The Superintendency of Companies has just reported that opened two administrative investigations and formulated a statement of charges against the company Rappi SAS, for alleged administrative responsibility in non-compliance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Self-control and Risk Management regime, Suspicious Operations Report (SAGRILAFT) and the obligation of full implementation of a Transparency and Business Ethics Program (PTEE), respectively.
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If the responsibility of the company is proven for the conduct that gave rise to the investigations by the market authority, Rappi could be fined up to 200 current legal monthly minimum wages, that is, more than 232 million pesos, Supersociedades specified.
“In the framework of the Entity’s supervision policy, the provisions of the Commercial Law and the recommendations of intergovernmental organizations and entities, the Entity continues with the commitment to verify compliance with the guidelines regarding the self-control system and comprehensive risk management, in order to prevent negative consequences for the country’s economy and for companies, which can translate into operational, legal, reputational and contagion risks,” said Billy Escobar Pérez, Superintendent of Companies
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Last March, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) obtained another sanction against Rappi for irregularities in the service related to double charging to consumers, non-delivery and delivery times.
For these conducts, said authority imposed a fine of 1,245 million pesos on the delivery companies.
To the above it was also added that the application of addresses Rappi was sued by a group of people, who received promotional messages through text messages, emails and WhatsApp.
This marketing practice by the platform was sued by 20 people. In addition, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce has imposed more than two million fines for this.
