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31 July 2024
The WCO Smart Customs Project publishes the results of the survey launched in April 2024, aimed at gauging the global adoption of disruptive technologies among WCO Members, identify capacity-building needs, nominate National Contact Points (NCPs), and foster the exchange of experiences and best practices.
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30 July 2024
From 22 to 26 July 2024, the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries Secretariat (CPLP) hosted an Intermediate Workshop for Customs officials from Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa on the Harmonized System and Commodity Classification, in Lisbon, Portugal.
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29 July 2024
The United Kingdom’s His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) hosted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for a holistic Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme benchmarking study from 16 to 19 July 2024.
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26 July 2024
From 15 to 23 July 2024, the World Customs Organization (WCO) carried out a Mercator Diagnostic mission to the benefit of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova (MCS) as part of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) Phase II
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25 July 2024
From 8 to 12 July 2024, the Turkmenistan State Customs Service hosted a workshop to kick off implementation of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme, supported by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).
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25 July 2024
From 16th to 25th July 2024, WCO Programme Global Shield (PGS) has delivered a Train-the-Trainer workshop in Cotonou, Benin as part of the West Africa Security Project (WASP). Sixteen experienced Customs officers from Benin, Côte d’ Ivoire and Togo have participated in the workshop thanks to the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office and German Customs.
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24 July 2024
The “Annual report 2023 Routes to and from Europe a review of drug trafficking through European airports and mail centres”, written by RILO Western Europe analysts, is one of the main products in a long-term collaboration between the RILO Western Europe and the Council of Europe – Pompidou Airports Group.
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23 July 2024
On July 16, 2024, Secretary General Ian Saunders delivered keynote remarks at the G7 Industry Stakeholders Conference in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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23 July 2024
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization WCO, in partnership with ECCAS, UNPD, UNECA and PAIRIAC, organized a regional workshop to contribute to regional integration in Central Africa and accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement.
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23 July 2024
A workshop aimed to further consolidate GRA’s internal affairs investigation capabilities was conducted from 8 to 12 July 2024 by the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, with the assistance of two experts from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA).
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17 July 2024
The 19th session of the Virtual Customs Orientation Academy (VCOA) came to a successful close on 23 June 2024. This session marked the first time that the programme was delivered in French.
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17 July 2024
Free Zones are widely used around the world to promote exports and facilitate foreign direct investment.
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17 July 2024
On 30 June 2024, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council approved a Resolution of the Customs Co-operation Council on Strengthening Customs-Industry Resilience.
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17 July 2024
Under the framework of the EU-WCO HS and RoO Africa Programmes, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a national training of trainers workshop on HS and rules of origin for Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
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16 July 2024
Via its participation in the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, the Niger Customs Department has made a significant effort to strengthen its organisational culture in order to fight corruption more effectively and promote integrity at all levels.
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16 July 2024
From 1 to 4 July, a national training workshop was held at the Customs Training Institute (Institut de formation douanière - IFD) in Benslimane, Morocco.
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15 July 2024
The Harmonized System (HS) is updated for each new edition to reflect changes in the Rotterdam Convention (Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade), in accordance with its Article 13.
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15 July 2024
In collaboration with UN Women, the WCO delivered a seminar targeting small and medium size businesses, and women entrepreneurs in particular, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 8 - 9 July 2024.
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12 July 2024
From 8 to 12 July 2024, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a regional workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for the Customs administrations of its West and Central Africa (WCA) region.
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12 July 2024
From 2 to 5 July, representatives from the State Customs Service (SCS) of Ukraine’s Corruption Prevention Division met with the WCO’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme team and Member experts at the WCO’s Headquarters in Brussels and online.
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11 July 2024
From 1 to 5 July 2024, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a successful initiation mission to the Mongolia Customs General Administration (MCGA) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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11 July 2024
From 2 to 4 July 2024, the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, in partnership with the Mauritius Revenue Authority and Senegal Customs, organised a capacity-building workshop for Niger Customs on the topic of internal affairs management concerning the challenges of combating corruption and promoting integrity within Customs services.
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10 July 2024
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the financial support of the Customs Cooperation Fund – China (CCF-China), and the technical assistance of two WCO experts from Mauritius and Botswana, organized a National Workshop on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for the Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) in Addis Ababa, from 25th to 28th June 2024.
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10 July 2024
From 1 to 5 July 2024, the WCO organised an advanced workshop on gender equality and diversity (GED) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, for a group of six Customs administrations from West Africa - Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo.
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08 July 2024
With the support of the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, a workshop dedicated to Customs-private sector dialogue was held at the Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Abidjan on 27 June 2024, at the initiative of the Côte d'Ivoire Customs administration and representatives of the country’s private sector.
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08 July 2024
In the margins of the 143rd/144th Sessions of the WCO Council, held from 27 to 29 June 2024, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Mr. Ian Saunders, and the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Shahin Baghirov, signed a Grant Agreement to establish the Azerbaijan Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF Azerbaijan). This fund aims to bolster Customs cooperation and capacity building along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor.
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08 July 2024
From 24 to 28 June 2024, the World Customs Organization conducted a Training of Trainers workshop on the Harmonized System for the WCO West and Central Africa (WCA) Region in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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04 July 2024
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has concluded an agreement with the German Customs Authority, establishing a new Customs Cooperation Fund of Germany (CCF-Germany) for the period 2024-2028.
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04 July 2024
At the initiative of the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, a workshop dedicated to the sustainable development of a culture of integrity was held in Abidjan from 25 to 26 June for the benefit of the Customs administration of Côte d'Ivoire.
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04 July 2024
The WCO-Japan Career Development Programme (CDP) for 2023-2024 ended with a ceremony at which World Customs Organization Secretary General Ian Saunders awarded the 10 Professional Associates (PAs) certificates on their successful completion of the Programme.
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03 July 2024
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has released an in-depth study on the cumulative rules of origin.
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02 July 2024
As partners in the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme since 2019, Mali Customs, with the support of WCO experts, held a workshop to update their plan for strengthening Customs-private sector relations.
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01 July 2024
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan (CCF-Japan) and the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) of Peru, as WCO Vice-Chair for the Americas and the Caribbean Region and WCO Regional Customs Laboratory (RCL) Peru
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01 July 2024
The WCO’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme and ABF/WCO Supply Chain Integrity Project recently contributed to the 21st iteration of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 18-21 June 2024, by hosting a workshop entitled ‘Corruption in global supply chains - organized crime’s deadly tactic’.
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