DOHA: The authorities have removed the limit imposed on importing key construction materials like gabbro and limestone.
The upper limit of import on both gabbro and limestone was set at 150,000 tons for a company or individual importer.
The Ministry of Environment yesterday announced that gabbro and limestone can now be imported in any quantity depending on the need of a trader or user.
QNA reported yesterday that the Qatar General Organisation for Standards and Meteorology has removed the existing ceiling on the import of gabbros and limestone and intensified monitoring on primary consuctrction materials like ready-mix, asphalt
Consignments of gabbros and limestone will not be cleared at Qatari port without a certificate of an ISO certified laboratories from the exporting countries.The Peninsula