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28 二月 2017
The WCO has successfully conducted a four-day workshop from 20th to 24th February 2017 at Arusha, Tanzania to develop a Communication Visibility Plan (CVP) for the roll-out of the EAC Regional AEO program.
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27 二月 2017
In the framework of the WCO – WACAM Project, funded by Sweden, the WCO is building the capacities of Guinea Customs to effectively engage with its stakeholders with facilitating trade and combatting the flow of illicit goods.
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27 二月 2017
Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) hosted a WCO Revenue Package national Workshop from 20 to 23 February 2017 in Gaborone with the aim of preparing the Administration for the implementation of an advance ruling system for classification and origin, as required under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
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27 二月 2017
At the invitation of the Ugandan Commissioner of Customs, Mr. Dicksons Kateshumbwa, WCO Director for Compliance and Facilitation Ana Hinojosa visited Uganda on 24 February 2017, to attend the official launching of the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) to track goods under customs control from point of loading to a final destination within Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
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27 二月 2017
Under the Mercator Programme and supported by the EUROCUSTOMS fund, the WCO and the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a ‘National Workshop on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement – awareness raising, identifying key priorities for implementation and supporting the establishment of a National Committee on Trade Facilitation’.
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24 二月 2017
As part of its modernisation initiative, Palestine Customs decided to initiate the reform process of its Human Resource Management (HRM) by adopting and implementing a competency based approach
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23 二月 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of China Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF China), organized a National Workshop on “Implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement through Mercator Programme” from 19 to 23 February 2017 in Amman, Jordan.
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23 二月 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 Angola to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC) on 23 February 2017 from the ambassador of Angola H.E Ms. Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho.
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22 二月 2017
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, met the Japanese Ambassador to Belgium, H.E. Mr. Masafumi Ishii, at the Headquarters of the WCO in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday 22 February 2017 for the exchange of a Note Verbale on the contribution by the Government of Japan to fund the implementation of the ‘Security Project’ in the Asia/Pacific region.
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22 二月 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO) congratulates the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the entry into force today of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; an agreement that will expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit, and which sets out measures for effective cooperation between Customs and other authorities, as well as provisions for technical assistance and capacity building in this area.
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22 二月 2017
On 21 February 2017, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the Global Illicit Trade Summit, an event organized in Brussels, Belgium, by The Economist, which brought together more than 100 policymakers, regulators, government officials, lawyers, academics, researchers and brand owners.
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22 二月 2017
A WCO Revenue Package national workshop to prepare for the implementation of an advance ruling system for tariff classification, origin and Customs valuation, in accordance with the provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, was held in Amman, Jordan, from 29 January to 2 February 2017.
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21 二月 2017
This edition features a special dossier on data analysis by Customs for more effective border management, and includes a number of country-specific experiences, particularly in the area of risk management and Customs modernization programmes. It also puts a spotlight, in its focus section, on environmental issues, specifically the role of Customs and the WCO in combating wildlife crime, as well as in protecting the ozone layer and mitigating climate change.
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21 二月 2017
At the invitation of the Director General of Denmark Customs, Mr. Preben Buchholtz Hansen, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Denmark on 20 February 2017 to attend the inauguration of a mobile body scanner.
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20 二月 2017
The French session of the WTO Advanced Course for Chairs of National Committees on Trade Facilitation (NCTFs) was held from 30 January to 10 February 2017 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The course benefitted over 23 government officials from 20 French-Speaking countries and from the secretariat of the Central Africa Monetary and Economic Community.
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20 二月 2017
In response to a request from with a view to building its capacities in the field of post-clearance audit (PCA), the WCO organized a from 9 to 13 January 2017 in Tunis (Tunisia) with the financial support of the Japanese Customs Co-operation Fund (CCF).
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17 二月 2017
The WCO conducted a Train-the-Trainer Integrity Workshop from 30 January-3 February 2017.
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17 二月 2017
At the request of the Central African Republic Customs Administration, the World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a mission from 16 to 26 January 2017 in Bangui, Central African Republic.
