Committee Structure

The WCO is governed by a Council, which brings together all the Members of the Organization once a year, in a meeting chaired by an elected representative. It is assisted by the Policy Commission (24 Members) with financial advice from the Finance Committee (17 Members).

• Council

• Policy Commission

• High Level Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Technical Assistance

• Integrity Sub-Committee

• Finance Committee

• Audit Committee

• The Technical Committee on Rules of Origin has competence in the application of the Rules of Origin of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It collaborates with the WTO’s Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO), and has granted observer status to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the ICC.

• The Harmonized System Review Sub-Committee

• The Harmonized System Working Party

• The Scientific Sub-Committee

• The Enforcement Committee works toward the protection of society in the broadest sense of the term. It co-operates with a wide network of partners including Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), The United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), the European Community (EC), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and with various private sector representatives.

• Working Group on Commercial Fraud

• Electronic Crime Expert Group ( ECEG)

• Customs Enforcement Network Management Team ( CENMat)

• Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group ( the GIIS Project Group)

• The Permanent Technical Committee is responsible for activities related to the harmonization and simplification of Customs procedures. It regularly co-operates with a variety of players on the international trade scene, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

• The Contact Committee for the WCO/IATA/ICAO Guidelines on Advanced Passenger Information (API)

• Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee

• Administrative Committee for the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972

• Istanbul Convention Administrative Committee

• Information Management Sub-Committee

• UPU/WCO Contact Committee

• Contracting Parties to the ATA Convention

Updates...

• Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group (new update)

• Private Sector Consultative Group (under discussion)

• SAFE Working Group (under discussion) Formation of the SAFE Working Group (SWG) was approved by the WCO Council during its 2007 Sessions. The SWG is the new working body charged with maintenance of the WCO SAFE of Standards. The SWG is open to all WCO Members, to the Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG), and to authorized WCO observers. The SWG will report to the Permanent Technical Committee or to the Policy Commission, respectively, depending upon whether the particular matter at hand is one of technical concern or is a policy issue.

• SECURE Working Group (under discussion)

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