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3.38. Some items are exempt from excise duties:
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• excisable goods, except alcohol, tobacco, and tobacco products, imported as humanitarian aid in cases of natural disasters;
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3.41. The amended LR Code (Section 1214) stipulates that the Customs Department may impose import prohibitions and restrictions on grounds of, inter alia, public morality; public policy or public security; the protection of the health and life of humans, animals, or plants; and environment protection. (...)

3.42. (...) The authorities state that ozone-depleting substances are also prohibited from importation.

3.43. The authorities state that the following products are also banned from importation into and exportation from Liberia: leopard skin; animal horn; wild cat skin; charcoal; bush meat; ivory and products thereof; python skin; shark fin; and turtles.

3.44. The following products require permits from relevant ministries or agencies before the MoCI issues an Import Notification Form:
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• All wildlife species (flora and fauna) including timber, log, plywood, and plant packing materials;
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• All non-timber forest products;
• Hazardous substances and chemicals;
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3.60. (...) Applications for incentives are submitted to the NIC [the National Investment Commission] for review, and once reviewed and recommended by the NIC, the MFDP [the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning] issues a Special Investment Incentive Certificate within 15 working days. Holders of the Certificate are exempt from GST and import tariffs on the purchase of specific equipment, materials, supplies, and other critical items, for the direct use by the particular business activity for which the Certificate was issued. Eligible activities cover the following 15 areas:
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• waste management.

3.76. The standard harmonization process is carried out by seven technical committees for food and agriculture, electro technical products, buildings and construction, chemicals and cosmetics, WASH, environment management, and animal health. (...)

3.80. The NSL, established in 2010, is responsible for conformity assessment procedures (inspection, certification, and testing). (...) The NSL [National Standards Laboratory] has chemical, microbiology, and metrology labs. It provides technical services among others to the MoCI (high-risk goods, see below); MOA (SPS measures); MOH (food safety); EPA (water quality and environmental control in the area of waste water and effluent analysis); and MME (water and mining activities).

3.82. Since 2010, the NSL [National Standards Laboratory] has also been responsible for the testing of imported high-risk goods, which are goods that are deemed to have serious health, safety, and environmental effects (...)

3.98. According to the authorities, the Environmental Protection Unit of the EPA [The Environmental Protection Agency] is responsible for issuing permits for imports and use of GMOs and genetically-modified products, after clearance from the MOH [the Ministry of Health], the MOA [the Ministry of Agriculture], and the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI).