The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, signed a decree establishing the Unified Protocol for Non-Oil, Postal Exports, and Related Activities, with the aim of boosting and diversifying the national economy by simplifying procedures for the agricultural, fisheries, and community sectors.
During the National Council of Productive Economy, the Head of State noted that this measure constitutes «an essential step to consolidate an effective and efficient state in the economic sphere.» The new legal instrument seeks to streamline and simplify administrative processes related to exports, expanding opportunities for producers outside the oil sector.
President Maduro emphasized that this action is part of the progress of the national Seven Transformations (7T) plan towards concrete goals: «By April 2026, we expect to have a renewed entrepreneurship system that encompasses the industrial sector,» he announced, with the goal of promoting a sustained and diversified economic growth.
The government strategy is aimed at strengthening national production and creating a unified framework that facilitates the participation of various actors in foreign trade. The decree represents an effort to modernize economic mechanisms and create favorable conditions for the expansion of the country’s productive capacities.
With this measure, the national government reaffirms its commitment to transforming the productive apparatus, prioritizing strategic non-traditional sectors. The unification of protocols seeks to eliminate bureaucratic barriers and stimulate the competitiveness of Venezuelan products in international markets.
The Unified Protocol also covers postal and related activities, thus integrating various logistical channels under the same simplified regulations. This integral approach responds to the need to adapt economic institutions to the challenges of an economy undergoing a process of diversification.
The signing of this decree marks a milestone in the policy of promoting non-oil exports, aligning the action of the State with the economic diversification objectives outlined in the 7T plan and projecting the consolidation of a renewed industrial entrepreneurship system by the first quarter of 2026.