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<\/a> LEGISLATION WATCH- FinMin scraps proposed Customs Act amendments: <\/b>Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has scrapped a set of proposed amendments to the Customs Act<\/a> and will put it back up for public discussion in 1Q2019, Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) Head Ahmed El Wakeel told Al Mal<\/a>. The proposed amendments \u2014 which included provisions to expedite the clearance of goods through customs, create a whitelist of importers and expand the Customs Authority\u2019s powers \u2014 were widely criticized by both FEDCOC (that acronym\u2026) and the Federation of Egyptian Industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEGISLATION WATCH- FinMin scraps proposed Customs Act amendments: Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has scrapped a set of proposed amendments to the Customs Act and will put it back up for public discussion in 1Q2019, Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) Head Ahmed El Wakeel told Al Mal. 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