Trade withdraw imitation of artisan products after inspections of MiCultura

Trade withdraw imitation of artisan products after inspections of MiCultura

The shops of central provinces of the country are withdrawing the imitation of artisan products after a series of inspections by the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura), through a commission leading by its incumbent, Carlos Aguilar Navarro.

MiCultura moved this weekend to the provinces of Herrera, Santos and Veraguas to conduct ex officio inspections at shops, with the participation of the regional directors of the entity, to detect the sale of hats of children (finished products) that mimic to be a painted hat, whose production was declared by the UNESCO as an immaterial heritage since 2017, as well as fabrics and other finished products of dresses and nightshirts, that mimic to be necks or pieces of the native and traditional Panamanian dressage.

The Minister Aguilar Navarro, with his team of officials from the ministry, among them at the operations at Veraguas, led by Alex Vega, that of the Santos by Nicanor Castillo and that of Herrera with Francisco Ureña, have explained to the representatives of the businesses visited that in this type of findings are monitored and can be punished administratively as established by Act 11 of 22 February 2011 and its amendment to Act 90 of 15 August 2019, related to Panamanian artisan products.

"We will continue to conduct eye inspections at other commercial locations to enforce the law, thus guaranteeing the protection of our artisan, native and traditional products in defence of our cultural identity and as we work with the artisan of the country to credit them, train them and put together a catalogue that will explain what products have been prepared or in parts of that product that are considered prohibitive by law," remarked Aguilar Navarro.

MiCultura has the power to receive complaints, investigate and punish violations committed by natural or legal persons, who are in violation of the law of protecting the creativity of the artisan through the different forms of protection of intellectual property, copyright and related rights, while safeguarding our traditions and cultures.