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31 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, a WCO/JICA Joint Follow-up Workshop for KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority) on Risk Assessment and Selectivity was held in Naivasha, Kenya, from 22 to 24 May 2017.
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31 мая 2017
The economic developments of many countries that are ‘locked’ by lands are often hindered by the lack of access to the sea. Even if their industrial or agricultural products are attractive and affordable for their domestic consumers, they will eventually lose their competitiveness after long journeys to global markets. The World Customs Organization (WCO) is fully aware of these challenges and believes that the key to unlocking the potential of landlocked countries is to adopt an efficient transit regime. In this regard, the WCO will organize its’ first Global Transit Conference with the aim of leading the discussions on transforming Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) into Land-linked countries.
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31 мая 2017
This Advisory Opinion was finalized at the 44th Session of the Technical Committee on Customs Valuation (TCCV) which took place in Brussels from 8 to 12 May 2017.
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30 мая 2017
In the framework of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme, a two week international operational exercise, code named “Sports bag”, was conducted in the first quarter of 2017 to fight the phenomenon of "Rip on and Rip off" of cocaine shipments.
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30 мая 2017
Upon request of Libyan Customs, a WCO support mission was conducted from 22 to 26 May 2017 in Tunis to help the administration draft its Strategic Plan taking due account of the WCO most essential instruments, as well as modern strategic planning methods.
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30 мая 2017
Antigua and Barbuda deposited with the Belgian Government its instrument of accession to the Convention establishing a Customs Co-operation Council on 10 April 2017 and became the 182nd Member of the Organization.
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29 мая 2017
A three day SAFE – AEO programme assessment workshop was held from 23 – 25 May 2017 at the Headquarters of the Brunei Royal Customs & Excise Department in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam with support of the WCO Customs Cooperation Fund.
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29 мая 2017
The WCO Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) for the North Africa, Near and Middle East Region was held from 14 to 18 May 2017 in Doha, Qatar under the sponsorship of Qatar Customs Authority.
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29 мая 2017
In order to enhance their commitment regarding trade facilitation, as well as a follow up to the SAFE Framework of Standards particularly Pillar 2, established by the World Customs Organization (WCO), a Joint Action Plan between the Ministry of Finance of the State of Israel and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of the Mexican United States regarding the Mutual Recognition of their Respective Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programs, was signed on May 17th, during a ceremony held in Mexico City.
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29 мая 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO) with the support of Bahrain Customs and the Korean Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF Korea) organized a Regional Workshop on E-Commerce and Digital Customs for the North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) Region from 8 to 11 May 2017 in Bahrain.
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29 мая 2017
A Regional Workshop on API PNR for Members in the East Europe Sub-region took place in Lviv (Ukraine) from 22 to 25 May 2017.
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29 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, launched in July 2016 to support trade facilitation in Africa, a WCO/JICA Joint Sub-regional Workshop on Risk Assessment and Selectivity for EAC Partner States was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 16 to 19 May 2017.
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29 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO-INAMA project (funded by Sweden, US Department of State, GiZ and the CITES Secretariat) the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) continue receiving support from the WCO in strengthening its intelligence function.
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29 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO-INAMA project (funded by Sweden, US Department of State, GiZ and CITES Secretariat) the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) received further support from the WCO in strengthening its intelligence function.
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29 мая 2017
At the invitation of Mr. Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union, WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya attended the First Extraordinary Meeting of the African Union Sub -Committee of Directors General of Customs (AUSCDGC), hosted by Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja, Nigeria, from 23 to 25 May, 2017.
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29 мая 2017
The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) in cooperation with the Ternopil National Economics University (TNEU) held from 11 to 12 May the 3rd International Competition of Canine teams, in Ternopil, Ukraine.
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29 мая 2017
With the sponsorship of the Japanese Customs Cooperation Fund, a WCO National Workshop on Customs Laboratory and Chemical Analysis was held at the headquarters of Myanmar Customs Department in Yangon, Myanmar, from 15 to 18 May 2017.
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25 мая 2017
At the invitation of Mr. Pedro Miguel Pérez Betancourt, Director General of Cuban Customs, and Mr. Ricardo Treviño, Director General of Mexican Customs and Permanent Secretary of COMALEP, WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the XXXVIIIth Meeting of the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Assistance for Directors General of Customs of Latin America, Spain and Portugal (COMALEP), held in Havana, Cuba, on 18 and 19 May 2017.
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24 мая 2017
At the invitation of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat, the WCO Tariff and Trade Affairs Directorate delivered a presentation at the Headquarters of the Ozone Secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22 May 2017.
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24 мая 2017
Over 70 WCO Members and partner stakeholders gathered at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels on 18 and 19 May 2017 within the framework of the Information Management Sub-Committee (IMSC) to discuss various issues relating to the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Customs and border regulatory environments.
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24 мая 2017
Under the sponsorship of the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan, a WCO Workshop on the Protection of national Mineral Resources was held in Lusaka (Zambia), from 17 to 19 May 2017, and it was attended by officers from both Customs Administrations and Mining Control Institutions from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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22 мая 2017
At the invitation of Ms. Velma Ricketts Walker, CEO and Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Kingston, Jamaica, on 18 - 19 May.
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22 мая 2017
The WCO organized the global Accreditation Workshop for Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Technical and Operational Advisors at its Headquarters from 15 to 19 May 2017.
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19 мая 2017
At the invitation of Mr. Pedro Miguel Perez Betancourt, Director General of Cuban Customs, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the XXth Regional Conference of Customs Directors General for the Americas/Caribbean Region, held in Havana (Cuba) on 15 and 16 May 2017. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Fabian Villarroel Rios of Chilean Customs, Chile being the current Vice-Chair for the Americas/Caribbean region.
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18 мая 2017
With a view to facilitating trade through global interoperability of cross-border regulatory processes, the DMPT recently met to carry out maintenance on the WCO Data Model, keep it up to date and reflect the current needs of all cross-border processes stakeholders.
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18 мая 2017
At the 8th Session of the WCO Capacity Building Committee, it was agreed that the WCO would reinforce its efforts to support Members in project management, considering the emergence of the new Mercator operating model, which emphasizes the importance of a multi-year, results-oriented project management approach to reform, modernization and TFA implementation.
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18 мая 2017
A WCO mission was held in Bolivia from 8th to 12nd May 2017 to conduct a Human Resource (HR) Diagnostic to Aduana Nacional de Bolivia (ANB).
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18 мая 2017
From 26th to 27th April 2017, following a specific request by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, a WCO technical assistance mission was held in Khmelnitsky to assess the current situation of the WCO Regional Training Centre (RTC).
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16 мая 2017
A WCO Revenue Package national Workshop on Customs Infrastructure and the development of an Advance Ruling system for classification and origin, funded by HMRC, was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8 to 12 May 2017.
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16 мая 2017
The 12th Meeting of the CPLP Customs High Level Working Group, was held in Díli, Timor-Leste, from 25 to 28 April 2017 to discuss the implementation stage of the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Integrated Programme (PICAT). The Minister for Planning and Strategic Investment of Timor-Leste, Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão welcomed the delegates to his country and emphasized the relevance of hosting the meeting considering several recent strategic economic and political achievements by Timor-Leste, such as the approval by the government of implementation and use of ASYCUDA, the adoption of the Arusha Declaration and the development of a Single Window project.
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15 мая 2017
At the invitation of the Vice-Chair of the region, Mr. Tom Moyane, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the 22nd Governing Council hosted by the Uganda Revenue Authority in Kampala, Uganda, on 11 and 12 May 2017.
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15 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO-Norad project (funded by the Norwegian government), three Risk Management (RM) seminars were successfully delivered in the cities of Nampula, Manica and Inhambane in Mozambique from 24th April to 02th May 2017.
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12 мая 2017
The Ghana Revenue Authority organized its Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) Conference in Accra 9 and 10 May.
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12 мая 2017
At the occasion of the Committee on Customs of the East African Community (EAC) that took place from 25 to 27 April 2017 in Dar Es Salaam, the WCO-EAC CREATe project team reported the number of regional Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) had increased from 13 to 46.
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11 мая 2017
From 1 to 3 May 2017, the WCO Secretariat took part in the work of the meeting of the Nomenclature and Tariff Committee of the CEMAC Commission, which focused on the transposition of the HS 2017 edition into CEMAC’s Common External Tariff (CET).
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11 мая 2017
The WCO, with the sponsorship of Qatar Customs, organized a National Workshop on Intelligence Management in Doha, Qatar from 1 to 4 May 2017.
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09 мая 2017
The 72nd WCO Fellowship Programme, intended for Spanish-speakers, was launched in Brussels on Monday 8 May 2017.
