Day 1:Monday 20 January 2014
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| 08:30-09:30 |
Arrival of participants and registration |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Opening address |
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Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, WCO |
| 09:45-10:15 |
Key note speech |
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Vangelis Vitalis, Ambassador of New Zealand to Belgium |
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WCO TOOLS AND EXPERIENCE SHARING |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Presentation: WCO tools related to rules of origin |
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WCO tools including Origin Database, Comparative Study on Preferential Rules of Origin, Guidelines on Preferential Origin Verification, Technical Guidelines on Binding Origin Information; Mette Azzam, Technical Officer, WCO |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee and networking break |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Session 1: Effective organization of origin specialized unit |
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1. China Customs' management structure in dealing with rules of origin matters; SONG Yankui: Deputy director, office of RoO, CHINA
2. Creation of an origin administration and control unit, Rafael Cornejo, Director of International Trade Consulting |
| 12:30-14:30 |
Lunch and networking break |
| 14:30-16:30 |
Session 2: Good practices on origin verification |
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1. Verification; Francisco de la Cruz Garcia, Administrator for Foreign Trade Audit Operations, MEXICO
2. Verification; Lee Duksoo, Deputy Director, FTA Co-operation Division, KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE
3. Verification; Khauhelo Mawana, Director-Customs Legislative, SWAZILAND
4. Verification; Felicity Wang, Manager, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service |
| 16:30-17:00 |
Coffee and networking break |
| 17:00-18:00 |
Session 3: Advance rulings on origin |
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1. Japan's experience on advance origin rulings; Yuichiro Okumura, Senior Investigator, Origin Administration and Investigation Center, JAPAN CUSTOMS
2. Advance ruling/BOI; Aurélie CANILLOS and Benjamin BAUD, Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects, FRANCE |
| 18:00- |
Networking cocktail hosted by Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, WCO |
Day 2:Tuesday 21 January 2014
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| 09:00-09:30 |
Key note speech |
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Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager of Integration and Trade, IADB |
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RECENT TRENDS ON ORIGIN RELATED PROCEDURES |
| 09:30-11:00 |
Session 4: Various types of proof of origin |
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1. International Chamber of Commerce perspective, Peter Bishop, Deputy Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2. Private sector's perspective on procedures related to proof of origin; Dietmar Jost, Customs and Security Advisor, GLOBAL EXPRESS ASSOCIATION
3. Self-certification system in ASEAN and private sector's approaches; Hirotoshi ITO, Senior Economist, JETRO |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee and networking break |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Session 5: Origin irregularities |
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1. Managing the risks in utilizing FTAs; Pablo Muñiz, Partner, Van Bael& Bellis
2. Typical cases on origin irregularity; David Murphy, European Commission, OLAF
3. Countermeasures on origin irregularity [es]; Alejandra Arriaza, Director of Customs Techniques, CHILE CUSTOMS |
| 12:30-14:30 |
Lunch and networking break |
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CUSTOMS' ROLE IN FOSTERING FTA UTILIZATION |
| 14:30-16:00 |
Session 6: What is needed to increase FTA utilization? |
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1. Private sector's perspective on FTA utilization; Yoko Uenoyama, Councilor, Government & External Relations Division, Panasonic Corporation
2. Facilitating FTA utilization; Darlan Foseca Marti, Origin expert, WTO
3. Drafting and implementing rules of origin for a better utilization rate in FTAs: some figures and experiences; Stefano Inama, Senior Expert, UNCTAD
4. Outreach activities to private sector including SMEs; Lee Young-Dal, Deputy Director, FTA Implementation Division, KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE
5. FTA utilization; WU Yinxia: Director, Fuzhou Office of RoO Administration, CHINA |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Coffee and networking break |
| 16:30-17:30 |
Session 7: Trade facilitation and risk management |
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1. Further facilitation in proof of origin - registered exporter; Pierre-Jacques Larrieu, Head of Origin Taskforce, DG TAXUD, EU Commission
2. Private sector perspective; Cezary Sowiński, Customs Regulatory Affairs Manager Europe, DHL EXPRESS |
| 17:30-17:45 |
Closing remarks |
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Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, WCO |