World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs OrganizationAn Update of WCO Capacity An Update of WCO Capacity

Building Agenda after CancunBuilding Agenda after Cancun

Global Facilitation Partnership for Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade at the World BankTransportation and Trade at the World Bank

6 November 2003, Brussels6 November 2003, Brussels

Kunio MikuriyaKunio Mikuriya

Deputy Secretary General, WCODeputy Secretary General, WCO

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Customs Capacity Building Customs Capacity Building AgendaAgenda

Updated after CancunUpdated after Cancun

““Message from the International Message from the International Customs Community” for the WTO Customs Community” for the WTO Conference in CancunConference in Cancun

Trade Facilitation in the Post-Cancun Trade Facilitation in the Post-Cancun phasephase

Supply Chain Initiatives Supply Chain Initiatives Customs Capacity Building StrategyCustoms Capacity Building Strategy Diagnostic FrameworkDiagnostic Framework IntegrityIntegrity

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““Message” for CancunMessage” for Cancun- - Partnership for Economic Development Partnership for Economic Development

through Trade Facilitation -through Trade Facilitation - Adopted at the WCO Council in June 2003 Adopted at the WCO Council in June 2003

and circulated to WTO in Geneva and and circulated to WTO in Geneva and CancunCancun

Potential benefits of trade facilitation in Potential benefits of trade facilitation in Doha agendaDoha agenda

Political will for simplification of border Political will for simplification of border procedures procedures

Support of trade community Support of trade community Awareness of Customs requirements and Awareness of Customs requirements and

compliance compliance Cooperation with other border agenciesCooperation with other border agencies Impetus for capacity building Impetus for capacity building

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““Message” for CancunMessage” for Cancun

Suggestions to realize and maximize Suggestions to realize and maximize potential benefitspotential benefits

Participation of Customs in preparing Participation of Customs in preparing national positions for Cancunnational positions for Cancun

Cooperation between WCO and WTO, in Cooperation between WCO and WTO, in using the revised Kyoto Convention and using the revised Kyoto Convention and other WCO instruments as implementation other WCO instruments as implementation tools of WTO rulestools of WTO rules

Involvement of other border agenciesInvolvement of other border agencies Investment and support for the Investment and support for the

implementation of Customs Capacity implementation of Customs Capacity Building Strategy in responding to Building Strategy in responding to country-specific needs by all stakeholderscountry-specific needs by all stakeholders

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Post-Cancun phasePost-Cancun phase ““Message” and cooperation with WTO Message” and cooperation with WTO

remains validremains valid Other Customs-related areas in Doha agenda Other Customs-related areas in Doha agenda

– Customs valuation, Rules of Origin, Pre-– Customs valuation, Rules of Origin, Pre-shipment Inspection, Capacity Buildingshipment Inspection, Capacity Building

Awareness raising of benefits and need for Awareness raising of benefits and need for more dialogue with trade more dialogue with trade

Early ratification and implementation of the Early ratification and implementation of the revised Kyoto Conventionrevised Kyoto Convention Review of Kyoto Guidelines and other Review of Kyoto Guidelines and other

initiativesinitiatives Transit cooperation for landlocked countriesTransit cooperation for landlocked countries

Correspondence between WCO SG & WTO DGCorrespondence between WCO SG & WTO DG

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Supply Chain Security & Supply Chain Security & FacilitationFacilitation

Risk management to identify high-risk Risk management to identify high-risk goods based on the information supplied goods based on the information supplied at an early stage of supply chain at an early stage of supply chain

A multilateral approach complementary to A multilateral approach complementary to existing bilateral and regional initiativesexisting bilateral and regional initiatives

Security & facilitation - two sides of the Security & facilitation - two sides of the same coinsame coin:: efficient and effective Customs efficient and effective Customs proceduresprocedures

Integration with existing instruments Integration with existing instruments (revised Kyoto) and other Customs (revised Kyoto) and other Customs programmes (revenue, drugs, IPR etc.)programmes (revenue, drugs, IPR etc.)

Partnership with other stakeholdersPartnership with other stakeholders

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Supply Chain Security & Supply Chain Security & Facilitation Facilitation

WCO Council Resolution of June 2002 – Task WCO Council Resolution of June 2002 – Task ForceForce

Package of measures (adopted in June 2003)Package of measures (adopted in June 2003) Standardized set of data for risk assessmentStandardized set of data for risk assessment Advanced Cargo Information Guidelines Advanced Cargo Information Guidelines High-Level Customs/business partnership High-Level Customs/business partnership

guidelines guidelines International Convention on Mutual International Convention on Mutual

Administrative AssistanceAdministrative Assistance Customs exhibition in Budapest (Sept. 2003)Customs exhibition in Budapest (Sept. 2003)

Guidelines for scanning equipmentGuidelines for scanning equipment Action Plan (Task Force in Oct. 2003)Action Plan (Task Force in Oct. 2003)

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Customs Capacity Building Customs Capacity Building StrategyStrategy

Adopted at the WCO Council in June 2003Adopted at the WCO Council in June 2003 Case for a more focused, coordinated and Case for a more focused, coordinated and

well-resourced approachwell-resourced approach Lessons learned (political will, greater Lessons learned (political will, greater

ownership, accurate diagnostic, donor ownership, accurate diagnostic, donor expectation, resources, coordination)expectation, resources, coordination)

Needs surveyNeeds survey ““Implementation Action Plan” to identify Implementation Action Plan” to identify

specific activities, roles and responsibility specific activities, roles and responsibility (High-Level WG in Nov. 2003)(High-Level WG in Nov. 2003)

Regional approach - synergy with existing Regional approach - synergy with existing regional and sub-regional initiativesregional and sub-regional initiatives

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Customs Diagnostic Customs Diagnostic FrameworkFramework

Standardized and comprehensive Standardized and comprehensive approach to identify and address the CB approach to identify and address the CB needsneeds

Situational solutions tailored to each Situational solutions tailored to each country’s reality based on gap analysiscountry’s reality based on gap analysis

Readiness assessment toolReadiness assessment tool Diagnostic tool (diagnostic questions, Diagnostic tool (diagnostic questions,

common weakness, possible solutions & common weakness, possible solutions & improvement options, reference material)improvement options, reference material)

Progress made and will be ready for 2004Progress made and will be ready for 2004

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IntegrityIntegrity

Revision of the Arusha Declaration on Revision of the Arusha Declaration on Customs integrity – adopted at the Customs integrity – adopted at the WCO Council in June 2003, after ten WCO Council in June 2003, after ten yearsyears´́ existence existence

Integrity Development GuideIntegrity Development Guide Regional peer review and information Regional peer review and information

sharing mechanismsharing mechanism

Regional & national seminarsRegional & national seminars A pilot project in the Philippines A pilot project in the Philippines

(funding options)(funding options)

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Way forwardWay forward

PartnershipPartnership

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