The Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (PRDCA) or (DACO in Spanish)— is the

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responsible of defending and protecting consumers in the U.S. Commonwealth. The Department is headed by a Cabinet-level

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, appointed by the

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and subject to the

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of the

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.Notice of public hearings amendments to regulation No. 45 for the control of prices of fuel sales in Puerto Rico
" Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.

History

The Department was created by Law 5 of April 23, 1973http://www.gobierno.pr/GPRPortal/StandAlone/AgencyInformation.aspx?Filter=188 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.

Secretary

Secretaries of DACO: *

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- 1970's *

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Alejandro García Padilla Alejandro Javier García Padilla (; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political la ...

- 2005-2008 * Luis G. Rivera Marín - 2009-2012 *

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- 2012 * Nery E. Adamés Soto - 2013-2017 * Michael Pierlusi - 2017- to present

External links

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

References

{{authority control * Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico