New permanent committee to review import requests
What this means for you
Businesses and operators who import goods will have their import requests reviewed by this committee, and products considered sensitive or a priority will be handled more quickly. The decree does not state any new cost or obligation for individuals.
The text is in the Journal officiel. What is written here follows that text.
- Text
- 26-327 · 13/10/2026
- Journal officiel
- 72 · 13/10/2026
- In force from
- 13/10/2026
A decree dated 13 October 2026 creates a permanent committee at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion to examine import requests and give priority to sensitive products.
Executive Decree No. 26-327 of 13 October 2026, published in Journal officiel No. 72 of the same date, creates a permanent committee to monitor and process import requests. The committee sits under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion and is chaired by the minister or a representative. Its members include representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Algeria, the professional association of banks and financial institutions, and the Algerian economic renewal council.
The committee must examine and give an opinion on import requests, including those made by operators for their own production and service needs. It must give urgent treatment to products that are sensitive or a priority for the national market or for production units. It also reviews data from the digital platform used to register import requests, and reports weekly to the Prime Minister.
The decree takes effect on publication in the Journal officiel. The text does not set any deadline for the committee's first meeting or any fee or fine.
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- Journal officiel no. 72 of 13 October 2026
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