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Abdoullahi FAOUZIChief Information Officer

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SW Focal Point at ADB/WB Unit for FASTRAC PROJECT

OIC High Level Forum on Trade Facilitation & Single Window Initiatives ForEnhanced Regional Economic Cooperation

Casablanca, 26 Février 2013

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CONTEXT & ISSUESCONTEXT & ISSUES

FACILITATION INITIATIVESFACILITATION INITIATIVES

TRANSPORT & TRANSIT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT & TRANSIT FACILITATION

RELEVANT RESULTSRELEVANT RESULTS

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

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Context & Issues

• Country with open sea

• Natural trading door for landlockedcountries of CEMAC (CHAD, CAR)

• Trade flows with the north of Congo

• Major advantage of Cameroon, the Portof Douala (PAD), which provides 95% ofnational port traffic, is also the first port ofCEMAC, serving with preferential rates,Chad and Central African Republic

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

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Context & IssuesTRANSIT ROUTES

• Cameroon is like the toChad and the CentralAfrican Republic whereare transiting 80% oftheir imports andexports.

• According to the NationalShippers' Council ofCameroon (NSCC), thetransport sectorgenerates an overallactivity estimated at 15%of Cameroon's GDP

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Context & IssuesGREAT POTENTIALS, LOW TRADE FLOWS INTEGRATION

“Despite its position […] Central Africa Subregion remains one of the leastintegrated of the continent in terms of inter-state trade flows, movement ofpersons or interconnection of physical infrastructure”

2009, Mamadou Hachim Koumaré,Director of the Sub-regional Office for Central Africa UNECA

CEMAC: The internal trade is less than 1% of GDP

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Context & IssuesTOUGH TRADING ENVIRONMENT

ECONOMY Trading AcrossBorders rank

Documents toexport(number)

Time to export(days)

Cost to export(US$ percontainer)

Documents toimport(number)

Time toimport (days)

Cost to import(US$ percontainer)

East Asia &Pacific .. 6 21 923 7 22 958

EasternEurope &Central Asia

.. 7 26 2,134 8 29 2,349

Latin America& Caribbean .. 6 17 1,268 7 19 1,612

Middle East &North Africa .. 6 19 1,083 8 22 1,275

OECD highincome .. 4 10 1,028 5 10 1,080

South Asia .. 8 32 1,603 9 33 1,736

Sub-SaharanAfrica .. 8 31 1,990 9 37 2,567

CAMEROON 157 11 23 1,379 12 25 2,167

CHAD 182 9 54 5,491 17 62 5,554

CAR 180 8 75 5,902 11 101 8,525

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Facilitation InitiativesINSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS & CONSULTATIVE BODIES

MARITIME FACILITATION COMITTEE(FAL)

MARITIME FACILITATION COMITTEE(FAL)

PORT SYNTHESEPORT SYNTHESEMONITORING INTEGRATING ROADNETWORK COMITTEE

MONITORING INTEGRATING ROADNETWORK COMITTEE

SINGLE WINDOWSINGLE WINDOW

TRANSPORT & TRANSITFACILITATION NATIONAL COMITTEE

TRANSPORT & TRANSITFACILITATION NATIONAL COMITTEE

NATIONAL BUREAU OF LANDFREIGHT MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL BUREAU OF LANDFREIGHT MANAGEMENT

STEERING COMITEE OF THE PAPERLESS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTSTEERING COMITEE OF THE PAPERLESS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT

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Facilitation InitiativesINSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS & CONSULTATIVE BODIES

AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANCE BETWEEN CAMEROON, CHAD

AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN CUSTOMS;

AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANCE BETWEEN CAMEROON, CHAD

AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN CUSTOMS;

BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEENCAMEROON / CHAD AND CAMEROON / CAR

CUSTOMS

BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEENCAMEROON / CHAD AND CAMEROON / CAR

CUSTOMS

BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON LANDTRANSPORT OF GOODS BETWEEN

CAMEROON / CHAD AND CAMEROON / CAR

BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON LANDTRANSPORT OF GOODS BETWEEN

CAMEROON / CHAD AND CAMEROON / CAR

SEMINARS ON CAPACITY BUILDING ANDFACILITATION OF TRANSIT

SEMINARS ON CAPACITY BUILDING ANDFACILITATION OF TRANSIT

BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEENCAMEROON CUSTOMS AND LOGISTICS

OPERATORS

BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEENCAMEROON CUSTOMS AND LOGISTICS

OPERATORS

FACILITATION MESURES:

- SAFE-CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL

- THUMBNAIL FOR TRANSPORTERS

FACILITATION MESURES:

- SAFE-CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL

- THUMBNAIL FOR TRANSPORTERS

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Facilitation InitiativesMODERNIZATION OF CROSS BORDER TRADING

ASYCUDA++ (CUSTOMS)

• Electronic Manifest

• Electronic Transit Declaration

BESC ONLINE (NSCC)

Electronic Cargo Tracking Slip

E-GUCE (SINGLE WINDOW)


• Container Tracking Notifications

• Cargo Arrival Notification

• Used Cars import

• Importer/Exporter registration

• e-Payment

• e-Insurance

• Electronic Signature

E-GUCE (SINGLE WINDOW)