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16 二月 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with Namibian Customs and under the sponsorship of the Japanese Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF/Japan), organized a Regional Operational Workshop on IPR Border Enforcement for the WCO’s East and Southern Africa (ESA) region in Windhoek, Namibia, from 30 January to 3 February 2017.
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16 二月 2017
Under the auspices of WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, which was launched in July 2016 to support trade facilitation in Africa, a WCO/JICA Joint Workshop on Intelligence Analysis for Master Trainers of East Africa was held in Kampala, Uganda, from 6 to 10 February 2017. Those Master Trainers are Customs officials and have been actively contributing to sustainable capacity building in Customs administrations in East Africa.
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13 二月 2017
Dubai, UAE, 14th February 2017: “The impact of national service on sustaining security in the UAE” was the title of the 2-day workshop inaugurated by Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs and organized by Customs Training Center at Dubai Customs on 7th and 8th February.
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13 二月 2017
At the invitation of Commissioner General Alphayo Kidata of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 11 February 2017 to review the progress and the way forward for its ongoing Customs reform.
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13 二月 2017
Following an invitation from the Lebanese Customs Administration and with the generous support of the Japan Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF Japan), the WCO delivered a National Workshop on the Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (as amended), known as the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
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13 二月 2017
On February 6-7 2017, the WCO conducted a Workshop on the Updating of Preferential Rules of Origin following the 35th Session of the Technical Committee on Rules of Origin.
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10 二月 2017
At the invitation of Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda of Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Lusaka, Zambia on 8-9 February 2017 to discuss the progress of Customs reform in Zambia and seek more cooperation with COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa).
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10 二月 2017
In the framework of the WCO Securité Par Collaboration (SPC ++) project, a WCO Research Unit official visited the Central African Republic to conduct a field analysis of the border areas in the northwestern part of the country.
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08 二月 2017
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and UNCTAD embarked on a joint mission to refresh work with Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to establish a performance management and monitoring system.
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08 二月 2017
Experts from the World Customs Organization (WCO) worked with the Training Center of the Timor-Leste Customs Service and Heads of Department to facilitate the development of a new Training Strategy and Plan for the next three years 2017-2019.
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07 二月 2017
SWCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Mombasa, Kenya to attend the launch of the WCO-East Southern Africa (ESA) Customs Capacity Building Project II on 7 February 2017.
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07 二月 2017
The WCO has been working under a Customs Capacity Building project in Vietnam, funded by Norway, focusing on capacity building in the management of Customs Brokers and Stakeholder Engagement.
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03 二月 2017
From 23 to 27 January 2017, the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) held a joint regional Transit Workshop in La Paz (Bolivia), with the financial support of the Japanese Customs Co-operation Fund and the assistance of the National Customs of Bolivia.
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03 二月 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 Nepal to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC) on 3 February 2017 from the ambassador of Nepal H.E Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa.
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03 二月 2017
Under the auspices of the INAMA project, the WCO conducted a five day mission to Mombasa (Kenya) to make an in-depth diagnostics about the capacity of the Kenya Customs administration to enforce the CITES Convention. The mission took place from 16th to 20 January 2017. The diagnostic was conducted through the use of the Institutional Assessment Tool developed under the auspices of the WCO-INAMA project, and was based on the self-assessment conducted by KRA with the help of this tool.
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03 二月 2017
The first International Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees was held from 23 – 27 January 2017, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum was co-organized, amongst others, by WCO, UNCTAD, WTO, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the World Bank. The Forum brought together over 300 participants from the Private Sector, Customs Administrations, Ministries of Trade, Regional Organizations and International Organizations. The participants were welcomed by the Secretary General of UNCTAD, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, who made opening remarks followed by the opening remarks of Director General of the WTO, Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, and three other speakers including Ms. Ana Hinojosa, Director, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, WCO.
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02 二月 2017
A WCO A/P Regional Accreditation Workshop on Risk Management was conducted from 23 to 27 January 2017 in the WCO Regional Training Centre of Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Customs Academy - AKMAL), in close cooperation with Malaysian Customs and the ROCB AP. This important event was funded by the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan (CCF-Japan).
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01 二月 2017
Under the auspices of the WCO-WACAM Project, funded by Sweden, the WCO has supported the Customs Administration of Cape Verde with the undertaking and completion of its Time Release Study.
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