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29 April 2016
The case study illustrates a scenario where Customs took into account transfer pricing information in the course of verifying the Customs value.
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29 April 2016
The opening ceremony was chaired by Ms. Ardaya and included opening remarks from Ms. Isabel Clavijo, Secretary of COMALEP and Head of International Affairs in Mexico Customs, as well as from the WCO Deputy Secretary General. The speakers highlighted the key role of COMALEP to support trade facilitation and protection of society. They also referred to the significant contribution of Spain and Portugal in maintaining the links between Latin America and Europe.
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29 April 2016
At the invitation of the Armenian State Revenue Committee, the WCO with the support of the German Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF-Germany) conducted a national training workshop on the implementation of the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) from 25 to 28 April 2016 in Yerevan Armenia.
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28 April 2016
It is with deep regret that we inform you that Chriticles Mwansa, former WCO Director of Tariff and Trade Affairs (2004 to 2007), passed away on Wednesday 27 April 2016.
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27 April 2016
The first Regional Workshop to assist WCO Members of the WCO Asia Pacific Region with the uniform interpretation and application and the timely implementation of the Harmonized System Nomenclature 2017 Edition and the improvement of fair, efficient and effective revenue collection, funded by Japan Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF/Japan), was held at the WCO Asia Pacific Regional Training Centre in Kashiwa, Japan, with the coordination of the Asia Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P), from 18 to 22 April 2016.
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26 April 2016
The video, which is an example of Digital Customs in action, uses animation to highlight three key aims of Finnish Customs: (1) Make it easy to do business with them; (2) Fight the shadow economy efficiently; and (3) Protect society.
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25 April 2016
The WCO participated in the 30th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the high priority issue of the world drug problem, from 19 to 21 April 2016.
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25 April 2016
An important new instrument was finalised at the 42nd Session of the Technical Committee on Customs Valuation which took place in Brussels from 18 to 22 April 2016 under the Chairmanship of Ms. Yuliya Gulis of the United States.
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25 April 2016
The WCO Integrity Sub-Committee (ISC) held its 15th Session on 13-15 April 2016 at the WCO headquarters in Brussels. About 140 delegates representing WCO Member administrations and stakeholder organizations participated in discussions that ensued after a warm welcome by the Chairperson, Mrs. Sigfríður Gunnlaugsdóttir from Iceland Customs.
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22 April 2016
At the invitation of Mr. Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the 2016 OECD Integrity Forum entitled “Fighting the Hidden Tariff : Global Trade without Corruption”, held in Paris on 19 and 20 April.
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21 April 2016
The 7th session of the WCO Capacity Building Committee (CBC) was successfully held in Brussels from 11–13 April 2016.
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21 April 2016
From 15 to 17 February 2016, a COPES workshop was held in Dakar, Senegal, on the premises of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for West and Central Africa.
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21 April 2016
At the invitation of the Director General of Mexican Customs, Mr. Ricardo Treviño, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of the Americas and Caribbean region, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the regional meeting of Heads of Customs, held in Santa Cruz (Bolivia) on 18 and 19 April 2016.
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20 April 2016
On 19 April 2016 in Paris, the World Customs Organization (WCO), represented by its Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Sergio Mujica, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), represented by its Deputy Secretary General, Mrs. Mari Kiviniemi.
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18 April 2016
Two National Seminars on the modernization of the Serbian Customs Laboratory and on the Harmonized System (HS) and the Tariff Management, organized jointly by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Serbian Customs Administration, with the support of the Cooperation Fund of Germany (CCF Germany), were held at the Serbian Customs Headquarters, from 5 to 8 and from 11 to 15 April respectively.
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14 April 2016
At the invitation of Mr. Alpheus G! Naruseb, Minister of Works and Transport of Namibia, WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security and Facilitation jointly organized by the Government of Namibia and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) through the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC). The Conference was attended by various African Ministers for Transport and representatives of several international organizations, including the WCO.
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14 April 2016
Under the sponsorship of the Japan Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF- Japan), the WCO organized a Time Release Study (TRS) workshop from 4 to 8 April 2016 in Port Louis, Mauritius. Approximately 50 participants attended the event which gathered different stakeholders involved in the clearance process of goods in Mauritius.
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14 April 2016
The WCO with the support of the Japanese Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF Japan) conducted a National Workshop on the implementation of the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) and the SAFE Framework of Standards from 4 to 8 April 2016 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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13 April 2016
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with the Regional Office for Capacity Building for Asia/Pacific (ROCB A/P), organized a WCO Sub-Regional Workshop on Transit for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
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13 April 2016
Prior to the 7th Capacity Building Committee and the 15th Integrity Sub-Committee, representatives from the Regional Offices for Capacity Building (ROCBs), the Regional Training Centres (RTCs) and the Vice Chairs’ offices met on 7 and 8 April 2016 in Brussels for the 11th Global Meeting of the Heads of ROCBs, RTCs and Vice Chairs’ Offices.
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12 April 2016
As part of its Capacity Building programme, the WCO organized a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) workshop from 21 March until 1 April 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia. Eleven middle managers of the Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia (CAS) were inspired to strengthen their leadership and management capacities, as well as their personal effectiveness to drive reforms within their organisation.
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12 April 2016
The WCO worked with colleagues from the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) in a series of consultation meetings held in Ho Chi Minh City and Bình Dương from 17 to 18 March, 2016.
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11 April 2016
Customs Committee, Azer Post, Japanese Customs Cooperation Fund and the WCO Regional Office of Capacity Building (ROCB) for Europe region, organized a Joint WCO-UPU Customs-Post Workshop for the Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus Sub-Region from 4 to 7 April 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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11 April 2016
At the invitation of the Director General of Tunisian Customs, Mr. Adel Ben Hassen, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Tunis on 6 and 7 April 2016 to discuss Customs modernization with Customs management and meet political leaders.
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07 April 2016
The 2015 Annual Report of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme is now available on the WCO Website
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06 April 2016
Iranian Customs officers at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) detected and seized 50 kilograms of opium concealed in an industrial milking machine on 7 March 2016.
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04 April 2016
The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the outcomes of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), held in Washington D.C. from 31 March to 1 April 2016. The Washington Summit was the fourth, and final, which was organized under the NSS banner. It was attended by 52 countries.
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04 April 2016
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the financial support of the Customs Administration of Saudi Arabia, successfully held a Regional Workshop on Coordinated Border Management (CBM), Single Window and the WCO Data Model in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 27 to 31 March 2016.
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04 April 2016
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with the WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P), has successfully held a Regional Workshop on Strategic Leadership on Information Technology at the Royal Malaysian Customs Training Center (RMCTC), in Melaka, Malaysia on 21 and 22 March 2016.
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01 April 2016
The WCO Harmonized System Committee (HSC) held its 57th Session from 9 to 18 March 2016 at the WCO headquarters in Brussels. More than 120 participants representing 61 Contracting Parties to the HS Convention, one WCO Member administration and five international organizations attended.
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