Tebboune orders more controls and maximum penalties
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune orders an increase in the number of laboratories checking imported products at ports and airports, beyond the two already operating in Algiers. He also calls for tougher sanctions against importers of products dangerous to public health, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune asked the Justice Minister to provide for maximum penalties against importers who deliberately bring products threatening public health through ports, airports or land borders. The measure will be strengthened once the control laboratories are established, according to a statement from the Presidency of the Republic.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune also ordered an increase in the number of health-control laboratories for imports beyond the two installed at the port and airport of Algiers. He asked that priority be given to the busiest ports, notably those of Oran, Mostaganem, Ghazaouet, Jijel and Annaba, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The head of state also asked the government to mobilise its services 24 hours a day to prevent risks linked to dangerous imported products. The system comes after the introduction in July 2025 of the Import Forecast Programme, which tightened import conditions for finished products, raw materials and services.
The decision comes a day after the inauguration of two laboratories for import controls in Algiers, on 7 November. It also comes on 8 November, the same day as announcements on the new plan for Algerian agriculture.
