Council of State to complete in “days” reviewing amendments to Egypt’s Customs Act

LEGISLATION WATCH- Council of State to complete review of proposed Customs Act amendments in days: The Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) is set to complete its review of proposed amendments to the Customs Act “over the next few days”, Customs Authority boss Kamal Negm said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. The final draft of the proposed amendments will then make its way to the House of Representatives for a vote before being ratified by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. If passed, the proposed amendments would expedite customs clearance, create a “whitelist” of trusted importers, and broaden the Custom Authority’s discretion, according to the final draft released by the Finance Ministry last year.