CONEP urges hearing on expiration of appointment of Superintendent of Pensions

SD. The National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP) urged the National Social Security Council (CNSS) to discuss the issues related to the expiration of the period of the appointment of the Superintendent of Pensions.

The organization, which brings together the most important business groups in the Dominican Republic, recalled that the current Superintendent of Pensions was appointed on 27 February 2010, and his term of office has expired, according to article 109 of the Law 87-01 on the Dominican System of Social Security. The article states that the superintendent will "exercise his functions for a period of four years."

Likewise, the CONEP stressed that in compliance with this same disposition, it is up to the CNSS to decide whether to nominate the current office holder to a new term or to present a new slate of candidates to the President of the Republic.

In addition, the CONEP expressed its worries over the reiterated postponement of the issue in the Council, since they could create the conditions for some serious questioning.