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On October 20, 2005, the Cabinet approved the establishment of a PBSA.
The decision of Cabinet reads as follows:
“Confirming in principle the establishment of a Palestinian Border Services Agency
and creating a Ministerial Committee for this purpose made up of Ministry of Planning
(as the committee coordinator), Ministry of Interior and National Security, Ministry of
National Economy, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of
Transportation, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to determine the
mandate and systems and establishment of the agency”.
2. To follow up on the Cabinet decision of October 20, it is proposed that the
Committee of Ministers created for the establishment of the PBSA make the following
recommendations to Cabinet:
a) That the preliminary mandate of the PBSA be as follows:
- Manage the flow of goods and people at approved ports of entry in
accordance with national legislation.
- Develop national policies and procedures applicable to the entry and exit
of travelers and commercial goods at approved ports of entry and apply
them uniformly at each terminal.
- Collect the taxes and duties owing and enforce the terms of the applicable
trade agreements.
- Enforce the laws regulations and standards within the jurisdiction of other
departments in so far as they are applicable at the border.
- Enforce the laws that prohibit or regulate the entry or exit of travellers or
goods at ports of entry.
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Links:
[1] http://www.americantaskforce.org/resources
[2] http://www.americantaskforce.org/sites/default/files/establishing_PBSA.pdf
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