June/September 2016 Customs and Ministry of Finance Letter to Case Authority
Issuance No: 201[illegible]
Beirut, June 17, 2016
To: Case Authority
Via the Ministry of Finance
Re: Authorization to reexport merchandise
Reference: Decision of the Judge of Urgent Matters in Beirut no: 2014/429 on June 27, 2014
In our two letters with the same number, on December 5, 2014 and June 5, 2015, a copy of each attached hereto, we kindly asked the Judge of Urgent Matters to request the relevant maritime agency to reexport the Ammonium Nitrate offloaded from the Rhosus, pursuant to the Judge’s decision mentioned in the reference, a copy of which is attached hereto, and which was stored in Customs’ Hangar 12 at Beirut Port.
And after the Lebanese Army Command informed us that it does not need the Ammonium Nitrate, and mentioned the possibility of communication with ” Lebanese Explosives Co. -– Majid Shammas Trading Co. –” to determine whether they can benefit from the aforementioned material, according to the content of its letter no: 13734/TG/Technical on April 7, 2016, of which a copy is hereto attached.
And given the extreme risk of the presence of this merchandise in the Hangar, in unfavorable climatic conditions,
We kindly request to transfer this letter to HH the Judge of Urgent Matters in Beirut in order to request from the Maritime Agency to re-export the merchandise immediately to ensure the safety of the Port and the persons working there, or to approve the sale of this merchandise to the Company cited in the Army Command Letter.
Customs’ General Director
Shafik Merhi
Stamp:
Lebanese Republic
General Directorate of Customs
Customs Authority
General Directorate of Customs
Date of Receipt: September 17, 2016
Registration Number: 2015/22138
To be referred to the Judge of Urgent Matters for appropriate action
Minister of Finance
Ali [illegible]
10 September 2016
Editorial note : this letter was never sent to Case authority but returned to Customs adminstration