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08 мая 2017
Following the recommendations stated in the Mercator Programme Implementation Plan for Sierra Leone adopted in June 2016, the WCO conducted a five days diagnostic mission on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) from the 03rd to 7th April 2017 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This diagnostic mission aimed at identifying specific gaps in implementing an effective and efficient PCA for the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of Sierra Leone in accordance with WCO standards and Article 7.5 of the WTO’s Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA).
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08 мая 2017
The Secretary General of the WCO Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, in his capacity as the depository of the Convention, received the Instrument of accession of Sao Tome and Principe to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC) on 8 May 2017, from Mr. Américo Afonso Lima Viegas, Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy of Sao Tome and Principe to Belgium. With this accession, the Convention now has 110 Contracting Parties.
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08 мая 2017
The WCO attended the 8th ASEM Customs-Trade Day meeting and 11th Meeting of ASEM Working Group on Customs Matters (AWGCM), which were hosted by the National Revenue Administration of Poland from 25 to 27 April 2017.
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08 мая 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with the support of Australian Border Force, Australia Post, Korean Customs Cooperation Fund and the WCO Regional Office of Capacity Building (ROCB) for Asia-Pacific Region, organized a Joint WCO-UPU Customs-Post Workshop for the Asia-Pacific Region from 1 to 5 May 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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05 мая 2017
In collaboration with the African Union (AU) and Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA), and under the sponsorship of Korea Customs Service, the WCO held its first Global Origin Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 3 to 4 May 2017.
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05 мая 2017
The 2nd Meeting of the Technical Experts Group on Non-Intrusive Inspection (TEG-NII) was held 3-5 May 2017 in the WCO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting brought together around 60 participants from WCO Member Administrations and NII Industry members. Interactive discussions were held in two main sessions – a session on the Unified File Format (UFF) Development Programme and a session devoted to other NII-related topics such as procurement of NII systems, equipment maintenance and training of operators and image analysts.
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04 мая 2017
As part of its Capacity Building programme, the WCO organized a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) workshop from 18 until 28 April 2017 in Mangochi, Malawi.
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04 мая 2017
The Asia-Pacific WCO Security Programme Regional Strategic Workshop was hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia on 25-27 April. Much like events delivered in the other WCO regions over the last twelve months, this workshop raised awareness of the security mandate of Customs administrations as well as WCO Security Programme activities. The event was funded by CCF/Japan and was organized by the Regional Office for Capacity Building- Asia Pacific in conjunction with Indonesian Customs. It included presentations by the WCO Security Programme and Member Administrations in the region regarding Customs security-related activities.
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03 мая 2017
The WCO organized an Experts Group Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) at the WCO Headquarters that took place from 24 to 28 April 2017.
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03 мая 2017
At the invitation of Malta’s Presidency of EU and of the European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General, the WCO attended the High Level Seminar on Strengthening of Cooperation between Customs and Tax Authorities.
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03 мая 2017
At the invitation of the UNCTAD, the WCO, led by Director Ms. Ana B. Hinojosa, participated in ‘E-Commerce Week’ held in Geneva from 24 to 28 April 2017 with the theme "Towards Inclusive E-Commerce.
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02 мая 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, launched in July 2016 to support trade facilitation in Africa, a workshop for Master Trainers on Customs Valuation in East Africa was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from 20 to 28 April 2017.
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02 мая 2017
From 24 to 27 April 2017, the World Customs Organization (WCO) successfully held a regional Transit Workshop for Caucasus and Central Asia region in Tbilisi (Georgia), with the financial support of the Japanese Customs Co-operation Fund and the cooperation of Georgia Revenue Authority.
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02 мая 2017
At the invitation of Mr. Papa Ousmane Gueye, Director General of Senegalese Customs, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the 22nd Conference of Directors General of Customs of the West and Central Africa region, held in Dakar (Senegal) from 26 to 28 April 2017. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Amadou Coulibaly, Acting Director General of Côte d’Ivoire Customs, the current Vice-Chair for the West and Central Africa region.
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02 мая 2017
In cooperation with the Embassy of France to Libya and with the support of the Tunisian Customs, the WCO organised the first regional Middle East and North Africa (MENA) workshop on ‘The role of Customs in security and development: the function of cultural heritage protection’ from 24 to 28 April in Hammamet, Tunisia.
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