While the Ministry of Finance and Budget, which is in charge of Customs, continues to block dozens of containers filled with rosewood at the port of Mahajanga, the Group's timber exports Boeny (Gebbie ) which includes the operators concerned have seized President of the transition in a letter dated 22 February. A cry of distress exporters penalized for a matter of interpretation of text.
These exporters, moral and financial stress vis-à-vis their customers, employees and banks, and have resolved to appeal directly to the strong man of the transition, Mr. Rajoelina. They say they are sorry that the Finance Minister in his statement to the press on February 12 last, has misinterpreted the facts. Thus, the 49 illegal container at the port of Mahajanga overdrafts are not members of the Gebbie as stated by minister, but to offenders without any supporting documentation. And 36 containers seized recently by the customs are not yet, either, in the port area. "Only the first three containers and seized 275 containers that have not yet been reported, following two successive seizures, belong to some group members and are at the port of Mahajanga, says it in the letter.
And these exporters to apply for the president: "Because we've always done our best to meet our commitments in terms of the whole process of our operation, Mr. President, and the traceability of all our goods, since the cut so far is clear that these woods are consistent with the conditions determined in our approvals, we respectfully ask for your kindness kindly authorize the shipment of our goods before any redesign of these texts. "For it is indeed here an interpretation of texts: the Ministry of Environment permits, and Finance crashes. Except that billions may have been invested for nothing because of a squabble between departments. To argue their claim, Gebbie's letter cites Article 3 of the ministerial decree No. 10.885/2007 "means the finished product, all cut wood, processed for final use (...), including: (2 points) materials Construction (emphasis added) such as (...) form lumber etc.. (Bold), so the posts, beams, pillars ... also, as our reported revenues (parts kit home and not home kit) and objects of our respective approvals, as the timber, known in the jargon of the industry "wood planing (in bold) and which require even planing or not finish (underlined), according to the customers, and the sixth paragraph states that 'are authorized prefabricated buildings mainly of wood, for example: log cabin (underlined and bold) ...' this being, by definition of timber logs are rough does not undergo any processing, such as rosewood recently allowed, even if the cause was illegal. Our products and processed or worked in columns, pillars and beams are only obtained after processing of raw wood by losing up to 40% by volume.
According to our sources, the ministerial decree in question, took time of former President Ravalomanana is the basis of the conflict. This was officially the time to bring value to the export of wood, although the Malagasy that exploit industry there have ultimately gained nothing. The billions of Environmental Program No. 3 (EP 3), which were loaned by the World Bank to fight especially against bushfires, were diverted by the former head of state to convey "free "Thousands of pieces of timber seized in Mahajanga, for his benefit. Because it was to supply the plant timber-side Manjakandriana family in a contract with the state with overbilling the exorbitant expense of the latter, while the timber had no cost since seized and transported at the expense of PE 3. According to operators, such restrictions only encourage corruption, while they are underway in the case of gold and precious stones, for example. In fact, according to them always, if the classification of beams, purlins, columns etc.. problem, why not tax them just like unprocessed products?
short, the ball is in the court president installed, to resolve an imbroglio that has its source in the time of Marc Ravalomanana. Note, to conclude that so surprising as it may seem, the same products that pose a problem in the port of Mahajanga be exported easily into those of Toamasina and Ehoala, Fort Dauphin. Are there different customs?
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