The Caribbean

Customs

Law Enforcement

Council

CCLEC/ CDI/ CCALA

Overview

• Our history• Membership• Mission and objectives• Structure• Achievements• Strategic priorities 2009-2012

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A short History• Established in the early 1970s.• MOU signed in 1989 by 22 countries• Today has 38 members:

– Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, UK, USA and Venezuela. _____________________________________

Mission To upgrade the effectiveness and efficiency of its member Customs administrations in pursuing their mandates, through cooperation, sharing of best practices, human resource development, modernization, automation, harmonization of processes and procedures and information/intelligence sharing

Objectives • Promote capacity building initiatives including

human resource management and development programmes;

• Develop and encourage the implementation of measures to enhance border security, inter-agency cooperation and information sharing;

• Support regional efforts towards trade facilitation and

• Institute measures to promote integrity

Structure• The Council- all member states• The Executive Committee (EXCO)

Present members are Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, UK, USA.

• The Permanent Secretariat, based in Castries, St. Lucia.

• The CCLEC/WCO Joint Intelligence Office, based in Castries, St Lucia ___________________________________

Achievements• Created a WCO/CCLEC Joint Intelligence

Office to support the Customs Enforcement Network (CEN).

• Developed several Training Modules• Established a Regional Vessel tracking

System • Provide training in law enforcement and trade

facilitation, valuation etc.• Played a formative role in Customs Reform and

Modernization (CRM) programs in the region• Established links with several regional and

international organizations

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Strategic Priorities 2009-2012

• Develop Accredited Management Training Initiative

• Encourage regional administrations to use the Customs Capacity Building Diagnostic Framework to identify key developmental needs

• AEO/Trade Facilitation

• Promote inter-agency cooperation

Capacity Building

• Coordinate organisational reforms for non-WCO members utilizing the WCO SAFE FRAMEWORK of Standard

• Build Leadership and Managerial Capacity through the CCLEC accredited management program

• Update training Modules regularly

Support Regional Efforts towards Trade Facilitation

• Promote use of WCO SAFE Framework• Promote Customs/private sector cooperation• Promote implementation of AEO

 

eSeaClear

• Online pre-arrival notification system for yachts

• Direct crew input of data• Expedited Customs processing• Future: Single format for Customs and

Immigration use• Share system with Port authority

CooperationIn keeping with its strategic objectives CCLEC has worked closely with regional and international organisations including:

• CARICOM, CIFAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, OECS, OAS

• Signed MOUs with ACCP, CICAD, INTERPOL, RSS, OCO, WCO

AREAS OF COOPERATION (CCLEC &CIP)

• Establishment of a formal cooperation agreement between CCLEC & CIP – MOU

• Training and development• Implementation of the AEO Programme• Advance trade Data exchange via the

single window• Non- intrusive inspection (NII) and NII

systems

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