Activities Requiring Government Authorization to Operate in Peru

(With Assigned Government Office)

🏥 1. Health (Ministry of Health – MINSA)

  • Pharmacies, drugstores, and pharmaceutical laboratories → DIGEMID

  • Blood banks and hemotherapy centers → MINSA / DIGESA

  • Health service providers (EPS) → SUSALUD (National Health Superintendence)

  • Public and private swimming pools → DIGESA

  • Crematoriums and waste treatment → DIGESA

🧪 2. Industry and Production (Ministry of Production – PRODUCE)

  • Fish processing plants → PRODUCE / SANIPES

  • Chemical industries and controlled inputs → PRODUCE / General Directorate of Chemical Inputs

  • Manufacturing of pyrotechnic devices → SUCAMEC (Ministry of the Interior)

🏨 3. Tourism and Commerce (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism – MINCETUR)

  • Hotels, lodges, and ecolodges → MINCETUR / Regional Tourism Directorate

  • Restaurants → MINCETUR / DIGESA (for sanitation)

  • Casinos and slot machines → MINCETUR / General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines

🐾 4. Agriculture and Environment

  • Breeding centers, nurseries, and wildlife collection centers → SERFOR (Ministry of Agriculture)

  • Processing of flora and fauna → MINAGRI / SENASA / SERFOR

  • Activities regulated by SENASA → SENASA (National Agrarian Health Service)

📚 5. Education (Ministry of Education – MINEDU)

  • Educational institutions and technical training centers → MINEDU / Regional Education Directorate

  • Higher education schools → SUNEDU (National Superintendence of Higher Education)

  • Universities (authorized by CONAFU) → CONAFU / SUNEDU

⚡ 6. Energy and Mining (Ministry of Energy and Mines – MINEM)

  • Fuel stations and service centers → OSINERGMIN / MINEM

  • Artisanal mining companies → MINEM / General Directorate of Mining

  • Nuclear energy activities → IPEN (Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy)

🚛 7. Transport and Communications (Ministry of Transport and Communications – MTC)

  • Broadcasting services → MTC / General Directorate of Telecommunications Authorizations

  • Bus terminals and route stations → MTC / General Directorate of Land Transport

  • Postal concessions → MTC / General Directorate of Postal Services

🛡️ 8. Interior and Security (Ministry of the Interior – MININTER)

  • Firearm depots → SUCAMEC

  • Private security companies → SUCAMEC / MININTER

  • Marketing of controlled chemical inputs → SUCAMEC / DIGEMID / PRODUCE

⚖️ 9. Other Sectors

  • Conciliation centers → Ministry of Justice – MINJUSDH

  • Cultural heritage management → Ministry of Culture – General Directorate of Cultural Heritage

  • Private employment agencies → Ministry of Labor – MTPE

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