FYI
They are so happy to speak on this topic.
and Contecna is also eager to set the record straight:
COMPANY PHILOSOPHY AND CHARTER Cotecna believes that only through professional excellence and uncompromising dedication to its clients’ requirements can it fulfil its full contractual and moral obligations. For all these reasons, Cotecna has developed a charter by which it operates and serves; such principles are applied to all activities carried out by the Group and are strictly observed in the execution of the Group's day to day activities. This charter is defined as follows : To be politically neutral, and financially and commercially independent. To provide a reliable and professional service continuously adapted and improved through our internal quality assurance system, as well as our Quality Management System as per ISO 9001:2000. To be fully dedicated to the internationally accepted inspection code of conduct and the WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection, scrupulously observed by our professional staff with proven integrity. To offer a prompt and personalised service that is self financing in terms of the effectiveness of the Inspection Service to the client, while sharing the know-how to the clients’ benefit. To place professional ethics above any commercial consideration.
These firms are well-connected with UN and EU and certifiably ethical. Certainly their professional inspection services could never have allowed extra contraband to bypass their professional scrutiny.
A rehash, but it is just such an obviously corrupt organization.