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At a meeting of the Minister of Finance Mr.Makis Keravnos with the Association of Petroleum Products Distributors, held on Thursday 22 June, the Association expressed concerns about the viability of the sector due to the smuggling of fuel from the occupied areas and called for measures to be taken for a definitive solution to the problem. The Minister expressed the Government's determination to take concrete measures to combat the phenomenon of fuel smuggling from the occupied to the free areas, always within the framework of the Green Line Regulation.
After discussion between the two sides, it was agreed to take immediate measures as follows.
[*][*] Seizures of fuel from the occupied territories carried out both at the Transit Points and on the mainland will be announced and made public immediately, so that this will act as an example and a deterrent. In addition, it was decided that previous seizures will also be made public. [*]To send warning letters to all Associations having professional drivers as members, in connection with the intensification of controls and the imposition of severe fines. [*]Consideration will be given to the possibility of using modern technology to improve the effectiveness of checks. [/LIST]
Following the agreed conclusion for the immediate adoption of the above measures, it is considered that the current mobilization of the Pancyprian Association of Liquid Fuel Retailers does not serve any bona fide interest.
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