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Cabinet approves memo with UN on container control

By JT - Mar 08,2017 - Last updated at Mar 08,2017

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding to be signed with the UN on the Container Control Programme (CCP) by creating a special unit for this purpose at various ports, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The decision delegates the authority to the Jordan Customs Department (JCD) director general to sign the memo on behalf of the government. CCP aims to combat smuggling in containers by creating a joint unit among the JCD, the Anti-Narcotics Department, the Preventive Security Department and the General Intelligence Department. 

 

 

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