Algeria suspended imports for 13 fruit products

Published 2020년 7월 21일

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The Association of Algerian Banks and Financial Institutions (ABEF) has announced a temporary import ban on 13 agricultural products, including citrus fruits, grapes, and apples, during the harvest season. This move is aimed at safeguarding domestic production and enhancing control over imported fruits to prevent over-invoicing and ensure food safety and quality. The ban, imposed by the Ministry of Trade, will be in effect for specific periods throughout the year. Algeria, a country that processes all import and export payment transactions through banks, is yet to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that on July 12, the Association of Algerian Banks and Financial Institutions (ABEF) sent a dispatch to the affiliated banks to notify and implement the instructions of The Algerian president banned the import of agricultural products completely while Algeria was in the harvest. The country's Ministry of Trade has issued a temporary suspension of import of 13 fruit products. This decision is aimed at protecting domestic production as well as increasing control over imported fruits to avoid invoicing higher than real value and ensure food safety and quality for the health of the people. This list includes citrus, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, pears, apples, almonds, fig, pomegranates, tea tree paint and quince. Import ban time for each specific product such as citrus: October 1 - June 30; dream: 1/4 - 31/7; cherries: May 1 - July 31; peaches: May 1 - August 31; plums: 1/6 - 30/9; grape: 1/6 - ...

Source: CafeF