The elimination of roaming charges in the region ahead

The official announcement was made by the Secretary for International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Horacio Reyser, at the opening of the meeting of the Common Market Council, which takes place in the Belgrano historic railway station in the city of Santa Fe.

Reyser highlighted the achievements of the last time and presented a detailed report on the work done in the last six months, during which the pro-tempo presidency of Mercosur was in charge of Argentina.

Tomorrow, at the Summit of Heads of State, President Mauricio Macri will hand over the interim presidency of the group to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reyser noted that the work carried out focused on three main areas: the reform and strengthening of the institutional structure of Mercosur; deepen the economic and trade agenda; and specify the external negotiations program with specific agreements.

In this context, the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Coherence and Dispersion Review of the Common External Tariff (CEA) was initiated to modify the current aliquot.

"This is a vital task for the bloc, as the CET is one of our most important constitutive instruments – a historic event, since it is the first time since the establishment of ECA 25 years ago that we conduct a comprehensive review. "said Reyser.

Guidelines for the Border Health Work Plan for Mercosur were also approved. They will guide public health actions and interventions in border areas and in their relations with badociated states.

In addition, the "Regional Plan for the Eradication and Prevention of Forced Labor and Trafficking for Labor Exploitation" was approved, as well as the "Regional Plan for the Inspection of Labor". work for Mercosur: origin, dimensions and actions ", which encourages joint inspections to work in border areas.

With regard to the elimination of the perception of roaming charges, Reyser said that the measure now had to be approved by the parliaments of each of the member countries and that once this is achieved, the companies providing the service will be advanced to implement it.