Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs

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Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs
Department overview
Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor de Puerto Rico

Formed	April 23, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-23)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, PR
Department executive	Michael Pierlusi, Secretary
Key document	Law No. 5 of 1973
Website	daco.pr.gov

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The Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (PRDCA) or Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor de Puerto Rico (DACO in Spanish)— is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible of defending and protecting consumers in the U.S. Commonwealth. The department is headed by a Cabinet-level Secretary, appointed by the Governor and subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

The department was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973^[3] as a Cabinet-level successor to ASERCO, or Administration for Services to Consumers. The agency has its headquarters in the North Building of the Minillas Governmental Center/Roberto Sánchez Villela Government Center in Santurce, San Juan.^[2]

Secretary[edit]

Secretaries of DACO:

External links[edit]

daco.pr.gov - official site of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs

References[edit]

^ "Secretario del DACO firma convenio colaborativo con Universidad Interamericana - Bienvenido". Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
^ ^a ^b "Notice of public hearings amendments to regulation No. 45 for the control of prices of fuel sales in Puerto Rico^{[permanent dead link]}." Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
^ http://www.gobierno.pr/GPRPortal/StandAlone/AgencyInformation.aspx?Filter=188

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