Competition Commission sues the State by decree on profit margins in drug prices

The Commission for the Promotion of Competition (Coprocom) filed a lawsuit against the State with the intention of annulling the decree regulating the margins of profit in the sale of medicines, which in force since February 18.The lawsuit was filed before the Administrative Dispute Court.This was confirmed to La Nación Viviana Blanco Barboza, president of the higher body of the Coprocom.On January 15, President Rodrigo Chaves signed Executive D…

The Commission for the Promotion of Competition (Coprocom) filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court against the State, seeking the absolute nullity of Executive Decree No.44863-MEIC, which establishes maximum marketing margins for all medicines registered with the Ministry of Health.This was reported by the entity in a press release on Thursday night.The decree, which entered into force on February 18, 2025 after its publication in La Gacet…

Coprocom sues the State to annul regulation of drug margins San José, 25 mar (elmundo.cr) – The Commission to Promote Competition (Coprocom) filed a complaint with the Administrative Court against the State to annul Executive Decree No.44863-MEIC, which regulates the margins of drug marketing. Coprocom argues that the decree, in force since February 18, “violes the Competition Law” and does not comply with the “legal obligation of procedure, mot…