CONTENT (Download the June 2017 Issue in PDF Format)
04 Flash info
04 – Pre-loading advance cargo information: latest status update
By Craig Clark, Branch Chief, Advance Data Programs and Cargo Initiatives, Office of Cargo and
Conveyance Security, US Customs and Border Protection, and
Asha Menon, Senior Technical Officer, WCO
06 – Latest accessions to WCO instruments
07 – Cross-Border Trade, Insecurity and the Role of Customs: Some Lessons from Six Field Studies in
(Post-)Conflict Regions
07 – New instrument on royalties and licence fees
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08 Dossier : Council 2017
10 – Reflections on the six areas of work identified by WCO Members as a priority
By Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
14 – Tariff and Trade Affairs
18 – Procedures and Facilitation
23 – Capacity Building
28 – Compliance and Enforcement
33 – Elections 2017 Photo Competition, Signing Ceremonies, 65th anniversary in pictures
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36 Panorama
36 – True leadership through greater awareness
By Rob Jansen, Programme Manager, Leadership and Management Development Programme, WCO
40 – Enhancing results in the fight against the illicit trade in cigarettes:
Dominican Customs’ positive experience
By the Dominican Republic’s Customs Directorate
44 – Cross-border e-commerce in China
By Hao Wu and Robert Ireland, WCO Research Unit
48 – Fragile borders and Customs activities in a post-conflict situation:
the case of the Central African Republic
By Thomas Cantens, WCO Research Unit, and Sidoine Yeremi, National Customs Expert,
Central African Republic
54 – Saudi Customs launches an AEO programme
By Abdulrahman Althukair, Director of Risk Management and Head of AEO, Saudi Customs
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56 Focus: Transit
57 – Highlights of the WCO Global Transit Conference
61 – Electronic transit system boosts Central American trade
By Christian Volpe Martincus, Inter-American Development Bank
63 – More integration needed to combat transit fraud
By Giovanni Kessler, Director General, European Anti-Fraud Office, European Commission
66 – Mobilizing trade and transport operators in West Africa to break down non-tariff barriers
By Sarah Quainoo, Membership Coordinator, Borderless Alliance
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69 – Point of view
69 – Better data for better border protection
By Inna Kuznetsova, President and COO, INTTRA
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71 Events
71 – Calendar of Events