and port officials to DFID to provide Technical Assistance enable expedited to support and Ministry of Energy, lane” if needed, with above “green importation for qualifying products 3 The Government of Sierra Implementation of import duty/GST Leone will use International laws does not require action by Sierra Electrotechnical Bureau of Standards. and Commission (IEC) global Quality quality standards (which incorporate Lighting Implementation Task Group to keep Africa/Lighting Global Bureau of Standards informed, and standards) as the basis for work with them to determine what duty-free/tax-free status. steps are needed to adopt” “officially The Sierra Leone Bureau of the new standards and define an Standards will officially appropriate role adopt these standards. The Ministry of Energy will and Ministry of Energy to set up work with the newly formed new registration and reporting Renewable Energy procedures required of companies to Association of Sierra Leone qualify for list” status “approved (REASL) as the representative of the private sector to: Establish a list of products, equipment and appliances that meet IEC global quality standards, including simplified registration and reporting procedures for solar companies to receive tax-free status. REASL and cross-cutting ministries, departments and agencies to determine Determine what additional what actions can be taken to close steps can be taken to loopholes and scope to implement further reduce low quality imports and reduce or eliminate counterfeit REASL and Ministry of Energy to agree products from being what else might be appropriate imported. Determine what else DFID to provide Technical Assistance REASL can do to support to support REASL and Ministry of quality and distinguish Energy, if needed, with above their members from low quality products and counterfeits. This could include REASL adopting additional membership requirements, such as
and port officials to enable expedited “green lane” importation for qualifying products DFID to provide Technical Assistance to support and Ministry of Energy, if needed, with above 3 and Quality The Government of Sierra Leone will use International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) global quality standards (which incorporate Lighting Africa/Lighting Global standards) as the basis for duty-free/tax-free status. The Sierra Leone Bureau of Standards will officially adopt these standards. The Ministry of Energy will work with the newly formed Renewable Energy Association of Sierra Leone (REASL) as the representative of the private sector to: Establish a list of products, equipment and appliances that meet IEC global quality standards, including simplified registration and reporting procedures for solar companies to receive tax-free status. Determine what additional steps can be taken to further reduce low quality imports and reduce or eliminate counterfeit products from being imported. Determine what else REASL can do to support quality and distinguish their members from low quality products and counterfeits. This could include REASL adopting additional membership requirements, such as Implementation of import duty/GST laws does not require action by Sierra Bureau of Standards. Implementation Task Group to keep Bureau of Standards informed, and work with them to determine what steps are needed to “officially adopt” the new standards and define an appropriate role and Ministry of Energy to set up new registration and reporting procedures required of companies to qualify for “approved list” status REASL and cross-cutting ministries, departments and agencies to determine what actions can be taken to close loopholes and scope to implement REASL and Ministry of Energy to agree what else might be appropriate DFID to provide Technical Assistance to support REASL and Ministry of Energy, if needed, with above
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