Customs Has No Record of Hazardous Waste Entering the Country
A report from SIGEN states that this bankruptcy "prevents the creation of a risk map that allows to delimit the critical points" where the waste is introduced. On the other hand, several posts present irregularities in the summaries to customs operators, such as the lack of progress in investigations and the lack of application of sanctions.
In the General Directorate of Customs, "there is no statistical register of hazardous waste" entering the country. The data comes from a study of the SIGEN that adds that this irregularity "prevents the creation of a risk map" that determines the border posts where the waste enters with greater ease.
On the other hand, the dependence of the AFIP "does not carry an inventory of the summaries" that is substantiated against the customs operators and does not know how many of those files are in process or archived. According to SIGEN, no progress has been made in investigating the material truth of the allegations, and adds: "It has been observed that, in general, the sanctions" that arise from the proceedings do not apply. "The number of instructor replacements made in the proceedings is significant, and many of them are unfounded," the report adds.
The SIGEN also detected specific shortcomings in several border posts. For example, control of petroleum oil exports at Puerto Deseado's customs is "weak", while in Pocitos, Río Grande, Río Gallegos, Jujuy and Colón, there is no regulation regulating the import of oil by pipeline, there are different interpretations to establish the date of compliance of operations, and lack of delimitation and habilitation of the places of measurement as primary customs zone.
Also in the customs of Pocitos "there are invoices issued more than three days in advance from the border crossing," and exporters who exceeded the monthly quota of US $ 70 thousand that stipulates the simplified regime for these operations.
The SIGEN report adds that "the section Chemical Precursors (Customs) does not currently have the list of companies registered in the SEDRONAR." This register should include companies that produce, import or export chemical substances that, by their components, may be illegally derived to serve as a basis for the manufacture of narcotic drugs.