Algeria once again authorizes the import of chicken from Spain

Published Jan 17, 2024

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The Algerian Association of Banks and Financial Institutions has authorized the partial import of chicken from Spain, which had been blocked due to a diplomatic crisis over Western Sahara. The employers' association is waiting for banking entities and ministries to implement the authorization, which is part of a broader thaw in Algeria's relations with Spain following the appointment of a new ambassador. This move comes after a significant diplomatic crisis between the two countries, caused by Spain's support for the autonomy of Western Sahara within Moroccan borders.

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The Algerian Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (ABEF) authorized the procedures to import chicken again from Spain, which represented 60% of what the country consumed before Algiers blocked trade relations with Madrid due to the diplomatic crisis derived from the position on Western Sahara. According to the circular dated January 14, to which EFE had access this Tuesday, the import of “poultry inputs, in this case breeding chicks, laying chicks as well as hatching eggs, from Spain” is authorized, which raises partially blocking. The employers' association, waiting for the application by the banking entities and ministries involved, asked users to proceed with the domiciliation, mandatory in Algeria to be able to import; a procedure that the ABEF blocked in 2022 after the suspension on June 8 of the Treaty of Friendship with Spain. In July 2022, the Algerian Government disavowed this same employer association that announced the lifting of restrictions on foreign trade ...

Source: PEefeagro