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29 noviembre 2023
From 20-28 November 2023, the Tanzanian Revenue Authority (TRA) and WCO experts met with various stakeholder groups across the country to discuss the next steps in working together to fight corruption and promote integrity.
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29 noviembre 2023
On 26 and 27 November 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted a Symposium on “Protecting Customs Institutions from Organized Crime”.
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28 noviembre 2023
The 43rd Meeting of the WCO-UPU Contact Committee was held jointly by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) from 21 to 22 November 2023.
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28 noviembre 2023
The WCO Technical Experts Group on Non-Intrusive Inspection (TEG-NII) held its 10th Meeting on 23 and 24 November 2023 in a hybrid format.
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24 noviembre 2023
From 7 to 10 November 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) delivered a follow-up mission on Risk Management (RM) to the Customs Administration of Bolivia (AN) under the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) framework.
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24 noviembre 2023
On October 31, 2023, the Customs Administration of Peru (SUNAT), supported by the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), organized an online forum tailored to support Peruvian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in engaging with cross border e-commerce.
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24 noviembre 2023
Brussels November 2023, the 5th COLIBRI Expert Coordination Meeting was held in Brussels at the World Customs Organization’s premises and marked a significant milestone to kick off with the COLIBRI Project’s 2nd phase aimed at Monitoring and Controlling General Aviation (GA).
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24 noviembre 2023
An end-to-end Time Release Study (TRS) was jointly launched by Eswatini and South Africa at the Oshoek-Ngwenya land border on 13 November 2023.
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24 noviembre 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a Competency-based Human Resources Management (CBHRM) Workshop for the Serbian Government on 15 and 16 November 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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24 noviembre 2023
From 30 October to 1 November 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a Trade Facilitation (TF) and stakeholder coordination workshop for the Bolivian National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) within the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) framework.
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23 noviembre 2023
The WCO conducted a Train-the-Trainer workshop on Customs valuation for the South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean (AMS) region from 13 to 17 November 2023, funded by the Customs Cooperation Fund of China (CCF China).
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23 noviembre 2023
The 20th Meeting of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group, organized in a hybrid format, was held on 21 and 22 November 2023. At the meeting, delegates elected Mrs Oumou Keita Traore of Mali Customs, as Chairperson for the meeting and Mrs Maria Manuela Loureiro Manta of Portugal Customs as Vice-Chairperson.
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21 noviembre 2023
On 21 November 2023, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, opened the joint session of the 20th Meeting of the WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group, bringing together representatives of Member administrations, WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILOs), observer organizations, rights holders and private-sector entities.
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20 noviembre 2023
At the invitation of Mr. Jean Claude Manirakiza, Commissioner General of the Burundi Revenue Office (OBR), , WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya visited Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi on 16 and 17 November.
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20 noviembre 2023
The 29th Session of the WCO SAFE Working Group (SWG) Meeting has made notable advancements in fulfilling the objectives outlined in its Work Programme. Held from November 15 to 17, 2023, in a hybrid format, the session drew participation from approximately 300 registered delegates.
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20 noviembre 2023
From 13-16 November 2023, the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme organized in Accra, with the support of Ghana Revenue Authority, a meeting of A-CIP partner administrations followed by a West and Central Africa (WCA) region-wide workshop dedicated to building communities of practice in matters of integrity within the region.
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20 noviembre 2023
Within the framework of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), the new WCO training material on Customs Staff Well-Being and Resilience was piloted from 6 to 10 November 2023 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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17 noviembre 2023
From 22 to 26 October 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted a regional workshop on SMART borders for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) region in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Customs Training Centre, with the financial support of Saudi Arabia.
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16 noviembre 2023
The WCO is pleased to announce the launch of the Virtual Customs Orientation Academy (VCOA) aimed at French-speaking Customs officers.
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16 noviembre 2023
From 6 to 9 November 2023, Jordan Customs Department (JCD) and WCO experts met with various stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance their collective action to promote integrity.
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16 noviembre 2023
Amid the active engagement of Members in the BACUDA project through the development of their own version of analytic models, Azerbaijan Customs shared encouraging news for Members’ journey toward a data-driven organization.
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15 noviembre 2023
On 18 October 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a refresher workshop for accredited, recognized and pre-accredited experts on post-clearance audit (PCA).
