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14thJPCREMESANaples,Italy–19and20July2017
DrJPDop,OIEDeputyDirectorGeneral
InternationalExchangeandTradePresentation«Trade-TFA-TradeFacilitationAgreement»
(intheframeworkoftheOIE-WCOcollaboration)
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§ RevisedagreementsignedattheWCOCouncilSessioninJune2015
Ø OIE–WCOCollaboration
§ Firstversionagreedin2008
§ Securingandfacilitatinginternationaltrade,andoveralltostimulatingthegrowthoflegitimateandsafetradeworldwide
à SafeTradefacilitation(thatavoidsdiseasefacilitation)
§ AimstostrengthencooperationandboostcollaborationbetweennationalCustomsAdministrationsandVeterinaryServices,inmattersofcommoninterest
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MattersofcommoninteresttotheOIEandWCO
§ ImplementationoftheWTOAgreementonTradeFacilitation§ Goodgovernancepracticesatborders§ Fightagainstsmugglingandfraudintradeinliveanimals,productsofanimaloriginandveterinarymedicinalproducts§ Biologicalthreatreduction§ Animalwelfareaspectsduringtransport(byland,seaandair)andquarantine§ Facilitationofinternationalcompetitionhorsemovements§ Facilitationofcross-bordermovementsinnaturaldisastersituations
Ø OIE–WCOCollaboration
[animals,animalproducts,animalfeedproducts,veterinarymedicinalproductsandbiologicalsamples]
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OneoftheKeyareasofcommoninterestidentiXiedistheimplementationoftheWTOAgreementonTradeFacilitation
withafocusonCoordinatedBorderManagementincluding:
§ Singlewindowconcept§ CoordinationbetweennationalCustomAdministrationsandVeterinaryServices
§ InternationalcertiNication§ Dematerialisationofsupportingdocuments
Ø TheWTOTFAAgreement
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WhatistheWTOTFAAgreement?
- AdoptedinDecember2013;cameintoforceon22February2017- Aimstosimplify,modernizeandharmonizeexportandimport
processes,inparticularwithregardstocustomsprocedures- BeneXits:
- Full implementationoftheAgreementcouldreducetradecostsgloballybyanaverageof14.3%- By2030theAgreementcouldadd2.7percentagepointsperyear toworld tradegrowthandmorethanhalfapercentagepointperyeartoworldGDPgrowth.Thisimpactwouldbegreaterthantheeliminationofallexistingtariffsaroundtheworld.
Ø TheWTOTFAAgreement
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WhatistheWTOTFAAgreement?
Ø TheWTOTFAAgreement
‘TheTFAandtherelatedpoliticalwilltoimplementitsmeasuresandtocarryforwardthetradefacilitationagenda,willbringpositiveimpetusforcooperationofallrelevantborder
agenciesandtheirconnectivitythroughCoordinatedBorderManagement(CBM).
TheabilityofCustomsadministrationstosuccessfullyimplementTFAprovisionswilldependlargelyontheirdirectengagement,agilityandcooperationwithotherborder
regulatoryagencies[includingtheVS]’
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Ø TheWTOTFAAgreement
--Article8
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Article23.2-“eachWTOmembershallestablishand/ormaintainaNationalCommitteeonTradeFacilitationordesignateanexisting
mechanismtofacilitatebothdomesticcoordinationandimplementationoftheprovisionsofthisAgreement”
Ø TheWTOTFAAgreement
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
§ AsaXirststeptooperationalizetherevisedAgreement,theOIEsuggestedtousetheWCOSurveyonNCTFs(December2014),adjustedtoOIEpurposes,togainabetterunderstandingoftheparticipationofVeterinaryServicesinNCTFs
§ OIESurveymodeledonWCOquestionnaire§ LaunchedinJuly2015(reminderinOctober2015)§ Dualpurpose:
ü RaisingawarenessamongstVeterinaryServicesü Datatoevaluatethecurrentsituation(andpossiblybuildCB
activities)
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
OIE(September2015) WCO(December2014)49OIEMCsfromthe5OIEregions,ofwhich26indicatedtheestablishmentofNCTFs:§ 3fromtheAmericasandCaribbean§ 4fromEurope§ 10fromAfrica§ 2fromtheMiddle-East§ 7fromtheAsia/PaciXicRegion
66MembersfromthesixWCOregionsofwhich23indicatedtheestablishmentofNCTFs:§ 5fromtheAmericasandCaribbean§ 5fromEurope§ 4fromEastandSouthAfrica§ 2fromNorthAfrica,NearandMiddleEast
§ 1fromWestandCentralAfricaand§ 6fromtheAsia/PaciXicRegion
11CountriesintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF
Results
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
§ Responserate:49Countriesresponded(27%)
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Americas AFEO ME Africa Europe
Ques+onairerepliesvsOIEMemberCountries
[China,Australia,Japan,Brazil,Argentina,USA,France,Italy,UK,etc.]