• Container Tracking Notifications

• Cargo Arrival Notification

• Used Cars import

• Importer/Exporter registration

• e-Payment

• e-Insurance

• Electronic Signature

CARGO (PORT)

• Electronic Billing of Port Taxes

NEXUS+ (CUSTOMS)

• GPS Tracking System (Corridors)

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Transport & transit facilitationTRANSPORT & TRANSIT FACILITATION PROJECT IN CEMAC

Directives of Heads of State of CEMAC, for the implementation of policies andmeasures to facilitate intra-and extra-regional

FASTRAC PROJECT ADOPTED IN 2006 BY CAMEROON-CHAD-CAR

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Transport & transit facilitationTRANSPORT & TRANSIT FACILITATION PROJECT IN CEMAC

ROAD & RAILWAYCOMPONENT

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS

FACILITATIONCOMPONENT

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTCOMPONENT

CUSTOMS COMPONENT

PORT OF DOUALACOMPONENT

SINGLE WINDOW COMPONENT

FASTRAC PROJECT

CAMRAIL COMPONENT

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Transport & transit facilitationKey Achievements: Road & Railway Component

Before December 11 After June 2012

• From 53 to 67 % of good roads from douala to Bangui• From 53 to 67 % of good roads from douala to Bangui

• From 40 to 65 % of good roads from douala to Ndjamena• From 40 to 65 % of good roads from douala to Ndjamena

• Average Time of Transit reduced from 8,6 days to 6 days• Average Time of Transit reduced from 8,6 days to 6 days

• 495 Km of road is to be constructed or rehabilited• 495 Km of road is to be constructed or rehabilited

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Transport & transit facilitationKey Achievements: Facilitation Component

MINT

• Study on the establishment of restand assistance parking areas to thetransporter along corridors Douala- Bangui and Douala-N'Djamena

• Definition of implementation planfor the transport sector inCameroon

MINT

• Study on the establishment of restand assistance parking areas to thetransporter along corridors Douala- Bangui and Douala-N'Djamena

• Definition of implementation planfor the transport sector inCameroon

CUSTOMS

• Modernization of Customs Officesalong the borders (Garoua Boulai,Touboro, Kousseri, …)

• Feasability study form theimplementation of cargo trackingsystems for the various means oftransports

• Study and Implementation RiskManagement Solution for Customs

CUSTOMS

• Modernization of Customs Officesalong the borders (Garoua Boulai,Touboro, Kousseri, …)

• Feasability study form theimplementation of cargo trackingsystems for the various means oftransports

• Study and Implementation RiskManagement Solution for Customs

Port Authority of Douala

• Logistics Base for goods in transit

• Optimization of traffic in the port,its signalization and its regulation.

Port Authority of Douala

• Logistics Base for goods in transit

• Optimization of traffic in the port,its signalization and its regulation.

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Transport & transit facilitationKey Achievements: Transit Procedures in Single Window

MANIFEST

CONSIGNMENT LETTER FOR INTERNATIONALTRANSPORTATION

PORT AUTHOROTY’SDUTIES & TAXES

ICS FORMALITIESCARGO TRANCKING SLIP

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR CUSTOMS DUTIES AND TAXES

STUDY FOR SIMPLIFICATION &HARMONIZATION OFEXTERNAL TRADE

PROCEDURES

STUDY FOR SIMPLIFICATION &HARMONIZATION OFEXTERNAL TRADE

PROCEDURES

CAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING

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Relevant ResultsManifest Exchange between customs

• DATA EXCHANGE TROUGH ASYCUDA

• CAR – CHAD

• Anticipation for the good clearance processes inlandlocked countries

• DATA EXCHANGE TROUGH ASYCUDA

• CAR – CHAD

• Anticipation for the good clearance processes inlandlocked countries

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Relevant ResultsGPS Tracking System

• Improvment the timeliness of releasing bankguarantess

• Securing revenue from customs

• Optimization of traffic management on conventionalcorridors

• Improvment the timeliness of releasing bankguarantess

• Securing revenue from customs

• Optimization of traffic management on conventionalcorridors

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Relevant ResultsE-Payment

CASH

CHECK

IPV

e-Guce PAYMENT SYSTEM

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CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

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ConclusionsFacilitation is a necessity for countries in CEMAC

APPLY ALL THE REGIONAL CONVENTIONS

CAPACITY BUILDING CONCERNING TRADE FACILITATION

AVOID REDONDANT FACILITATION TOOLS

ENHANCE REGIONAL TRADE FLOWS

IMPLEMENT SW IN LAND LOCKED COUNTRIES TOGUARANTEE DATA EXCHANGE EFFICIENCY

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ConclusionsPERSPECTIVES

OPERATIONALIZATION OF TRANSITPROCEDURES

LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OFA REGIONAL SINGLE WINDOW IN CEMAC

(AAEC)

FINALIZE ONGOING ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT

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THANK YOU

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Abdoullahi FAOUZIChief Information Officer

Single Window for External Trade OpérationsP.O.Box 12679 Douala, Cameroon

Tel: +237 33 43 60 88Fax: +237 33 43 60 78

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