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14 noviembre 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) successfully convened the 3rd WCO Global Origin Conference in Santiago, Chile, on 8 - 9 November 2023. Supported by the Korea Customs service, the European Union, and private sector partners, this event attracted over 400 participants from 82 countries, consolidating its prominence as a global forum for origin-related discourse.
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14 noviembre 2023
From 23 to 25 October 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) organized a study visit on e-commerce for the Colombian Customs Administration (DIAN) in Santiago, Chile.
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13 noviembre 2023
WCO Members of the Virtual Working Group (VWG) on Gender Equality & Diversity gathered through online meetings on the 8th (in English) and 9th (in French) of November 2023 to discuss recent developments of the WCO programme on advancing gender equality and diversity in Customs.
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13 noviembre 2023
The 32nd Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee (RKC/MC) Meeting was held from 6 to 9 November 2023 at WCO Headquarters in a hybrid format. In attendance were representatives of Contracting Parties, Member administrations, and partner organizations.
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10 noviembre 2023
The WCO Data Innovation Hub (DIH) is the platform where Customs, academia, and the private sector converge.
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10 noviembre 2023
The WCO is pleased to announce the release of its latest educational offering, the Data Quality E-Learning Course.
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10 noviembre 2023
From 16-17 October 2023, the World Customs Organisation (WCO) hosted the 3rd session of the Working Group on Data and Statistics (WGDS) in a hybrid format at its Brussels headquarters.
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09 noviembre 2023
Twelve Customs officials from Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise Division participated in a five-day workshop aimed at implementing an Internal Affairs Unit within the Administration.
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09 noviembre 2023
In order to strengthen the administrative investigations process related to internal affairs within some Customs administrations, the WCO Regional Training Centre in Mauritius, the Mauritius Revenue Authority and the WCO Anti-Corruption and Promotion of Integrity (A-CIP) joined their efforts to organize and conduct a capacity building workshop which brought together, from October 23 to 27
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09 noviembre 2023
At the invitation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Customs Organization (WCO) contributed to the Regional Workshop which aimed to enhance and expedite the implementation of the AEO program in Central Asia from 31 October to 2 November 2023, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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09 noviembre 2023
The WCO recently provided technical assistance to the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to support the implementation of their national AEO programme.
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08 noviembre 2023
In a remarkable display of global collaboration and forward-thinking discourse, the 3rd WCO Global Origin Conference commenced its proceedings in Santiago, Chile on 8 November 2023, centred around the theme "Building Trust in the Origin Environment."
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08 noviembre 2023
The World Customs Organization with the support of the European Union under the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme has developed a Practical Guide to assist Customs Administrations and economic operators with the practical implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Annex 2 on Rules of Origin of the Protocol on Trade and its relevant appendices.
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08 noviembre 2023
Under the auspices of the Radiological and Nuclear Detection Awareness (RANDA) project, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a four-day national awareness training on Radiological and Nuclear Detection in Sri Lanka from 6 to 9 November 2023.
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07 noviembre 2023
On 27 October 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO), within the framework of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), successfully concluded the regional Light-Touch Intervention (LTI) in Central America focused on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
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07 noviembre 2023
The 22nd Meeting of the Administrative Committee for the Convention on Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention) and the 19th Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Customs Convention on the ATA Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (ATA Convention) were held jointly on 2 November 2023 virtually, attended by approximately 160 delegates representing more than 60 Contracting Parties and observers.
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06 noviembre 2023
6 November 2023 - on the opening day of the 32nd Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee Meeting, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), in his role as the depositary of the Convention, received the Instrument of Accession of the Republic of El Salvador to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention) - RKC from Ms. Alejandra Giron, Chargée d'affaires, Embassy of El Salvador, Brussels, Belgium, at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
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03 noviembre 2023
On 31 October 2023, the Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, participated in the session titled “Customs authorities as trade facilitators” at the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Ports Conference 2023.
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02 noviembre 2023
At the invitation of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Secretary General, participated in the Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM), hosted by the CBIC in New Delhi, India. The WCO was instrumental in developing the conference’s programme, highlighting its dedication to enhancing collaborative efforts in global customs enforcement.
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02 noviembre 2023
The G7 Trade Ministers issued a Statement at a meeting in Osaka-Sakai on 29 October 2023, outlining various policies necessitating actions by Customs administrations.
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01 noviembre 2023
As part of its Capacity Building mission, the WCO organized a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop from 9 to 20 October 2023 for 16 senior managers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Abuja, Nigeria.
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