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29 enero 2021
In this new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which vaccines are ready for distribution, the WCO Council has tasked the Secretariat to work with relevant international organizations to develop guidance materials to facilitate the cross-border movement of situationally critical medicines and vaccines, including highlighting existing HS classification for critical medicines, vaccines and associated medical supplies necessary for their manufacture, distribution and use.
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29 enero 2021
On 29 January 2021, the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia Customs) participated in an online ceremony for to sign Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on the establishment of a WCO Regional Training Centre (RTC) and WCO Regional Customs Laboratory (RCL) in Indonesia. The signing ceremony took place as part of the virtual celebrations to mark the International Customs Day hosted by Indonesian Customs.
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29 enero 2021
The WCO, through its Environment Programme, attended the Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic (ENFORCE) members’ meeting on 26 and 27 January 2021.
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29 enero 2021
The 18th Session of the Administrative Committee for the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 was organized in two phases: a virtual meeting session held on 28 January 2021, and a consultation process to adopt the report of the Meeting to be held from 8 to 12 February 2021 via the WCO CLiKC! platform.
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28 enero 2021
At the invitation of Jordan Customs, in its capacity as the new Vice-Chair for the WCO North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) region, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, participated in the country’s virtual celebration of International Customs Day (ICD) on 26 January.
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28 enero 2021
The 83rd WCO Fellowship Programme, intended for French-speakers, was launched on Monday 25 January 2021.
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27 enero 2021
Two virtual diagnostic mission were conducted by an integrated team consisting of Enforcement and Facilitation staff of the Compliance and Facilitation Directorate with the Indonesian Directorate General of Customs and Excise (11 to 15 January 2021) and the Philippines Bureau of Customs (18 to 22 January 2021).
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27 enero 2021
The WCO Americas/Caribbean Region celebrates International Customs Day
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27 enero 2021
On January 25th 2021, the World Customs Organization held a global conference to reinforce its Programme Global Shield (PGS), an unprecedented international effort to monitor licit movement of chemicals and counter the illicit diversion of chemical precursors and detonators used by terrorists and other criminal organizations to manufacture Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
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27 enero 2021
From 19 to 21 January 2021, the World Customs Organization (WCO) successfully organized its first Global HRM (Human Resource Management) Conference, under the theme Managing HR through crisis and beyond.
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27 enero 2021
The WCO organized, with the sponsorship of the Customs Cooperation Fund of Eurocustoms, a Virtual National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) for the Republic of Moldova from 18 to 22 January 2021.
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26 enero 2021
This year, due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium and around the globe, International Customs Day (ICD) was celebrated virtually by the World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretariat on 26 January 2021. Although representatives of the Customs community could not gather at WCO Headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) to mark the day, as they do every year, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, delivered his message in a recorded video. WCO Members and stakeholders were also invited to participate in this initiative.
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26 enero 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the Association of Customs Representatives was held virtually on 26 January 2021. This marks the first step in the reconstitution of this longstanding Association to its full capacity.
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26 enero 2021
Today, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, announced that this year’s International Customs Day (ICD), which is marked annually on 26 January, will be celebrated under the slogan: “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain”. The global Customs community is invited to implement the theme throughout this year and beyond.
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25 enero 2021
At the invitation of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, delivered a virtual opening speech at the 7th edition of "MASCRADE 2021” - Movement against Smuggled & Counterfeit Trade on 21 January 2021.
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21 enero 2021
Complementary amendments to the HS Nomenclature 2022 Edition have been accepted as a result of the Council Recommendation of 25 June 2020. These further amendments enter into force on 1 January 2023. The HS Contracting Parties are, however, encouraged to apply these amendments from 1 January 2022.
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21 enero 2021
Montenegro is in the process of joining the European Union (EU) and is currently preparing to address challenges encountered in the Customs domain.
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21 enero 2021
As part of its ongoing support to Member administrations in the area of Risk Management, the WCO delivered a virtual Workshop to Ecuador Customs from 23 to 28 November 2020.
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21 enero 2021
On 19 January 2021, the Secretariat had an exchange of views with Members from the Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) regarding the next Environmental Scan that will shape the basis of the Strategic Plan 2022-2025.
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20 enero 2021
From 11 to 15 January 2022, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) held a meeting of its Nomenclature and Tariff Committee in Douala, Cameroun, as part of its ongoing work to prepare the implementation of the 2022 version of the Harmonized System (HS) and in line with the Community's HS 2022 migration plan.
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19 enero 2021
From the 11th to 12th January 2021, the World Customs Organization (WCO) supported by CCF Korea, held a virtual workshop on Data Analytics (DA) for manager levels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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18 enero 2021
On 10 December 2020, representatives of all countries using the WCO’s National Customs Enforcement Network (nCEN countries) from the Asia/Pacific (A/P) region attended the 2nd Regional Meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders, conducted virtually due to restrictions imposed by the prevailing global health crisis.
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15 enero 2021
From 12 to 15 January 2021, the World Customs Organization (WCO) delivered an Online Regional Workshop on E-Commerce for the Asia/Pacific region. The workshop was organised with the support of the Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) for the Asia/Pacific region and gathered together more than 70 participants from 25 Member Customs administrations and speakers from the WCO Secretariat, the Universal Postal Union, the Global Express Association, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Oceania Customs Organisation, Alibaba, JD International and Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad.
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15 enero 2021
During his stay in Japan, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, met with Japan’s Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshihide Suga, on 14 January 2021.
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14 enero 2021
At the invitation of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya attended a meeting of the EU Working Party on Customs Union (Customs Union Group - CUG), held virtually on 13 January 2021 to present the WCO’s outlook for the year 2021.
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13 enero 2021
On 12 January 2021, the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, attended the Pan-European Network of Customs Practioners (PEN-CP) Annual Event.
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13 enero 2021
On 29 December 2020, Mr. Guénolé MBONGO KOUMOU, Director General of Customs of the Republic of Congo and Vice-chair of the WCA region of the World Customs Organization (WCO), in collaboration with the WCO Secretariat, organized an extraordinary conference for the Directors General of Customs of the region.
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