07-Nov-2019

Alrai - The Council of Ministers recently
decided to approve the matrix related to restricting the examination and / or
targeting of “commodities” in one government entity instead of multiple
entities, based on the recommendations of a governmental committee that reviewed
all procedures related to this aspect and identified the existing problems in
order to solve them.
Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Dr. Tariq Al-Hammouri said that
intensive meetings were held for the authorities concerned with the inspection
and targeting of materials in order to re-examine all the tariff items targeted
by more than one government department to develop recommendations to remove
intersections and duplication between different departments and so that a leak
of only one circle on the tariff line. Per customs.
According to Hammouri, this measure came in response to the demands of the
commercial sector, which is considered one of the most important economic
sectors in the Kingdom, affirming the government's keenness to support it and
address the problems it suffers through continuous communication with the
Chambers of Commerce and all its representative bodies. The problems faced by
him and the demands presented at these meetings by representatives of the
Chambers of Commerce and the various commercial sectors.
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