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A cargo of ammunition destined for Santo Domingo left La Spezia, but was discovered and seized in Dakar
Summary: a rule would be necessary that provides for the obligation of adequate certification for maritime carriers of these types of goods
January 20, 2022
Commenting on the news of the seizure of the cargo left by the port of La Spezia, the president of the System Authority Port Eastern Ligurian Sea, Mario Sommariva, noted that 'what has happened shows that embarking very delicate goods such as weapons, although regularly authorized by the authorities competent, not enough to prevent them from becoming the object of illegal trafficking. The risk that very sensitive loads can be diverted to destinations and purposes other than those permitted from Italian jurisprudence - observed Sommariva - is real'. According to the president of the AdSP, "to give greater and full effectiveness to Law 185/90 ("New rules on control of export, import and transit of materials of armament") it would be necessary to supplement it with a rule that provides for the obligation of adequate certification for maritime carriers of these types of goods, which carry out transports from our Country. Without placing restrictions on international trade minimum quality standards could be identified, there including appropriate guarantees and guarantees, to which the ship used should respond. Such a device - he concluded - could allow the logistics chain of the Italian arms industry to stem dangerous infiltrations, which transform the needs of the security of peoples in times of peace, in wars and conflicts".
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Commenting on the news of the seizure of the cargo left by the port of La Spezia, the president of the System Authority Port Eastern Ligurian Sea, Mario Sommariva, noted that 'what has happened shows that embarking very delicate goods such as weapons, although regularly authorized by the authorities competent, not enough to prevent them from becoming the object of illegal trafficking. The risk that very sensitive loads can be diverted to destinations and purposes other than those permitted from Italian jurisprudence - observed Sommariva - is real'. According to the president of the AdSP, "to give greater and full effectiveness to Law 185/90 ("New rules on control of export, import and transit of materials of armament") it would be necessary to supplement it with a rule that provides for the obligation of adequate certification for maritime carriers of these types of goods, which carry out transports from our Country. Without placing restrictions on international trade minimum quality standards could be identified, there including appropriate guarantees and guarantees, to which the ship used should respond. Such a device - he concluded - could allow the logistics chain of the Italian arms industry to stem dangerous infiltrations, which transform the needs of the security of peoples in times of peace, in wars and conflicts".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
