More than 180 Customs Directors General of the World Customs Organization whose aim is to harmonize and unify customs procedures and promote international cooperation took part in the WCO Council whose work was chaired by Mr. Enrique Canon, Director General of Uruguay Customs.
The most highlighted topics and discussions were focused on a number of priority areas, precisely Mercator Trade Facilitation, cooperation between customs and tax administrations, the measurement of customs performance, E-commerce and its challenges.
As a result of this Council, a number of decisions were taken and adopted, namely the Cross - Border Electronic Standards Framework, the establishment of a working group to review the International Convention on Simplification and the harmonization of customs procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention RKC) with the aim of making this Convention a relevant instrument that will serve as a basis for the modern and efficient customs procedures of the 21st century.
The Assembly of Directors General recognized the importance of capacity building, research, sharing of information, and the establishment of an improved framework for dialogue between the public sector and the private sector.
Other important topics which have enameled this Council is the re-election of Mr. Kunio Mikuriya as Secretary-General of the World Customs Organization. Mr. Mikuriya has exercised his exceptional abilities and leadership since taking office as Secretary-General for the first time in 2009. His achievements are highly appreciated by WCO members.
Mr. Souef Kamalidini participated in the graduation ceremony of the customs inspectors who has fulfilled their courses in the Belgian Customs School. Five Comorian have successfully passed and obtained their diplomas, two of which had Excellent and Good honors, respectively.
On the sidelines of this Council, the Director General, Mr. Souef Kamalidini met with Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, the new Secretary General of the WCO, Mr. Rodolphe Gintz, Director General of French Customs, Mr. Christian Vandermaelen, General Administrator of the Belgian Customs and the Senior Technical Administrator in the Directorate of Control and Facilitation.
On 28 June 2022, at the invitation of the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in charge of the Coordination of the Fight against Fraud, Mr. Van Peteghem, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, took part in the graduation ceremony of the 50th session of the Belgian Customs School. The ceremony marked the end of 10 months of theoretical and practical training in core Customs matters provided by the Belgian Customs School and complemented by the WCO.
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On 9 March 2022, during the ongoing 28th Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee’s Meeting, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), in his capacity as the depositary of the Convention, received the Instrument of Accession of the Union of Comoros to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC) from H.E Mr. Mohamed Chatur BADAOUI, Ambassador of the Union of the Comoros to the Kingdom of Belgium, at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium....LIRE LA SUITE
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and its Members have successfully run a global emergency operation called “STOP” against illegal trafficking linked to COVID-19, the report on which was presented at an online conference today, 6 October 2020. Operation STOP is the WCO’s immediate and urgent response, working with 99 Member administrations and its network of Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILOs), to the resurgence in illegal trafficking of medicines and medical supplies, including those linked to the COVID-19 pandemic....LIRE LA SUITE
As customs officers are required agents to be in front of borders and are the first people who are authorized to get in contact with people who come into the country either by air or by sea, they are potential victims and vectors of the virus ....LIRE LA SUITE
On the sidelines of the 18th meeting of the WCO Audit Committee, of which Comoros and South Africa represent the 24 member countries of Eastern and Southern Africa, the DG of Comoros Customs met the student inspectors trainees at the Belgian Customs School (BCS)....LIRE LA SUITE
WCO celebrates International Customs Day 2020 and invites Members to foster Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet...LIRE LA SUITE
