Рубрика: WCO instruments

THE 2023 EDITION OF THE WCO E-COMMERCE PACKAGE IS NOW ONLINE

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Over the past year, WCO Members and stakeholders carried out a comprehensive review of the e-commerce business models and the roles and responsibilities of e-commerce stakeholders as described in the Technical Specifications to the Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce (E-Commerce FoS). The review involved the discussion of 38 formal proposals submitted by Members, partner international organizations and private-sector stakeholders, as well as the drafting and discussion of proposed amendments. The purpose of the amendments is to reflect the dynamically evolving nature of e-commerce and provide more clarity on the roles and responsibilities of the various e-commerce stakeholders. Given its specific implications for Customs, a description of the e-commerce fulfilment process has been added to the part of the Technical Specifications describing e-commerce business models.

SECOND EDITION OF THE WCO COMPENDIUM ON GENDER EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN CUSTOMS

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Since the information resource «Russian Customs Academy: SCIENCE» regularly publishes legal instruments and tools of the World Customs Organization (WCO), we could not ignore the updated «WCO Compendium on Gender Equality and Diversity in Customs ». The Compendium  and the corresponding information was published on 03/08/2023 on the WCO website and are interesting in terms of understanding what issues the WCO is dealing with in the direction of “capacity building”, as well as within the framework of courses “English for customs officers” at universities.

PROSPECTS FOR THE EEU – WCO INTERACTION: OPEN LECTURE

Sergei Mozer

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On June 18, 2022, an open lecture was held at the Institute of Economics, Management and Finance of the Russian New University (ROSNOU) on the topic “Improving the law of the Eurasian Economic Union in the framework of interaction between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the World Customs Organization”. The audience of the event was 3rd and 4th year students of the customs specialty.

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STATUS OF OBSERVERS IN THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

ANALYTICAL REVIEW

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Dear friends and colleagues!

We continue the series of publications dedicated to the activities of the World Customs Organization (WCO, Organization). This time we bring to your attention an analytical review “International legal status of observers in the World Customs Organization”. The author of the study is Sergei Mozer, Ph.D, Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of the Russian Customs Academy.

The WCO Environment Programme publishes a guide on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

The WCO Environment Programme has published the “Frontline Customs Officers’ Guide to Key Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)” on the Members’ website. The Guide, to be read in conjunction with the “Green Customs Guide on MEAs”, is intended to supply condensed information to frontline Customs officers on aspects related to key MEAs: the Basel Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Cartagena Protocol, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Montreal Protocol.

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.