May

  • SIECA and WCO sign an MOU to boost Customs modernization

    28 May 2010

    Secretary General of the Secretariat for Economic Integration in Central America (SIECA), Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, and Secretary General of the World Customs Organziation, Kunio Mikuriya, signed an MOU in Antigua, Guatemala on 25 May 2010.

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  • Americas and Caribbean Regional Meeting

    27 May 2010

    Americas and Caribbean Regional Meeting

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  • WCO Accreditation workshops for Customs Modernization Advisors

    25 May 2010

    In March and April 2010 the WCO Capacity Building Directorate Secretariat conducted three workshops with the aim of experts` accreditation as Customs Modernization Advisors.

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  • East and Southern Africa Regional Meeting

    25 May 2010

    Sur l’invitation du Vice-Président de la région Afrique orientale et australe de l’OMD, Peter Malinga, Directeur général de l’Autorité fiscale d’Ouganda, le Secrétaire général de l’OMD, Kunio Mikuriya, s’est rendu à Kampala (Ouganda) pour participer à une réunion du Conseil de gouvernance de la région

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  • Diagnostic mission to Nicaragua

    21 May 2010

    On request of Nicaragua Customs who have been heavily involved in the modernization and development progress of their administration, the WCO conducted a diagnostic mission as part of the WCO Columbus Programme Phase I to the country from 26 April to 07 May 2010

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  • WCO and OASIS sign an MOU to promote technology standards

    17 May 2010

    WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, and Peter Brown, Director of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations on 17 May 2010 at WCO headquarters.

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  • Malta accedes to the Revised Kyoto Convention

    12 May 2010

    On 11 May 2010, the Ambassador of the Republic of Malta, H.E. Mr. Pierre Clive Agius, deposited Malta’s instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (revised Kyoto Convention) with the World Customs Organization.

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  • WCO and EU agree to explore further opportunities for cooperation

    11 May 2010

    On 11 May 2010, WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, met EU Commissioner, Algirdas Šemeta, who assumed his current post in February 2010, to discuss issues of mutual interest.

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  • WCO Secretary General meets the President of Uzbekistan

    06 May 2010

    At the invitation of the Asian development Bank (ADB), WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 3-4 May 2010 to attend the 43rd ADB Annual Meeting which was hosted by the government of Uzbekistan.

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  • Mali accedes to the Revised Kyoto Convention

    04 May 2010

    On 4 May 2010, the Embassy of the Republic of Mali deposited Mali’s instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (revised Kyoto Convention) with the World Customs Organization.

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  • Budapest

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Douala

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Mexico

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Prague

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Skopje, FYR Macedonia

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Training Co-ordination Meeting for ESA region

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • WCO and ADB boost partnership on trade facilitation

    04 May 2010

    Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the strategic partnership between their two organizations to facilitate trade in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • 13th WCO Asia Pacific Regional Heads of Customs Conference

    03 May 2010

    At the invitation of Commissioner Yoon Young-Sun of the Korea Customs Service, WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, attended the 13th WCO Asia Pacific Regional Heads of Customs Conference in Seoul (Korea) which was held from 27-30 April 2010.

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  • World Customs Journal

    03 May 2010

    The seventh edition of the World Customs Journal has been released by the International Network of Customs Universities (INCU).

    This edition includes articles on the concept of collaborative border management, mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operator and corruption in Customs.

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