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WCO Strategic Direction

and UN/CEFACT Instruments. WCO Strategic Direction. UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 Geneva Gareth Lewis World Customs Organization. Outline. The Global Customs Environment Challenges, Priorities & Responses UN/CEFACT Instruments. Winston Churchill.

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WCO Strategic Direction

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  1. and UN/CEFACT Instruments WCO Strategic Direction UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 Geneva Gareth Lewis World Customs Organization

  2. Outline • The Global Customs Environment • Challenges, Priorities & Responses • UN/CEFACT Instruments

  3. Winston Churchill “A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.”

  4. Customs Environment Admissibility of goods Trade facilitation Foreign direct investment Just-in time Inventory control Predictable processing Statistic Fewer resources Lower costs Information technology Logistics • Collect taxes Security Increase in volume • MaintainExchequer yield Drugs IPR Dangerous goods Environmental Globalization Cultural More awareness Protect society Int’l commitments Regional Trade Agreement Governance, Integrity

  5. Protection of Economic Interests (domestic industry) Protection of Society <health, safety> (drug trafficking, firearms, environment etc.) Economic Development <trade, investment> (trade facilitation) Security <terrorism> (shifting focus to entire supply chain) Framework of Standards Evolution of Customs Revenue Collection of import taxes(duties & excise) Customs function

  6. 2008 Business Context • Globalization and Regionalization • International Supply Chain & Customs • Transnational Crime • More Complex Policy & Procedural Environment • IPR Protection • Customs is a Key Driver for Economic Growth; Capacity Building • Governance, Integrity, Budgetary Constraints…

  7. Challenges/Priorities/Responses • Meet Member’s Expectations • Meet Stakeholder Expectations • Develop/Maintain Appropriate Instruments (RKC, HS, SAFE) • International Cooperation (eg UN/CEFACT) • Capacity Building • Research & Analysis

  8. WCO Data Model(Version 3.0 and Single Window)

  9. WCO and UN/CEFACT • MoU Signed 25th April 2001 (ECE) • Recognizing respective strengths • Noting the importance of Trade Facilitation and the role of Customs • Agree to cooperate & exchange info. • Promote collaboration with private sector and other international orgs • To hold regular meetings • To cover specific projects (CBRDM)

  10. WCO and UN/CEFACT • WCO has helped develop and/or used many CEFACT instruments • Standards used include EDIFACT UNTDED, and CCL (still “live” issue) • Recommendations used include 1, 16, 20, 21, 33+, we work together on 34 and there will be collaboration on R.35 • Tech. Specs include CCTS (NDR, ebXML), UMM (including UML) • Joint recognition of other standards such as ISO 3166, IMO FAL etc.

  11. THANK YOU gareth.lewis@wcoomd.org Phone: +32 2209 9355 www.wcoomd.org

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