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![[From r. to l.] WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Treviño Chapa, Director General of Colombia Customs Ingrid Diaz and Colombia’s National Director of Taxes and Customs José Andrés Romero Tarazona](/-/media/wco/public/images/media/press-releases/october-2019/fitac_slider.JPG?h=98&la=en&w=180)
30 октября 2019
At the invitation of the Colombian Federation of Logistics Agents in International Trade (FITAC), the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, attended its XXI International Congress in Barranquilla, Colombia on 24 and 25 October 2019, comprising several panel sessions covering a wide range of topics.
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29 октября 2019
Under the framework of the tailor-made track of the Mercator Programme, the WCO facilitated a workshop for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Post Clearance Audit (PCA), 14 to 18 of October 2019 in Georgetown.
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29 октября 2019
The WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, welcomed the Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OiE), Dr. Monique Eloit, who delivered a keynote address to mark the opening of the 225th/226th Sessions of the WCO Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) on 28 October 2019 at WCO Headquarters .
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29 октября 2019
At the request of the Customs Administration of Suriname and with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) of Korea, the WCO conducted a comprehensive and holistic assessment of Suriname Customs readiness to implement WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) along with the overall functionalities of the Administration.
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![r. Nikos Christodoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus [far left on the photo], listening attentively to WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya during his address at the “Act for Heritage!” Conference](/-/media/wco/public/images/media/press-releases/october-2019/cyprus_slider_1.jpg?h=86&la=en&w=180)
28 октября 2019
At the invitation of the Council of Europe and the Government of Cyprus, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Nicosia, Cyprus on 24 and 25 October 2019, to attend the “Act for Heritage!” Conference promoting the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (“Nicosia Convention”), signed in 2017.
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25 октября 2019
The 14th edition of the annual WCO PICARD Conference, which ran from 22 to 24 October 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia, ended on a high note after three days of presentations by speakers whose research was evaluated and selected by a Scientific Committee, followed by fruitful discussions among the participants.
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25 октября 2019
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the third Working Group activity (WG3) of the Master Trainers Program (MTP) on Customs Valuation (CV) was held in Gaborone, Botswana on 21-25 October 2019.
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25 октября 2019
The 6th Meeting of the WCO Working Group on the Comprehensive Review of the Revised Kyoto Convention (WGRKC) was held at WCO Headquarters in Brussels from 14 to 18 October 2019.
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24 октября 2019
The WCO Asia/Pacific Security Project and the Philippines Bureau of Customs jointly hosted a Programme Global Shield (PGS) Operation Planning and Co-ordination meeting for Asia/Pacific WCO Member Customs administrations. The event was financially supported by the Government of Japan and took place in Manila, the Philippines from 16 to 18 October 2019.
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24 октября 2019
Members of the Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) met on 21 and 22 October 2019 to prepare for dialogue with Customs administrations representatives attending the WCO SAFE Working Group on 23 October 2019.
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24 октября 2019
The WCO has published the 90th edition of WCO News, the Organization’s flagship magazine aimed at the Customs community, which provides a selection of informative articles that touch the international Customs and trade landscape.
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22 октября 2019
The 18th Meeting of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) National Contact Points (NCPs) for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) on 15 October 2019.
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21 октября 2019
Following a decision by the 24th Conference of Directors General of Customs of the West and Central Africa (WCA) region in March 2019, a Conference of WCA regional Customs administrations and development partners on the theme of “Challenges and Opportunities of SMART Borders in WCA” was organized in Niamey, Niger from 16 to 18 October 2019. The Conference was attended by approximately 100 delegates, including eight Directors General of Customs from WCA, delegates from 18 countries in the region, and representatives of international and regional organizations, development banks and donor agencies.
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21 октября 2019
The WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, visited Torodi Customs office in the Niger-Burkina Faso borderlands during a two-day visit to Niger on 16 and 17 October 2019. This border zone is currently heavily impacted by the frequent activities of various armed groups and insurgents in neighbouring countries.
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21 октября 2019
The 22nd Meeting of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) Western Europe (WE) National Contact Points (NCP) was held at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 1 and 2 October 2019.
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18 октября 2019
Following a request from the Inter-State School of Customs top management, a WCO team conducted a diagnostic mission in Djiblohou (Equatorial Guinea), from 30 September to 4 October 2019, to assess the current training system.
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18 октября 2019
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, a national workshop to support the efforts of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to develop the Standard Operation Procedure（SOP） of their Risk Management Section was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 7-11 October 2019.
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17 октября 2019
At the invitation of the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Treviño Chapa visited the UAE from 8 to 11 October 2019. The mission included high-level meetings with the UAE Customs top management during which technological developments and strategies being implemented in the Emirates were discussed.
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16 октября 2019
At the request of the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), and with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) of Finland, the WCO conducted a diagnostic support mission on the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) from 25 September to 4 October 2019 in Gaborone, Botswana.
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15 октября 2019
At the invitation of the Guatemala Customs, two World Customs Organization (WCO) experts facilitated a national Time Release Study (TRS) Workshop from 23 to 27 September 2019 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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15 октября 2019
The 17th Meeting of the Heads of Asia/Pacific WCO Regional Training Centres (RTCs) was held at the Customs Border Control Training Institute (CBCTI) in Cheonan, Korea, on 25-26 September 2019.
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14 октября 2019
As part of the COPES Programme, a fourth Train-the-Trainer Workshop was held in Brussels at the WCO Secretariat from 16 to 20 September 2019.
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14 октября 2019
Under the auspices of the WCO-UNCTAD HMRC Programme financed by UK Government, and as part of the Mercator Programme, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a National AEO Technical Assistance mission from 7 to 10 October 2019 in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.
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11 октября 2019
The 1st edition of the WCO Global Communication Strategies Conference with the theme “Communicating seamlessly in the digital age” concluded in Brussels, Belgium on 9 October 2019. This Conference ended on a high note after two days of thought-provoking presentations over eight sessions animated by 48 communications experts from Customs administrations, international organizations and the private sector, which were followed by dynamic discussions.
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11 октября 2019
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the third Working Group activity (WG3) of the Master Trainers Programme (MTP) on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) was held in Arusha, Tanzania on 30 September- 4 October 2019.
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11 октября 2019
At the invitation of Mr. Nguyen Van Can, Director General of Vietnam Customs and Host and Chair of the Meeting, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, attended and spoke at the 13th Meeting of Customs Directors-General and Commissioners from Europe and Asian Members of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). The Meeting was held in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam on 9 and 10 October 2019.
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10 октября 2019
On the 30 September 2019 the Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) launch event was held in Colombia.
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10 октября 2019
Bolivia is one of the beneficiaries of the Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the WCO.
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08 октября 2019
The WCO Regional Customs Laboratory Professionals Programme commenced on 7 October 2019 at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, under the sponsorship of Japan (CCF/Japan) and Korea (CCF/Korea).
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04 октября 2019
At the invitation of Mr. Harold Tarosa, Director, Customs and Inland Revenue, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Vanuatu from 2 to 4 October 2019 to explore the challenges and opportunities for small island economies, and identify, in this regard, the role of the WCO.
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04 октября 2019
At the invitation of Europol, the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, participated in the European Police Chiefs Convention (EPCC), jointly organized with Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 2 and 3 October 2019. The EPCC focused on topics relating to European police cooperation.
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04 октября 2019
From 24 to 26 September, the 10th Meeting of National Contact Points for Capacity Building of the West and Central Africa (WCA) region was hosted by the General Directorate of Customs and Excise of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa.
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04 октября 2019
The WCO, represented by its Environment Programme, attended the UNEP OzonAction Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Enforcement Meeting in Kiev, Ukraine on 24 and 25 September 2019.
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03 октября 2019
The WCO organized a National Workshop on Risk Management and National Targeting Centres in Melaka, Malaysia from 23 to 27 September 2019 with financial support from the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan (CCF/Japan).
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02 октября 2019
Upon the request of the Mauritius Revenue Authority and under the auspices of the WCO-Finland Project for the ESA region, financed by Finland Government, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a diagnostic review of the current HRM system with a view to supporting the enhancement and effective implementation of a modern and transparent HRM system. The mission was conducted from 09 to 13 September 2019 in Port Louis.
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02 октября 2019
The Fifth WCO Global Canine Forum, hosted by the Australian Border Force in Melbourne, Australia and scheduled to take place over three days, opened its doors on 1 October 2019. The Conference brought together over 100 participants from around 30 countries across five continents to share best practices for implementing and enhancing Canine Programmes.
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01 октября 2019
WCO publishes PICARD Conference Agenda
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01 октября 2019
At the invitation of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, attended the 4th International Forum Eurasian Week, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic from 25 to 27 September 2019.
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