WCO Strategic Direction UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 Geneva
Gareth Lewis World Customs Organization and UN/CEFACT Instruments
Slide 2 UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 2 2008, World Customs
Organization Outline The Global Customs Environment The Global
Customs Environment Challenges, Priorities & Responses
Challenges, Priorities & Responses UN/CEFACT Instruments
UN/CEFACT Instruments Slide 3 UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 3
2008, World Customs Organization Winston Churchill A politician
needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,
next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability
afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. Slide 4 UN/CEFACT
Plenary September 2008 4 2008, World Customs Organization Customs
Environment Just-in time Inventory control Inventory control Lower
costs Logistics Drugs Environmental Cultural Intl commitments
Admissibility of goods Predictable processing Dangerous goods
Protect society Statistic Governance, Integrity Foreign direct
investment Fewer resources Information technology Security Increase
in volume IPR Globalization More awareness Regional Trade Agreement
Collect taxes Collect taxes Trade facilitation Maintain Exchequer
yield Maintain Exchequer yield Slide 5 UN/CEFACT Plenary September
2008 5 2008, World Customs Organization Evolution of Customs
Revenue Collection of import taxes (duties & excise) Protection
of Society Protection of Society (drug trafficking, firearms,
environment etc.) (drug trafficking, firearms, environment etc.)
Economic Development Economic Development (trade facilitation)
(trade facilitation) Customs function Protection of Economic
Interests Protection of Economic Interests (domestic industry)
(domestic industry) Security Security (shifting focus to entire
supply chain) Framework of Standards Framework of Standards Slide 6
UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 6 2008, World Customs Organization
2008 Business Context Globalization and
RegionalizationGlobalization and Regionalization International
Supply Chain & CustomsInternational Supply Chain & Customs
Transnational CrimeTransnational Crime More Complex Policy &
Procedural EnvironmentMore Complex Policy & Procedural
Environment IPR ProtectionIPR Protection Customs is a Key Driver
for Economic Growth; Capacity BuildingCustoms is a Key Driver for
Economic Growth; Capacity Building Governance, Integrity, Budgetary
ConstraintsGovernance, Integrity, Budgetary Constraints Slide 7
UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 7 2008, World Customs
OrganizationChallenges/Priorities/Responses Meet Members
ExpectationsMeet Members Expectations Meet Stakeholder
ExpectationsMeet Stakeholder Expectations Develop/Maintain
Appropriate Instruments (RKC, HS, SAFE)Develop/Maintain Appropriate
Instruments (RKC, HS, SAFE) International Cooperation (eg
UN/CEFACT)International Cooperation (eg UN/CEFACT) Capacity
BuildingCapacity Building Research & AnalysisResearch &
Analysis Slide 8 UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 8 2008, World
Customs Organization WCO Data Model (Version 3.0 and Single Window)
Slide 9 UN/CEFACT Plenary September 2008 9 2008, World Customs
Organization WCO and UN/CEFACT MoU Signed 25 th April 2001 (ECE)MoU
Signed 25 th April 2001 (ECE) - Recognizing respective strengths -
Noting the importance of Trade Facilitation and the role of Customs
- Agree to cooperate & exchange info. - Promote collaboration
with private sector and other international orgs To hold regular
meetingsTo hold regular meetings To cover specific projects
(CBRDM)To cover specific projects (CBRDM) Slide 10 UN/CEFACT
Plenary September 2008 10 2008, World Customs Organization WCO and
UN/CEFACT WCO has helped develop and/or used many CEFACT
instrumentsWCO has helped develop and/or used many CEFACT
instruments Standards used include EDIFACTStandards used include
EDIFACT UNTDED, and CCL (still live issue) UNTDED, and CCL (still
live issue) Recommendations used include 1, 16, 20, 21, 33+, we
work together on 34 and there will be collaboration on
R.35Recommendations used include 1, 16, 20, 21, 33+, we work
together on 34 and there will be collaboration on R.35 Tech. Specs
include CCTS (NDR, ebXML), UMM (including UML)Tech. Specs include
CCTS (NDR, ebXML), UMM (including UML) Joint recognition of other
standards such as ISO 3166, IMO FAL etc.Joint recognition of other
standards such as ISO 3166, IMO FAL etc. Slide 11 UN/CEFACT Plenary
September 2008 11 2008, World Customs Organization THANK YOU
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