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29 November 2013
The National Workshop held in Kinshasa from 4 to 8 November 2013 was devoted to two Council Recommendations, the first on tariff classification work and related infrastructure and the second on the introduction of a programme for binding pre-entry classification information.
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29 November 2013
At the invitation of the Director General of the Mauritius Revenue Authority, Mr. Sudhamo Lal, the WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Port Louis, Mauritius on 25 and 26 November 2013 for the opening of the Regional Training Centre (RTC), located in the Customs House.
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29 November 2013
The National Workshop held in Brazzaville from 11 to 15 November 2013 brought together 29 participants from the central, regional and local services of the Congolese Customs Administration.
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29 November 2013
At the invitation of Europol, the WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands on 27 November 2013.
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28 November 2013
On Monday 1 July 2013, leading keynote speakers, panellists, practitioners and experts convened at the WCO in Brussels for the Organization’s first-ever Women in Customs, Trade and Leadership Conference.
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26 November 2013
The WCO, in cooperation with the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), organized a Regional Forum on the Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP) for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) Region on 19 and 20 November 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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26 November 2013
The WCO, in cooperation with the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), organized a Regional Forum on the Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP) for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) Region on 19 and 20 November 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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21 November 2013
The WCO, in cooperation with the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), organized a Regional Forum on the Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP) for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) Region on 19 and 20 November 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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18 November 2013
The need to design and implement performing HS Classification systems is common to many countries where trade facilitation and revenue collection play a key role in the generation of resources for social and economic development.
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15 November 2013
On the 8th of November 2013 in Maseru, Lesotho, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) launched the first regional Customs - Trade Forum in Africa.
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14 November 2013
Senior managers from governments, law enforcement, Customs and the private sector from around the world gathered at the 4th annual World Customs Organization (WCO) Technology and Innovation (TI) Forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 12-14 November 2013.
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13 November 2013
The WCO, in cooperation with the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, organized a Workshop on the Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP) for the Europe Region on 12 November 2013 at WCO Headquarters.
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13 November 2013
The 11th Meeting of the Heads of Asia/Pacific WCO Regional Training Centers (RTCs) was held at the RTC Fiji in Suva, Fiji on 5-6 November 2013.
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13 November 2013
On 29 and 30 October 2013, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) held a joint Regional Seminar on the Role of Customs in Natural Disaster Relief in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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12 November 2013
The Ambassador of Panama to Belgium, Her Excellency Ms. Elena Barletta, and the Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), Ms. Carmen Gisela Vergara, met with WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica on 8 November 2013 to discuss the key role of Customs in a regional integration system.
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08 November 2013
The European Union’s recent amendment of the Customs Code’s implementing provisions regarding the temporary import, export and reimport of portable music instruments was welcomed by WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, who praised the benefits for both cultural life and economic activities.
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08 November 2013
The WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, welcomed Brussels-based Customs Attachés to WCO HQ for a briefing on vital WCO and international Customs topics.
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08 November 2013
The Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, is pleased to announce that 2014 will be dedicated to promoting communication under the slogan “Communication: sharing information for better cooperation.”
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07 November 2013
From 14 to 18 October 2013, the World Customs Organization held a national preparatory and familiarization workshop on the Time Release Study (TRS).
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07 November 2013
Acting on a request by the Director General of Mali Customs, in the framework of implementation of the strategic plan devised during Phase II of the Columbus Programme, the World Customs Organization (WCO) organized a five-day National Workshop on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) which was held in Bamako (Mali) from 23 to 27 September 2013.
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07 November 2013
The WCO held a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop in Ezulwini, Swaziland from October 14 to 25, 2013 for senior managers of the Swaziland Revenue Authority (SRA). The event was held in the context of the WCO Project "Customs Capacity Enhancement for Sub Saharan Africa" funded by the World Bank.
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07 November 2013
At the invitation of Mr. Eddy Medrano, Director General of Nicaraguan Customs, WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica visited the Nicaraguan Customs Administration on 30 and 31 October 2013 to support its modernization process and to hold discussions with all the relevant stakeholders participating in this initiative.
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06 November 2013
At the invitation of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Taxes of France, the first Seminar for Indian Ocean Customs was held in Saint-Denis, Réunion on 22 and 23 October 2013 with the Customs Administrations of France, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and Madagascar in attendance.
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06 November 2013
As part of a continuous effort and longstanding commitment by the Americas/Caribbean Region to enhance risk management capabilities and regional cooperation, as well as to define common goals and strategies, a Risk Management Workshop was conducted from 21 to 25 October 2013 at the WCO Regional Training Centre in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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06 November 2013
As part of a continuous effort and longstanding commitment by the Americas/Caribbean Region to enhance risk management capabilities and regional cooperation, as well as to define common goals and strategies, a Risk Management Workshop was conducted from 21 to 25 October 2013 at the WCO Regional Training Centre in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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05 November 2013
Experts seconded to the Operational Co-ordination Unit (OCU), set up at the WCO Secretariat to oversee the smooth running of Operation COCAIR IV from 26 October to 3 November 2013, were welcomed by the Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya who commended the team for their commitment and wished the Operation much success.
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05 November 2013
Mr. J. Würtenberger, Director General of German Customs, visited the WCO on Monday 4 November 2013 to discuss a range of topics with Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya.
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04 November 2013
The WCO held a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop in Harare, Zimbwawe from August 19 to 30, 2013 for managers of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA).
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