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31 August 2016
National support on detection techniques and evidence handling was provided in cooperation with the WCO Compendium of Customs Operational Practices for Enforcement and Seizures (COPES) Project. This joint INAMA-COPES support was conducted, from 1st to 4th August, in Kampala (Uganda).
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29 August 2016
The WCO – EAC CREATe Project, funded by Sweden, supports the EAC region in implementing a regional Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) programme based on international best practices.
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29 August 2016
TICAD VI, held on 27-28 August 2016 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi Kenya, was hosted for the first time on African soil. The event was co-organized by Japan, the African Union UN and World Bank. It was attended by Japan and African Head of States and Ministers as well as leaders of International Organizations and the Private Sector.
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26 August 2016
Aiming to develop the leadership and management skills of senior and middle managers and to provide them with the tools needed to use their knowledge to effect change in practice, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a national 10-day Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop in Khartoum, Sudan from 07 to 18 August 2016 with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom through Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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24 August 2016
The WCO, UPU and the General Secretariat of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (PUASP), with support from Swiss Post and Correos Spain, organised a Customs-Post Workshop for Latin American countries in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 8 to 10 August 2016.
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24 August 2016
In support to Sudan’s endeavours to consolidate a comprehensive trade facilitation reform, the WCO together with UNCTAD delivered a technical assistance mission in Khartoum, Sudan from the 14th to the 18th of August, 2016.
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23 August 2016
Given the progress made by the Jordanian Customs Department in the implementation of the international customs standards, the World Customs Organization (WCO) has chosen Jordan, among other Member Administrations, to perform a research study on trade facilitation and security at borders.
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22 August 2016
Some 2380 kilograms of acetic an[hy]drid acid were seized by Iran Customs at the Port of Bandar Abbas on 19 July 2016. This drug precursor had been concealed in a cargo transiting to one of Iran’s neighbouring countries, among used automotive spare parts.
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18 August 2016
From 8 to 12 August 2016, the World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of Canada, organized and facilitated in Dakar (Senegal) a workshop for IT experts from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali , Senegal and Togo Customs.
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18 August 2016
From 8 to 12 August 2016, the World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of Canada, organized and facilitated in Dakar (Senegal) a workshop for IT experts from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali , Senegal and Togo Customs.
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17 August 2016
The WCO-WACAM Project, funded by Sweden, aims to contribute to regional cooperation in West Africa through the development of regional expertise in priority organizational development areas, including Human Resource Management.
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10 August 2016
Following the conclusion of the National nCEN training on 6th July 2016, Vanuatu Customs now joins Fiji Customs as the only two Customs Administrations in the Pacific region, and only 20 others in the World, to have implemented this Customs intelligence system.
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08 August 2016
The second Policy Dialogue between the WCO and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was held on 5 August 2016 at JICA’s Headquarters in Tokyo, at the invitation of the President of JICA, Mr. Kitaoka.
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08 August 2016
Following an invitation from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), WCO successfully completed a review of Zimbabwe’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) pilot and developed a series of recommendations for a "next generation" AEO programme that takes into account the WCO SAFE Framework of Standards
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08 August 2016
Under the sponsorship of the Chinese Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF-China), a Regional Workshop to assist the English-speaking Members of the WCO’s East and Southern Africa (ESA) and West and Central Africa (WCA) Regions was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 25 to 28 July 2016.
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05 August 2016
From 25 to 29 July 2016, the WCO carried out a scoping mission in Burundi to assess the capacity of the Burundi Revenue Administration to effectively implement the EAC regional AEO programme.
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05 August 2016
The WCO - WACAM Project supports the WCA region in the development of a regional pool of HRM experts.
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05 August 2016
Throughout the month of July 2016, the WCO carried out three diagnostic missions (5 days per country) in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda to assess the capacities of these Member-Administrations to effectively implement the EAC regional AEO programme.
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04 August 2016
The WCO Council, at its 127th/128th Sessions in July 2016, adopted a few minor corrigendum amendments to the HS Nomenclature 2017 Edition.
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04 August 2016
During the 127th/128th Sessions of the Council in July 2016, the Delegates of the Russian Federation and Turkey informed the Council that they had settled their differences over the Harmonized System (HS) classification of certain sodium sulphate products.
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03 August 2016
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) jointly organized a National Workshop on Customs Valuation, which was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from July 18 to 22, 2016. The Workshop was attended by 35 participants form the public and private sector. It took place at the headquarters of the Honduran National Business Council (COHEP), following a request from the Honduran Secretariat for Economic Development.
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03 August 2016
Strong political support for Samoa Customs modernization
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