The government decides to include imported construction materials in the pre-inspection procedures

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[size=52]The government decides to include imported construction materials in the pre-inspection procedures[/size]

[size=45]The Ministerial Council for Economy decided to include construction materials imported by investment companies in the pre-inspection procedures.[/size]
[size=45]The council said in a statement that “the head of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, Fuad Hussein, chaired the 22nd regular session of the council, which was attended by the ministers of planning, finance, agriculture, trade and industry, the governor of the Central Bank, the head of the Securities Commission, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and the Prime Minister’s advisors for economic and legal affairs.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, "The Council hosted the Chairman of the Border Ports Authority, the Chairman of the General Authority of Customs, the Director General of the Administrative Department of the Integrity Commission, and the Chairman of the Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control, and discussed with them the issue of examining materials used in investment projects and emphasizing the return of shipments that fail the examination for the sake of public safety."[/size]
[size=45]He explained that “the Council listened to a briefing presented by the concerned officials on this subject, and the Chairman of the General Authority of Customs indicated the imminent implementation of the electronic system in customs work in order to expedite the process of releasing goods according to legal methods, with ease and transparency.”[/size]
[size=45]The Council decided to include construction materials imported by investment companies in the preliminary inspection procedures by international inspection companies contracted with the Ministry of Planning/Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control, with the concerned authorities taking the necessary measures to audit and withdraw random samples and inspect them, according to the Council’s statement.[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The Council decided that the Border Ports and General Customs Authority, in coordination with the Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control, would prepare a mechanism to ensure that non-conforming materials are resent and not leaked into local markets."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that “to develop a new strategy to improve the investment environment in the oil industry sector, the Council hosted Al-Barham Company for Refining and Distribution of Oil Products, in order to seek the opinion of investors and solid companies on the mechanism for developing and encouraging the work of private companies in this important sector and listening to the reality of their work and overcoming difficulties, if any, and the Council decided to support the steps taken by the Ministry of Oil in this field.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement continued, "The Ministerial Council for the Economy decided to recommend to the Council of Ministers to 'postpone the collection of customs duties for the food basket (ration card) imported in the name of the Ministry of Trade, in support of the citizen's food security.'"[/size]
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