São Paulo – The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is planning to launch a pilot project for online certification of exports from Brazil to Egypt. The subject was discussed this Monday (3) during a meeting (pictured above) of a Brazilian delegation, led by the executive secretary to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Eumar Novacki, with the chairman of General Organization for Import and Export Control (GOEIC), Ismail Gaber, in Cairo.
The idea is to put in place a system created by the Arab Chamber which integrates all of the certificates required in order to export goods from Brazil to Arab countries. According to the Chamber’s Special Projects adviser Tamer Mansour – who sat in the meeting alongside CEO Michel Alaby –, apart from the GOEIC, the proposal needs approval from Egypt’s ministries of Agriculture, Supply, and Trade and Industry.
“We have already spoken with Egypt’s ministries of Supply and of Agriculture, and both agreed to roll out a pilot plan for digital certification,” said Mansour. The system will cut costs and time in issuance of certificates of origin and export papers by the Arab Chamber, but individual agreements need to be reached with each of the Arab countries before the system can go online.
According to Mansour, the Brazilian delegation will convene this Tuesday (4) with officials from Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture. This meeting is expected to see the creation of a technical committee to discuss the matter and kickstart the implementation of online certification. “Our goal is to get the pilot plan going in 90 days’ time,” said Mansour.
In addition to Arab Chamber executives and officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, the mission led by Novacki comprises executives from several companies and agribusiness industry organizations.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
