This message has the intention of refreshing on previous circulars related to customs problems in Argentina and also to update you on further news which has taken place lately. In the past, we have issued various circulars highlighting the attention which should be paid to local customs regulations when completing the "store list" at the time of clearing the vessel and the importance of including bunkers, lubricants, paints, chemicals, spare ropes and the vessel's grabs (if any) in addition to routine items. When the vessel is boarded at a later stage by customs officers to inspect what has been declared in the "store list" submitted on arrival against the findings of their subsequent inspection, it is important for them not to find discrepancies or omissions regarding stores onboard. If the chief engineer were to be asked to produce a list of bunkers and lube oils onboard it is important that this list is coincident with the initial declaration otherwise it is considered an infringement of customs regulations. In this sense we would mention that it is important for the quantities not to be duplicated in the ship's declaration. The mis-declaration or non-declaration specially of those elements which could not be seized from the vessel have caused complicated issues which have been aggravated lately as we will explain down below. In the past most of these problems were encountered with customs at the port of San Nicolas but now similar attitudes have been taken by customs located at the ports of San Lorenzo, Necochea and Bahia Blanca. In the past we have mentioned that it would appear that each custom office at different ports have their own regulations and what has happened in the port of Necochea is a clear example of our sayings. Since the customs at that port - the only one at this stage - requires for the whole of the store list to be presented in Spanish language otherwise the vessel is not authorized to operate until the