This week Wilson Laleau, the Minister of Economy and Finance and Yves Germain Joseph, Minister of Planning and External Cooperation had an important working session with a delegation from the private sector, composed of representatives of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH), the "Moulins d’Haïti et des Céréales d’Haïti" on the constraints and benefit of flour production in Haiti, the evolution of its price, import and export, the realities of cross-border trade and the general situation on the Haitian border.

This meeting allowed to appreciate more closely the difficulties of flour sector depending measures that were taken during the last eight months and discuss certain problems. This meeting also served to identify possible common solutions in the short and medium term.

Additional provisions and adjustment measures :

• Some sensitive products, imported must go through border points with technological means of reliable controls ;

• From 1 September 2015, a list of products that should only go through the sea ports of Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien will be published ;

• The "Moulins et Céréales d’Haïti" will have for their part update the certification of their products that can be exported ;

• The Ministry of Trade and Industry will start an outreach campaign of laws and sanctions provided against non-compliance with production and import standards required by Haitian law and international health standards ;

• The Task Force for anti smuggling fight will be reactivated.

This meeting was an opportunity for participants to reiterate the importance of exchanges between the Public and Private, to establish a good foundation, to support domestic production.

HL/ HaitiLibre