OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2011. The administration and residents of the Moldovan free economic zones stand for facilitation of the customs procedures. They said it during the special meeting at the Ministry of Economy.

They said the customs authorities often interpret the legislation wrongly or operate with internal documents, the fact that goes contrary both to the legislation in force and the investment commitments of Moldova. Residents of the free economic zones said the double supervision of the raw materials imported to the free economic zones, change of the place of the customs registration of different goods and others are the main difficulties.

They demand to facilitate procedures of entering goods in the free economic zones, to enhance competence of customs officers. The deputy Minister of Economy Octavian Calmic said the Ministry of Economy will be insisting on the free economic residents to be able to take advantages of the customs and tax orders existing from them in full.

He noted importance of the free economic zones in foreign investment attraction and development of the export-oriented industrial production. The Ministry of Economy will initiate alteration of the legislation on some clauses, particularly, concerning import to the free economic zones without customs registration of goods in the amount of up to 300 euros, not intended for commercial purposes.