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

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

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

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

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)

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

Findings 1 : Compliance

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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

Findings 2 : existing projects

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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

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

Challenges/ConclusionChallenges/Conclusion

Holistic: political economyHolistic: political economy

Work across ministriesWork across ministries

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