities from coronavirus isolation and the prohibition of movement, such as "production for export" and "specific industrial processes", with prior authorization from the Ministry of Productive Development, according to the Administrative Decision 524/2020.
The text, published on Saturday night (18.04.2020) in the Official Gazette, details the new activities saved:
1. Establishments that carry out service collection activities and taxes.
2. Revenue offices of the Provinces, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the Municipalities, with shift systems and minimal guards.
3. National and provincial registry activity, with a shift system and minimal guards.
4. Sale of already manufactured merchandise from retail stores, through e-commerce platforms, telephone sales and other mechanisms that do not require personal contact with customers and only through the
home delivery with the appropriate health safeguards, protocols and logistics planning. Under no circumstances will the aforementioned businesses be able to open their doors to the public.
5. Medical and dental care scheduled, preventive in nature and monitoring of chronic diseases, with a prior appointment system.
6. Clinical analysis laboratories and diagnostic imaging centers, with a prior appointment system.
7. Optical, with a prior appointment system.
8. Experts and claims adjusters for insurance companies that allow the settlement and payment of claims reported to beneficiaries. In no case will customer service be provided to the public and all procedures must be done virtually, including the corresponding payments.
9. Establishments for the care of victims of gender violence.
10. Production for export, with prior authorization from the Ministry of Productive Development.
11. Specific industrial processes, with prior authorization from the Ministry of Productive Development.
The regulations, signed by the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Santiago Cafiero, and the Minister of Health, Ginés González García, are of immediate application.
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