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31 marzo 2014
WCO accredited trainers in Sri Lanka Customs have initiated a training programme for their fellow Customs Officers on explosive chemical precursors, as part of its efforts to counter the illicit diversion and trafficking of precursor chemicals used by terrorists and other criminal organizations to manufacture explosive devices.
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31 marzo 2014
A WCO National Seminar on the Harmonized System was held in the headquarters of ADAU (Asociación de Despachantes de Aduana de Uruguay) in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 19 to 21 March 2014.
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28 marzo 2014
At the invitation of Mr. Marc Van Peel, Chairman of the Port of Antwerp and Mr. Noel Colpin, General Administrator of Belgian Customs and Excise, Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited the Port of Antwerp on Thursday, 27 March.
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28 marzo 2014
The next WCO/Japan Regional Customs Laboratories Programme, under the sponsorship of Japan (CCF/JAPAN), will start on Monday 6 October 2014. Six selected Customs officials will be given an opportunity to study one week at the WCO Headquarters and then, about seven weeks, at the Central Customs Laboratory of the Japan Customs. The focus of this comprehensive programme is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs Laboratory management in the participants’ administrations.
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27 marzo 2014
At the invitation of the Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Mr. Bishar Hussein, the WCO Secretary General, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, spoke at the opening session of the UPU E-Commerce Forum 2014 held at UPU headquarters in Berne, Switzerland on 26 March 2014.
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26 marzo 2014
The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes The Hague Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué released on 25 March 2014 by the 53 countries participating in the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS 2014) which took place in The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014.
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24 marzo 2014
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World ATA Carnet Council and many national chambers of commerce, along with Customs participants, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ATA Carnet during meetings of the ATA/Istanbul Convention Administrative Committee on 24 March 2014 at the World Customs Organization (WCO).
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21 marzo 2014
WCO Deputy Secretary General attends the launch of Uruguay’s AEO Programme
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21 marzo 2014
New integrity newsletter
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20 marzo 2014
Within the framework of the WCO’s Capacity Building programme and in partnership with the Rwanda Revenue Authority, a technical workshop to refine the Rwanda Revenue Authority’s training strategy was held in Kigali between February 10 and 14, 2014.
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20 marzo 2014
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Secretariat of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) signed a Statement of Intent to further strengthen cooperation between the two organizations in the fight to combat the illicit tobacco trade, following the adoption in November 2012 of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
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20 marzo 2014
In co-operation with the Directorate General of Cameroon Customs and the Vice-Chair of the WCA Region, the WCO held a Workshop on the ECP for the WCA Region on 12 March 2014 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This Workshop was held on the fringes of the 19th Regional Conference of Directors General of Customs.
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19 marzo 2014
A Customs valuation workshop was recently arranged for China Customs under the EU-China Trade Project II (EUCTP II), funded by the European Union.
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19 marzo 2014
At the invitation of Mr. Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Vice-Chair for the Europe Region, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the WCO Europe Regional Heads of Customs Conference. The Conference, hosted by the Georgia Revenue Service, was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 17 and18 March 2014.
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18 marzo 2014
As part of a continuous effort by Bahrain customs to enhance risk management capabilities to a "best practice" level as well as to effectively and efficiently embed risk management practices in customs operations, a Risk Management Workshop was conducted from 10 to 13 March 2014 in Manama, Bahrain.
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18 marzo 2014
The fifth and sixth National Policy Dialogues (NPDs) under the Finnish funded WCO ESA Project ‘Building Trade Capacity through Customs Modernization in the East and Southern Africa Region’ were held from 10 to 14 March 2014 in Kampala, Uganda and Lusaka, Zambia, respectively.
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18 marzo 2014
Upon invitation of the French Development Cooperation Agency Adetef and French Customs, the Deputy Director Capacity Building, Ms. Heike Barczyk, on behalf of the WCO participated in a High Level International Seminar on the importance of training for economic development which was held in Paris on 18 March 2014.
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18 marzo 2014
As part of its efforts to support Members prepare for effective implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF), the WCO hosted a training session on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Self-Assessment Guide which was recently updated to align with the text of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF) concluded in December 2013 in Bali.
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17 marzo 2014
At the invitation of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Dikko Inde Abdullahi in his capacity as Regional Vice-Chair, Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the Regional Conference of Directors General (DGs) of Customs in West and Central Africa, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 12 to14 March 2014. The Conference was preceded by the experts meeting, which prepared the financial report and draft recommendations to be adopted by the DGs.
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14 marzo 2014
As part of its efforts to counter the illicit diversion and trafficking of precursor chemicals used by terrorists and other criminal organizations to manufacture explosive devices, the WCO conducted a Trainer Accreditation Workshop in collaboration with Netherlands Customs from 3 to 13 March 2014.
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13 marzo 2014
The 1st Meeting of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Working Group on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WGATF) took place on 11 and12 March 2014.
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13 marzo 2014
At the invitation of Mr. Thomas Winkowsky, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the CBP 2014 East Coast Trade Symposium held on 6 and 7 March in Washington DC, United States. The central theme of the meeting was: "Increasing Economic Competitiveness through Global Partnership and Innovation".
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11 marzo 2014
The World Customs Organization (WCO) acknowledges the accomplishments and contributions of all women across the globe on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2014 that is celebrated annually by the international community on 8 March.
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10 marzo 2014
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 was requested, by the Director General of Qatar Customs, to deliver a national 10-day Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop.
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07 marzo 2014
Representatives from the World Customs Organization, the African Development Bank, African Union Commission, International Monetary Fund, West African Economic and Monetary Union, World Bank, and the World Trade Organization (as observer) met at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 6 and 7 March 2014 to discuss the topic of preshipment inspection (PSI) and destination inspection (DI) companies.
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05 marzo 2014
The WCO and the Asia Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P), in cooperation with Malaysia Customs, organized the first WCO Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Resource Mobilization at the Regional Training Center in Melaka, Malaysia from 24 to 28 February 2014 under the sponsorship of the Customs Cooperation Fund/Japan.
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03 marzo 2014
At the invitation of Ambassador Joon, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York and Chair of the UN 1540 Committee, Secretary General Mr. Kunio Mikuriya addressed an open session of the UN 1540 Committee on 28 February at UN Headquarters in New York.
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03 marzo 2014
WCO Secretary General Mr. Kunio Mikuriya met Secretary Jeh Johnson at the Headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security on 25 February to discuss topics of mutual interest during their first meeting since Secretary Johnson’s appointment.
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03 marzo 2014
At the invitation of the United Nations University (UNU), Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya spoke at the World Wildlife Conference at the headquarters of the UNU in Tokyo on 4 March 2014. The Tokyo Conference coincided with the World Wildlife Day and focused on sharing information to improve efforts in combating illegal wildlife trade. High-level delegations from Africa, including the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities of Uganda, H.E. Ms. Maria Mutagamba and the Director of the Lusaka Agreement Task Force, Mr. Bonaventure Ebayi, as well as representatives of international organizations, civil society and academics attended the meeting.
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03 marzo 2014
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is proud to be joining the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to celebrate the first World Wildlife Day, together with other interested organizations and individuals across the globe.
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