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31 enero 2014
A WCO facilitator recently visited the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in Pretoria to provide assistance with the strengthening of their valuation training programme.
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31 enero 2014
At the invitation of the Director General of Moroccan Customs, Mr. Zouhair Chorfi in his capacity as Vice-Chair for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) region, Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the MENA regional meeting of Heads of Customs, held in Marrakesh, Morocco on 29 January 2014.
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29 enero 2014
The WCO organized its Origin Conference in Brussels on 20-21 January 2014.
The Conference was chaired by the WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica and attended by more than 100 participants, including representatives from Customs administrations, international organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), academic institutions, as well as private stakeholders and other interested parties.
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29 enero 2014
The 1st Conference of the Heads of National Training Centers for the WCO Europe Region held in Baku, Azerbaijan The 1st Conference of the Heads of National Training Centers for the WCO Europe Region was held from 22 to 24 January 2014 in Baku, Azerbaijan and organized by the Customs administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan in its capacity of Vice-Chair for the WCO Europe Region, in coordination with the WCO Regional Office for Capacity Building for the Europe Region (ROCB).
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29 enero 2014
The 62nd French-speaking Fellowship Programme was launched in Brussels on Monday 27 January 2014.
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24 enero 2014
WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, held in Davos, Switzerland from 21 to 25 January 2014, to jointly shape the global agenda amid a feeling of cautious optimism about the world economy shared by many participants.
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24 enero 2014
This year’s International Customs Day heralds the launch of the WCO Year of Communication, a year in which we, as a Customs community, move to further enhance our communication strategies and worldwide outreach programmes.
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23 enero 2014
At the invitation of the Royal Customs and Excise Department of Brunei Darussalam, Mr. Yoshihiro Kosaka, Head of the Asia/Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P) as well as being a WCO-accredited expert on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC), visited Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam to conduct a WCO National Workshop on the RKC from 13 to16 January 2014.
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20 enero 2014
On 16 January 2014, Armenian Customs officers in cooperation with the National Security Service discovered an astounding 927 kg of heroin in a lorry having crossed into the country from neighbouring Iran.
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20 enero 2014
At the invitation of WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya met with Mr. Azevedo at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on 20 January 2014. They agreed that close cooperation between the two organizations is vital for successful implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF).
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20 enero 2014
A joint global Customs initiative across Europe and the Asia Pacific region netted more than 7,000 metric tons of illegal waste, including hazardous waste, used vehicle parts and tyres, textiles, and e-waste.
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16 enero 2014
The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the new global campaign launched by the United Nations (UN), under the auspices of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to raise awareness among consumers on the dangers of counterfeit goods and their link to organized crime.
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10 enero 2014
At the invitation of the Greek Presidency of the European Union (EU), the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, addressed the EU Customs Union Group (CUG) in Brussels on Friday, 10 January 2014.
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06 enero 2014
World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P) and Japan Customs, organized the "WCO Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Chemical Analysis for Customs Purposes" at the Central Customs Laboratory (CCL) of Japan Customs in Kashiwa, Japan from 16 to 19 December 2013
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