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Symposium on WTO Trade Facilitation for Symposium on WTO Trade Facilitation for African CountriesAfrican Countries
Dominique Njinkeu, Dominique Njinkeu, Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist, Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist,
TFF Program coordinatorTFF Program coordinator
Nairobi, November 13-15, 2012Nairobi, November 13-15, 2012
Implementing Trade Facilitation
Instruments for Regional Integration
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OutlineOutline
I.I. Trade Procedures Trade Procedures
II.II. Collaborative border managementCollaborative border management
III.III. WTO negotiations related projectsWTO negotiations related projects
IV.IV. ChallengesChallenges
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Trade proceduresTrade procedures
Alignment to international standardsAlignment to international standards• COMESA: Common tariff COMESA: Common tariff
nomenclature, common market nomenclature, common market regulationregulation
• CEMAC and UEMOA: Common tariff CEMAC and UEMOA: Common tariff nomenclaturenomenclature
National Single windows as part of our National Single windows as part of our customs projects in central, West and customs projects in central, West and East AfricaEast Africa
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Trade proceduresTrade procedures
Streamlining of international trade Streamlining of international trade procedures: DRC, Cameroonprocedures: DRC, Cameroon
Efficiency of customs through Efficiency of customs through performance contracts: Togo and performance contracts: Togo and CameroonCameroon
Authorized economic operators, Authorized economic operators, preferred traderspreferred traders
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Collaborative border managementCollaborative border management
Corridor projects in West Africa, East Corridor projects in West Africa, East Africa, Central AfricaAfrica, Central Africa
Border-specific: Lesotho, SwazilandBorder-specific: Lesotho, Swaziland ECOWAS: OSBPECOWAS: OSBP Interconnection of gateway and Interconnection of gateway and
landlocked countries’ customs: West, landlocked countries’ customs: West, Central, and East AfricaCentral, and East Africa
Corridor performance (SSATP)Corridor performance (SSATP)
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WTO negotiations
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Reference texts
1. WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group Consolidated Text Information Accessibility, Consultative mechanism,
Advance ruling, Appeal mechanism, Import alert, Fees, Clearance procedures, Consularisation, Coordination, Formalities, Freedom of Transit
2. REC trade facilitation instruments Common Tariff Nomenclature, Common Customs Code,
Customs brokers criteria, simplified procedures (small goods), SPS border procedures
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Findings 1 : Compliance
77
Section B BF CI GB M N S T
Information Accessibility X X ∆ X ∆ ∆ X ∆
Consultative Mechanism ∆ ∆ ∆ X X ∆ ∆ ∆
Advance ruling ∆ X X X X X X ∆
Appeal Mechanism ∆ O ∆ X O X ∆ O
Import alert X ∆ ∆ X ∆ X ∆ ∆
Fees ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Clearance procedures ∆ O ∆ X ∆ X ∆ O
Consularisation O O O O O O O O
Coordination X X X X X ∆ O ∆
Formalities ∆ ∆ ∆ X ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Freedom of Transit ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ O ∆ O ∆
Common Tariff and Code ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Customs brokers criteria X X ∆ X X O X X
Simplified procedures O O ∆ X O O ∆ O
SPS border procedures X X X X X X X X
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Findings 2 : existing projects
88
Section B BF CI GB M N S T
Information Accessibility X X ∆ X ∆ ∆ X ∆
Consultative Mechanism ∆ ∆ ∆ X X ∆ ∆ ∆
Advance ruling ∆ X X X X X X ∆
Appeal Mechanism ∆ O ∆ X O X ∆ O
Import alert X ∆ ∆ X ∆ X ∆ ∆
Fees ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Clearance procedures ∆ O ∆ X ∆ X ∆ O
Consularisation O O O O O O O O
Coordination X X X X X ∆ O ∆
Formalities ∆ ∆ ∆ X ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Freedom of Transit ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ O ∆ O ∆
Common Tariff and Code ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Customs brokers criteria X X ∆ X X O X X
Simplified procedures O O ∆ X O O ∆ O
SPS border procedures X X X X X X X X
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Results : Needs and priorities
99
Section B BF CI GB M N S T
Information Accessibility X X ∆ X ∆ ∆ X ∆
Consultative Mechanism ∆ ∆ ∆ X X ∆ ∆ ∆
Advance ruling ∆ X X X X X X ∆
Appeal Mechanism ∆ O ∆ X O X ∆ O
Import alert X ∆ ∆ X ∆ X ∆ ∆
Fees ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Clearance procedures ∆ O ∆ X ∆ X ∆ O
Consularisation O O O O O O O O
Coordination X X X X X ∆ O ∆
Formalities ∆ ∆ ∆ X ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Freedom of Transit ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ O ∆ O ∆
Common Tariff and Code ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
Customs brokers criteria X X ∆ X X O X X
Simplified procedures O O ∆ X O O ∆ O
SPS border procedures X X X X X X X X
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Regional framework with activities at regional and national levels
Customs Union instruments: Common Tariff Nomenclature,
Common Customs Code, Customs brokers criteria
Information Accessibility on Trade and Transit regulations
SPS and metrology border procedures
UEMOA TFF support
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Challenges/ConclusionChallenges/Conclusion
Holistic: political economyHolistic: political economy
Work across ministriesWork across ministries
Link with the Bank teams in your Link with the Bank teams in your countriescountries