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28 April 2023
To support the eight Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Project participating Customs Administrations in their efforts to combat the illegal trade in plastic waste, the WCO organised a risk management workshop from 26 to 28 April 2023 at the WCO headquarters in Brussels.
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28 April 2023
From 18 to 20 April 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a refresher workshop for African Accredited and Pre-Accredited Experts on Rules of Origin, in Brussels, within the framework of the EU‑WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme (RoO Africa Programme), funded by the European Union (EU).
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28 April 2023
The 239th/240th sessions of the Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) took place from 25 to 27 April 2023.
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27 April 2023
The World Customs Organization organized a national training workshop on Customs valuation from 17 to 21 April 2023 for the benefit of the Customs Administration of Nepal with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund of China.
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27 April 2023
During its 7th Meeting, the WCO Working Group on Performance Measurement (WGPM) accomplished its mandate to establish the WCO Performance Measurement Mechanism (WCO PMM) thanks to the steady commitment and collective actions of its members.
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27 April 2023
Human resource management and development (HRMD) is among the top priorities of the ERS strategic plan.
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27 April 2023
From 17 to 21 April 2023, Australian Border Force (ABF) hosted a study visit by a delegation from the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA), within the framework of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), to strengthen the MCGA’s capacities in the application of Risk Management in Customs and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) control.
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26 April 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the WCO Asia Pacific ROCB and the Japan Regional Customs Laboratory, organized a study visit for Heads of African Customs laboratories from 18 to 20 April 2023, in Kashiwa, Japan.
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26 April 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), held an advanced HS training for Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) from 17 to 21 April, 2023.
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26 April 2023
The Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) of the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a meeting on 24 April 2023 to discuss various issues related to the activities of the WCO.
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26 April 2023
Representatives of the eight WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme Partner Administrations from the Americas and Caribbean Region came together on 17-18 April 2023 at the Ecuador Customs’ Headquarters in Guayaquil.
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26 April 2023
On 17 April 2023, the role of the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme in promoting Customs cooperation with the private sector was highlighted during participation of the A-CIP Programme Manager in a panel discussion at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit, hosted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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26 April 2023
From 18 to 19 April 2023, the WCO, within the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) framework, organised a study visit for the Customs Administration of Colombia (DIAN) to the National Superintendence of Customs and Taxes of Peru (SUNAT) to strengthen DIAN’s capacities on Customs Laboratory management through the exchange of best practices and experiences.
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26 April 2023
From 5 to 31 June 2022, the World Customs Organization (WCO) carried out Operation SEASCAPE 2 for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the WCO’s Americas and Caribbean region.
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26 April 2023
An environment where innovation and creativity can thrive is an environment that relies on a broadly respected intellectual property system.
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25 April 2023
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, opened the 86th session of the Fellowship Programme, intended for Spanish-speaking officers, on April 17, 2023.
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24 April 2023
At the invitation of KPMG, the current external auditor of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the WCO, visited Rome, Italy on 21 and 22 April 2023. He spoke at the KPMG Conference and also met Italian Customs and Guardia di Finanza.
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21 April 2023
Recognizing the strategic importance of human resources in improving operational efficiency, revenue collection and stakeholder engagement, the Burundi Revenue Office (BRO) has attached particular importance to modernizing its human resource management system.
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20 April 2023
On 18 and 19 April 2023, at the invitation of the Director General of the Customs Administration of Serbia, Mr. Branko Radujko, WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya visited Belgrade, Serbia. He met with political and economic leaders and Customs management team to review the progress in Customs reform and modernization and to explore further cooperation.
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19 April 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the financial support from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and their Programme for Sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, 2020-2024, (WCO Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization Programme), organized an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) awareness raising mission for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and its Partner Government Agencies (PGAs).
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19 April 2023
The 5th meeting of the Passenger Facilitation and Control Working Group (PFCWG) took place in a hybrid format on April 13 and 14, 2023, with 150 participants joining physically and virtually from across the globe.
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18 April 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretariat organized a National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 3 to 7 April 2023.
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17 April 2023
A follow-up and evaluation mission on the process of resuming the Customs valuation function by Côte d’Ivoire Customs took place from 27 to 31 March 2023 in Abidjan with the financial support of the Japan Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF Japan).
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14 April 2023
From 28 to 30 March 2023, within the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) framework, the WCO delivered a sub-regional workshop on Risk Management (RM) at the Andean Community Headquarters in Lima, Peru, with the participation of risk management experts from the Customs Administrations of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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14 April 2023
From 21 to 24 March 2023, within the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) framework, the WCO delivered a Follow-up Mercator Mission to the Customs Administration of Colombia (DIAN), aimed to assess the progress made by DIAN since the diagnostic mission held back in July 2019.
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13 April 2023
BRUSSELS AND VIENNA, March 2023 (UN and WCO Information Services) – Today, the Container Control Programme (CCP) released its Annual Report for 2022.
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13 April 2023
A post-clearance audit (PCA) support mission was delivered to the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia and took place in Yerevan, Armenia from 13 to 17 March 2023.
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10 April 2023
Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is taking significant steps towards modernizing its Customs processes in collaboration with the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, supported by funding from the Government of Canada.
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10 April 2023
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the health and safety of employees were at the top of most Customs administrations’ agendas, and their protection trumped most other concerns. The pandemic has created a growing demand from employees for their organizations to enhance their services in the area of staff well-being.
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06 April 2023
The Secretariat of the World Customs Organization (WCO) physically participated in the 18th Meeting of the Working Group on the Revised Kyoto Convention of the Community of Portuguese Official Languages Countries (CPLP), held from 20 to 23 March 2023, in São Paulo-Brazil.
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06 April 2023
From 27 to 31 March 2023, over 250 delegates attended the 43rd Session of the WCO Enforcement Committee (EC) at the Organization’s Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss a wide range of Customs enforcement-related matters. This year’s meeting coincided with the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the EC.
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06 April 2023
The WCO completed a gender equality and diversity (GED) organizational assessment for the Togolese Revenue Authority (Office Togolais de Recettes - OTR) from 27 to 31 March 2023 in Lomé, under the West Africa Security Project (WASP) framework, a partnership between the WCO and the German Central Customs Authority, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
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05 April 2023
At the request of the Customs Service Directorate (CSD) of AGT, the WCO, with funding support from the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) of Korea, conducted a diagnostic support mission in Luanda, Angola, during the period 9 to 19 March 2023.
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04 April 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority of Saudi Arabia (ZATCA), successfully delivered a Regional Workshop on the Time Release Study (TRS) for Customs administrations in the WCO Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.
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03 April 2023
From 27 to 30 March 2023, within the framework of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), the WCO conducted a Stakeholder Engagement Workshop for the Moldova Customs Service (MSC) gathering representatives from the humanitarian actors and other government agencies to provide national support for enhancing the procedures for the Customs clearance of relief consignments and humanitarian aid.
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03 April 2023
A major joint operation involving customs, police, and other agencies from across the world has cracked down on organized crime and insider threats exploiting the container supply chain.
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