Security and Facilitation Security and Facilitation International Trade Supply ChainInternational Trade Supply Chain

Ray Mc Donagh

Deputy DirectorWorld Customs OrganizationWorld Customs Organization

GenevaGeneva13-14 Nov 13-14 Nov 20032003

UNECE/WCO UNECE/WCO Facilitating Trade in a Secure Environment Facilitating Trade in a Secure Environment

Task Force MeetingsTask Force Meetings

Pivotal role for Customs Resolution

WCO Members, intergovernmental agencies, international business associations (Incl. IMO, ICC, ICS etc.)

100+ participants 5 Task Force meetings - 4 meetings before Council Jun 2003 - 1 meeting on Oct 2003

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Task Force Task Force Mandate and ActivitiesMandate and Activities

The Council Resolution identifies 8 activities - 3 to be completed by June 2003 - 5 longer-term activities

Outputs (a “package” of measures) adopted in Council Jun 2003

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(Resolution Mandate 1) : “The WCO Data Model is re-examined to ensure it includes a standardized set of data elements necessary to identify high-risk goods”

27 data elements to determine high risk

Included in the WCO Data Model

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(Mandate 2) : ”Guidelines are developed to assist Members in developing a legal basis and other necessary steps to enable the advance electronic transmission of Customs data”

Procedural Guidance:- Advance Cargo Information Guidelines

Legal Basis:- MAA and commentary - Draft Guidelines for the development of National Laws

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(Mandate 3)Guidelines are developed for cooperative arrangements between Members and private industry”

Guiding principles agreed and draft Guidelines produced

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(Mandate 4): Promotion International symposium and regional

seminars Promotion strategy, brochure and promotional

material produced

(Mandate 5 & 6) : Capacity Building & Donors

Customs Capacity Building Strategy(Jun 2003) - Case for a more focused, co-ordinated and well- resourced approach - Implementation Action Plan (High-Level WG in Nov. 2003) Customs Diagnostic Framework - Standardized and comprehensive approach to identify and address the CB needs Consistent with poverty reduction(WB) and reform

objectives(IMF) of Donors - Joint meeting with World Bank(GFP)

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(Mandate 7& 8) : Review of Customs Procedures and Data Bank of Technical Equipment

Guidelines to existing WCO Instruments amended (e.g. the Revised Kyoto Convention)

Global information and intelligence strategy initiated

New databank on advanced technology created

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Package of MeasuresPackage of Measures(Adopted in Jun 2003)(Adopted in Jun 2003)

Standardized set of data for Risk Assessment

Advanced Cargo Information Guidelines

High-Level Customs/business partnership

guidelines

International Convention on Mutual

Administrative Assistance99

Areas Requiring Further Areas Requiring Further DevelopmentDevelopment

Action Plan agreed at TF 5 ACI Guidelines Guidelines for specific business sector

Capacity Building Promotion International and regional cooperation

MAA(Commentary completed in TF 5) Authorized traders and supply chain Intelligence strategy; model risk profiles

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Future ActivitiesFuture Activities Task Force has been success and need to maintain the momentum created in 2002/3 * Discussion for the continuation of Task Force

Benefit from the synergy between the key players – Customs / Business / IGOs

Implementation of the Action Plan Refining and adjusting the “package” of

measures

Assisting Members to improve security and facilitation

Bring revised Kyoto Convention into force1111

Thank YouThank You

Ray Mc DonaghDeputy Director

World Customs Organization

Tel : + 322-209-9341Fax: + 322-209-9493

e-mail: Ray.mcdonagh@wcoomd.org

For further information please contact; For further information please contact; - WCO website(www.wcoomd.org)- WCO website(www.wcoomd.org) - UN website(www.gfptt.org)- UN website(www.gfptt.org)

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