The price of surgical masks will continue to be capped at 95 cents per unit for those sold at retail and 80 cents for those sold at wholesale. are
The price of surgical masks will continue to be capped at 95 cents per unit for those sold at retail and 80 cents for those sold at wholesale.
The supervision of the sale prices of hydro-alcohol gels and disposable surgical masks has been extended until the expiration of the foreseen state of emergency on July 10, according to the decree published on Friday.
The previous regulation, adopted on May 2, set the maximum price of disposable surgical masks at 95 cents per unit for those sold at retail and 80 cents if sold wholesale, regardless of their origin and sales channel. .
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that provision, which was valid only until May 23, was extended to the same until July. Does not apply to “general public” cloth masks. Moreover, the second regulation, which entered into force at the beginning of March, was part of the price of hydroalcoholic gels for body hygiene and should be applied until May 31.
Mask quality control
A new executive order issued on Friday extends this framework until the end of the state of emergency, with adjusted restrictions, capping the price of a 100ml bottle at €2.64 (up from a maximum of €3 before). Bottles of 50 ml are closed at 1.76 euros, and those of 300 ml at 4.40 euros.
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“In parallel, the DGCCRF (Directorate-General for Combating Fraud) continues its controls to confirm the quality of the masks and keep records of prices,” State Secretary for the Economy Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced on Friday.
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In mid-April, the National Assembly voted to reduce VAT from 20 percent to 5.5 percent on masks and hydroalcoholic gels, in order to make them more available during the crisis caused by the Sars coronavirus.
Date of update: 23 May 2020, 06:58
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Source: newstars.edu.vn