Neffous Shipping & Consulting (P&I), our correspondents in Oran, Algeria, has provided us with the following information:

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The official Algerian Press Service APS reported today 13rd January 2016, that according to a member of the Monitoring Committee for issuing import licenses, the country will greatly reducing imports of vehicles in 2016. The vehicle quota was set at 152,000 units in 2016. In 2015, Algeria imported nearly 300,000 vehicles against 439,637 units in 2014.

This quota relates to motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more (including the driver), passenger cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (including type of cars “break” and racing cars) and motor vehicles for the transport of goods.

The quantitative quotas for import of cement and steel debars licenses have been fixed for 2016 were also set, the source said.

Regarding the quantitative quota of gray portland cement, it was set at 1.5 million tons, said the source.

As for the steel debars (comprising beads indentations, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling), whose quota has been set at 2 million tons.

According to the same source, any economic operator, physical or legal person fulfilling the conditions provided in the law and applicable regulations, may apply for an import license of a product or commodity.

The notice of initiation of the quotas is from 14th January to 03rd February 2016.

This list can possibly be extended to other products and goods.

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