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Committee Objectives

1. Establish permanent channels of communication for AmCham members with the Customs & Taxation Authorities, to solve problems of a general nature and suggest improvement.

2. Collect & Disseminate information that would provide AmCham members with up-to-date information concerning customs & taxation regulations and rules.

3. Develop the capability necessary to advise members as how to avoid customs & taxation problems and how to assist when they occur.

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Committee Work Plan

1. Participate in the High Supreme Committee for Customs Reforms as a result of the Ministerial Decree # 1248/2002 to include Mr. Hassan Hegazy, in his capacity as AmCham Customs & Taxation Committee chair, as member of the Supreme Committee.

2. Work on forming a committee between the Pilot project, the One-Stop-Shop combining the Tax, Sales Tax and the Customs Authorities in one place, team heads and the Industry Committee members to establish new procedures for the project.

3. Participate in the industry Core Committee meetings to solve both Customs & Tax problems for AmCham members.

4. Organize periodical meetings with the head of the Customs Authority (Mr. Mahfouz El Argawy), and also with both heads of the Sales tax and General Income Tax.

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Contacts

Chair: Mr. Hassan Hegazi, Master Trading S.A.E.
Co-Chair: Mr. Abdalla El Adly, Mansour & Co. PricewaterhouseCoopers
Committee Liaison: Shahira Rifaat, (Tel: 3338-1050, E-mail: srifaat@amcham.org.eg)

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