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Launching the 2021 edition of the Advanced Course on Tax and Customs Administration Management
The WCO guide to Managing Customs’ Human Capital through Crises and Beyond is now available
Two Regional Workshops held to support the Americas and Caribbean Region in implementing the Harmonized System 2022 in a post-pandemic environment
Deputy Secretary General participates in opening of IAPH-WCO Workshop on Best Practices in Customs & Ports Collaboration
Customs: EU proposes World Customs Organization modernisation in support of a strengthened multilateral order
The EU is presenting for the first time its initiative for broad reform of the World Customs Organization (WCO), the global forum that shapes international standards and common action in the field of customs. The modernisation initiative would help strengthen the WCO’s position as a key multilateral institution and help it address developments in today’s ever-changing international trade environment more effectively, while supporting the green and digital transitions. The EU initiative will be presented to all WCO Members at the WCO Council session which starts today.
MAIN APPROACHES OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION TO THE CREATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL CUSTOMS
Sergei Mozer
In the period from June 28 to July 5, 2021, the Russian Customs Academy (Academy) organized the International Scientific Summer School «Digital Technologies in Customs» (hereinafter – Summer School). The event is being held in accordance with the Plan of Scientific Work of the Russian Customs Academy for 2021.
PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOMS REGULATION IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION
Sergei Mozer
see also research paper on the topic
As part of the agreements between the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC, Commission) and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Department of Customs Legislation (Department) held a lecture for students of the International Law Faculty of this Academy. The topic of the lesson was the improvement of customs regulation in the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU, Union), the prospects for development of digital innovative technologies in the EEU customs sphere, as well as building productive relations between the Commission and the World Customs Organization (WCO).
2021 WCO Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade
A 5-day academy focusing on the development of technical skills for Customs and Trade practitioners
29 June to 3 July 2021, from 12:00 to 15:00 pm Brussels time
WCO and Egmont Group Launch the Worldwide Distribution of the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook in Six Languages
The World Customs Organization (WCO and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) are pleased to announce the translation and launch of the WCO and Egmont Group members’ version of the Customs – FIU Cooperation Handbook (CFCH) in four additional languages. The CFCH has recently been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Russian. The CFCH was conceptualized and created by experts from the WCO Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Programme and the Egmont Group, to include the FIUs of Hungary, Germany and Denmark. The CFCH was designed to serve as both a reference tool and a guide for all Customs services and FIUs in their daily effort to combat illicit financial flows touching upon the Customs arena.