The National Customs Service formulated the directive based on the National Emergency Declaration of the Presidency of the Republic, which, according to Executive Decree No. 42227-MP-S, grants the Public Administration the power to apply extraordinary emergency measures, reported the Ministry of Finance.

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The medical equipment that will be subject to this control are:

-Disposable caps
-Safety glasses
-Disposable boots
-N95 or FFP2 respirator
-Disposable surgical masks
-Level 2 waterproof disposable gowns
-Gloves
-PCR testing systems for the detection of pathogens from biological samples without prior manual treatment (respiratory viruses)
-Dacron swabs

Health authorities may expand this list according to the requirements of the emergency care.

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