Abishek Chand
AG and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Picture: JONA KONATACI
The Fijian Government in conjunction with the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji is reviewing the fees and charges under the regulation to directly address the ease of doing business for services provided by BAF.
This was announced by the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during the national budget address last week Friday.
He said a change for the Rapid Risk Analysis of Pathways (RAP) had been introduced to improve the timeline of market access by the importer.
“New products from existing pathways will be easy to import through the introduction of RAP,” said Mr Sayed-Khaiyum.
‘Green belt necessary to mitigate effects of fugitive emissions around plant’ The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has submitted a report before the National Green Tribunal stating that there is gross inadequacy of space inside the Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at Ambalamugal here to develop a 200-metre-wide green belt as assured in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
The CPCB report was submitted before the Southern Bench on March 9 in a case related to complaints by local residents that the site lacked proper green belt and buffer zone, especially on the southern side (Kakkad Kara).