INDEPABIS

Instituto
Abbreviation	INDEPABIS
Formation	2008
Purpose	Venezuela's consumer protection agency
Region served	Venezuela
Parent organization	Venezuelan Ministry of Commerce
Website	www.indepabis.gob.ve

INDEPABIS (instituto de defensa) - Institute for Defense of People in the Access to Goods and Services) is Venezuela's consumer protection agency. It is under the control of the Ministry of Commerce.

History

Indepabis was created in August 2008 under the Ley para el Derecho de las Personas en el Acceso de Bienes y Servicios (Law for the Right of Access to Goods and Services), replacing the previous Instituto para la Defensa del Consumidor y el Usuario (Indecu).^[1]

INDEPABIS' President until February 2010 was then trade minister Eduardo Samán.

References

^ (in Spanish) El Universal, 13 August 2008, Indepabis: Ley de acceso a bienes y servicios incorpora a toda la cadena

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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[1] (in Spanish) El Universal, 13 August 2008, Indepabis: Ley de acceso a bienes y servicios incorpora a toda la cadena

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