The Constitutional court is studying a lawsuit that asks to tear down an article of the 2016 Law, on the rent monopoly of national liquorswhich allows departments that produce liquor can suspendfor up to six (6) years, the sale of other brands.
According to the argument Pablo Felipe Robledoformer superintendent of Industry and Commerce and one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuitthe norm represents threats of serious damage to production.
Simply put, the purpose of the lawsuit is ‘authorize the sale of liquor from other departments for protect local production.
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“It is not for the protection of Colombian liquor, because what it ends up protecting is the inefficiency or the desire not to compete of the local liquor company, and otherwise seriously undermines the economic model. which is based on the fact that nor it is the governor, with a decree, who tells citizens what brandy they can consume.“, former superintendent Robledo explained to NotiCentro1 CM&.
The debate has as main protagonists to some liquor factories in the country: while the Cauca Liquor Industry and the Antioquia Liquor Factory ask to maintain the standardthe Caldas Liquor Industry (which is the official producer of the renowned Yellow Spirits) requests knock her down
