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DESCENT OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AT THE CONGOLESE CONTROL OFFICE-OCC

In two years, the Congolese Control Office-OCC must equip itself with 6 certified ultra-modern laboratories, aiming to promote the competitiveness of Congolese products on the international market, an announcement made this Friday in Kinshasa by the Minister of Foreign Trade after visiting the microbiology laboratories, agri-food products, agricultural products, pharmaceutical and chemical products installed in the Congolese capital.

Julien Paluku Kahongya with the Director General at his side was entitled to technical explanations and praised the rigor of the OCC technicians in ensuring compliance with the
quality, quantity and conformity of products leaving and entering the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Shortly before, the Minister went to the General Directorate where he spoke with the Director General of the OCC, Étienne Tshimanga Mutombo surrounded by his Directors, before speaking with all the agents who were very mobilized to listen to him.

On the menu of these meetings, the encouragement of agents and executives for the work accomplished,
the increase in OCC production by maximizing revenues, the payment of salaries before the 25th of each month and the contribution of management to accelerate the installation of certified ultra-modern laboratories across the country but also the problem of retirees while insisting that State property must no longer be considered as ownerless.