The deadline for registering domestic producers in the National Register of Production, which expired last Thursday, November 23, has been extended until February 29, 2024, the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries reported. And that through Contract no. MPCEIP-MPCEIP-2023-0052-A, which Minister Daniel Legarda signed on November 21, while he was still in office.

The data published by the manufacturers will enable the determination of the production capacity and supply of the national industry. Among the conclusions of the State Portfolio that suggest an extension of the period is that eight days after the deadline set for the submission of declarations on the national production of manufacturers, 15,463 declarations from 1,568 companies, which is a third of the statistical data. the sample that is considered minimally acceptable, and which refers to the production units that show before the Tax Administration as economic activity those that correspond to the sector of the processing industry and the sector of information and communications.

The deadline for registration of national production is expiring

“Currently, there is no national industry base in the country that contributes to the decision-making processes, negotiation processes and shaping of public policies related to the production offer with added value,” the Ministry states in the Agreement. .

In this regard, the deputy of the Ministry of Production and Industry indicated that the information published by the manufacturers will serve as input for the establishment of the “Basics of National Industry until 2023”, which will become a source of official consultation for the public and private sectors. .

In this context, he explained that with this data they want to strengthen institutional management related to the generation of public policies and trade negotiation processes. In addition, he pointed out, it will contribute to the academy so that students and researchers can have information for their projects, analysis and other related activities.

They will also create a catalog of domestic products and producers that will enable them to become visible because it will be published in the official communication channels of the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries and will be available for direct consultation. The state portfolio “will keep a reserve of information that is not related to the identification of the manufacturer and the production offer”.

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He added that the National Production Register is a document that is required from all bidders and suppliers of the state, regardless of their economic activity, whether they are suppliers of goods or services, while it does not apply to those suppliers of the state who only perform the economic activity of trading products (goods and /or services) they provide.

Likewise, he explained that those who are not suppliers of the state must present their declarations of national producers if they perform activities that are in the processing industry sector marked with the letter C in the International Standard Industrial Classification ISIC Rev. 4. Also those who are identified in the information and communication sector with the letter J in the International Standard Industrial Classification ISIC Rev. 4, for the latter, it specifically refers to those who develop their economic activities in groups J58, J59 and J62.