The Government resolves, under the terms of subparagraphs i) and o) of article 115 of subparagraph a) of article 116 of the Constitution of the Republic, the following: Elect as an effective measure to combat price rises, intervention in the market, through the release of significant quantities of basic goods, capable of satisfying the immediate needs of families, at reduced or subsidized prices. Assume the guarantee of public supply of essential goods, as an adequate constitutional and moral obligation. Carry out surveillance, for possible interventions, on the prices and supply of essential food items in general. To guarantee, transitory and occasionally, the import and supply of rice and cooking oils. Intervene occasionally, in the sector of essential raw materials in civil construction and public works, specifically in cement, tar, iron, etc.