Egypt simplifies the import of wheat

Egypt simplifies the import of grain and the formation of the registry of companies that will inspect planned to purchase volumes outside the country, according to the Ministry of Commerce of the country.

the Egyptian inspectors will no longer inspect agricultural products abroad, which will reduce delays. All the grain that the country will buy, will be checked by the General organization for export and import control (GOEIC) of the Ministry of Commerce, within two working days of receipt of the application will need to issue the appropriate certificates.

Shops will fill a special request to GOEIC, which will indicate the country of manufacture of grain and quantity of the batch that is imported. GOEIC to the issue of whether imports from various ports of the world will coordinate their actions with the quarantine services of the country.

in addition, it is planned to reduce the influence of the Egyptian Ministry of health on the process of inspection of agricultural products.

Thus, agencies that previously carried out quarantine inspection of agricultural products imported into Egypt, and gave permission for the making political parties, now lose of key importance when conducting the inspection of grain.

Recall that the Agency GASC tender on January 14, bought milling wheat of Russian and Romanian origin delivery period 15 to 25 February 2017.