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5th tranche UN Development Account project
UNECE and UNESCAP
Capacity-Building for Trade Facilitation in Support of Trade Integration in
Central Asia
Mario Apostolov, Regional Adviser, UNECE [email protected]
Logic of the project
(1) Strengthen regional cooperation
(2) Build networks (a) Project Working Group and (b) public-private cooperation
(3) Build the foundation for pilot projects
(4) Project = “seed money” -> we suggest topics, standards and tools for national and rtegional projects (AZ, KZ, KG, TJ, UZ) and donor financed projects (GTZ, USAID, ADB)
UN Development Account project in trade facilitation in Central Asia – results:
1. Two networks
• Working Group on trade (decision makers) – 4 sessions
• Public-private and interagency cooperation (formal and informal + conference in Almaty + contacts in all forms of activities under the project)
2. New capacity created – seminars, trainings, etc.
UNDA project 2: Capacity-building results:
Trainings, seminars and conferences on:1. Seminar on Integrated approach to trade facilitation
(Almaty, June 07) all 7 countries and donors (GTZ, USAID, ADB) – started projects on national trade facilitation bodies (KG, TJ), the Single Window (KG, TJ), international standards. This seminar organized together with first public-private mechaisms meeting
2. Second seminar on Single Window (Baku, May 2008)
2008-2009: Another series of national seminars and projects in Kyrgyzstan (1) and Uzbekistan (4) plus training in Sweden on the Single Window
PORTHEALTH
PORTAUTHORITY
CUSTOMS
CONSIGNOR
CARRIER
HAULIERWHARFINGER
CUSTOMSBROKER
LINEAGENT
CONSIGNEE
100
FROM TO
Mountains of paper
30% mistakes
Weeks for clearance
Customs, export, import, etc. processes together
Many documents filed together
Appr. 1 hour for clearance
Rec. 33: The Single Window Concept
PORTAUTHORITY
CUSTOMS
CONSIGNOR
PORTHEALTH
CARRIER
HAULIERWHARFINGER
CUSTOMSBROKER
LINEAGENT
CONSIGNEE
Single Window
Two directions of work in building a Single Window
Policy work
• Building political will
• Interagency management group
• Draft concept paper and a feasibility study
• Appoint a lead organization (e.g. Customs)
• Harmonize policy
(~80% of the work - negotiations)
Technical work
• Interagency technical group
• Data harmonization
• Developing a SW system
• Alignment with international standards
(~20% technical work)
MASTER PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE WINDOW STEP-BY-STEP (Rec.33)
1. Business can make a well argumented request2. Create interagency groups:
1. of decision-makers2. of technical specialists
3. Develop a Single Window Concept4. Build political will5. Feasibility study / Analysis of purpose 6. Selection of a lead agency / implementing agency7. Draft a Work Plan8. Creating the technical system: data harmonizat°, start
step-by-step: e.g. licenses
Seminar 2: Single WindowDefinition: a system that allows all participants in trade and transport file requested information in only one place, in a standard format, in order to carry out import, export and transit operations.
Seminar 3: electronic trade documents (Bishkek, Oct. 2008):- Training: how to create electronic trade documents;- Study visit to the Manas Airport (electronic declaration)- Started a pilot project on establishing a « forms repository » - introduce it in all countries in the region!
Key TF issue in WTO
Forms repository: gather all document forms in one place only: “Formular Server” www.zoll.de
Seminar 4: Trade Facilitation at the Border (Dushanbe, May 2009):
- How to move the process of inspecting documents and trade information further from the border-crossings, in order to avoid congestion;
- Study visit to the border between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (Tursunzade) – describing the process
BorderBorder
Border police Customs
Veterinary
Phytosanitary
Financial control Road agency
Environment
Border ServiceBorder ServiceBorder ServiceBorder Service
Transport InspectionTransport InspectionTransport InspectionTransport Inspection
Phytosanitary Control Phytosanitary Control Phytosanitary Control Phytosanitary Control
CustomsCustomsCustomsCustoms
Veterinary ControlVeterinary Control Veterinary ControlVeterinary Control
Sanitary ControlSanitary ControlSanitary ControlSanitary Control
International cooperation
Border Service
Border Service
CustomsCustoms
Inspection Services
Inspection Services
Network II: national mechanisms for trade and transport facilitation (Rec. 4) and the Single Window: conferencia in Almaty, Oct. 2009
• Public-private partnership for trade facilitation• Forum to discuss problems and possible solutions• Cooperation and projects with international
organizations (UNECE, WTO, UNCTAD, WB) and aid agencies (GTZ, WB, USAID, ADB)
On the Single Window – the key interest. The Recommendations from the seminar have already been discussed at the Prime Minister’s office.
To follow…
How to bridge gaps in interests?
State agencies
Business
Ministries oftrade,
transport, etc.
Customs,Police, etc.
Big companiesand associations in various sectors
Exporters, importers,
freight forwarders,software companies
banks, SMEs etc.
Stress on the function
How to bridge gaps in interests?
State agencies
Business
Ministries oftrade,
transport, etc.
Customs,Police, etc.
Big companiesand associations in various sectors
Exporters, importers,
freight forwarders,software companies
banks, SMEs etc.
Stress on the function
Electronic Corridors and the Eurasian trade links