4REMESACountrieshadanswered:
- France- Italy- Morocco- Tunisia
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
Mainquestions:
� HasyourcountryaNationalTFACommitteeinPlace? [YES:Q2-9;NO:Q10-11]�AretheVSamemberinthenationalTFACommittee? �AretheVSanobserverinthenationalTFACommittee? �DoesVSrepresentativeattendallmeetingsofthenationalTFAcommittee? �Howoftenthosemeetingstakeplace? �WhoisleadingthenationalTFAcommittee? �Howmanydifferentministersand/oragenciesarepartoftheNCTF? �AretheVSinvolvedinthepreparationofthemeetingagendas? �Accordingtoyou,aretheVSperspectiveproperlytakenintoaccount? � IsyourcountryintheprocessofestablishinganationalTFAcommittee? �HavetheVSbeenapproachedtobecomepartofthenationalTFAcommittee? 11
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
(49Countriesresponded)
• Atthattime26MCshadaNationalTFACommittee• MinistriesofTradetypicallyleadNCTF(11);MoA(2)• 5-23MinistriesorAgenciesonTFACommittees• VS:(14)MembersoftheNCTF;(7)ObserversoftheNCTF• VS:6countriesattendallNCTFmeetings;2adhocpresence• VS:7countriesinvolvedinthemeetingagendapreparation• VeterinaryServicesperspectivesgenerallyaccepted
• StronginterestfromtheVStoparticipateintheNCTF• Morecooperation/CBneeded
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
(4REMESAcountries’responses)
HasyourcountryaNCTFinPlace?
IsyourcountryintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF?
France No PrematureatthisstageItaly Yes /Morocco Yes /Tunisia No No
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
Update2017forREMESAcountries
HasyourcountryaNCTFinplace?IfYES,howaretheVSinvolved?Aretheiropinionconsidered?IfNO,isyourcountryintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF?
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)
OIEBulletin2016-2
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OIEPVSEvaluationTool
47CriticalCompetences(CC)
1CConQuarantineandBorderSecurity
1CConInternationalHarmonisation
1CConInternationalcertiXication
1CConEquivalenceandothertypesofsanitaryagreements
Ø OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation
Example of a recent PVS evaluation – CC II.IV - recommendations
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Ø OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation
§ JointOIE-WCOseminaronBordersecurityfornationalCustomsAdministrationsandVeterinaryServicestofacilitatetheimplementationofarticle8oftheWTOTFA(andotherprovisionsoftheWCO-OIECooperationAgreement§ Pilot:Americasregion(30countries)§ Ifsuccessful,tobereplicatedinotherregions
Session1–IntroductionandstrategicoutlookontheTFA
Session2-PrivateSectorPerspectivesandInternationalStandards
Session3–CoordinatedBorderManagement(include.singlewindow)inpractice
Session4-CooperationundertheTFA
Session5-Cooperationonothersubjectsofcommoninterest
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Ø OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation
§ STDFactivities§ PossibleapplicationofanSTDFprojectone-veterinarycertiNication–attherequestofOIEMCs,‘OIEshouldconsiderfurthersupporttoMembersregardinge-certiXication’
WCOContext:ThethemeadoptedbytheWCOin2016was‘DigitalCustoms’,acarefullyselectedtheme which reXlected the challenges and opportunities offered by the global phenomenon ofdigitization. Issues around the development of Customs technologies, implementation of thecompletecycleofCustomsadministrativedocumentsinelectronicform,thereductionofbarriersthroughthedevelopmentofpaperlesstrade,theimplementationof‘SingleWindow’mechanisms,advance information algorithms and automatic release of goods – each of these trends havebecomeanintegralpartoftheprocessofsimpliXicationandstreamliningofCustomsproceduresinrecent years. Application of these technologies will undoubtedly become a generally acceptedglobalstandard.
Workinprogress
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Ø Otheron-goingOIE-WCOactivities…
§ Transportofbiological(infectious)samples§ NewOIEadhocGroup(July2017)–WCOasamember§ OIEregionalseminaronFocalPointforVeterinaryLaboratories–WCOasspeaker
§ FightagainstcounterfeitVeterinaryProducts§ OIEregionalseminaronFocalPointforVeterinaryProducts–WCOasspeaker
§ TemporaryInternationalMovementofCompetitionHorses(HHP)§ IHSC-OIEWorkshoponTemporaryInternationalMovementof
CompetitionHorses(Johannesburg,SouthAfrica,14July2017)-WCOasspeaker
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Ø Conclusions
§ OIEsupportstheimplementationoftheWTOTFAagreement,inclosecooperationwithWCO
TradeFacilitationYESDiseasesFacilitationNO!
Thankyouforyourattention
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ HasyourcountryaNCTFinplace?(49replies)
No , 11,
50% Yes, 11,
50%
§ Isyourcountryintheprocessofestablishinga
NCTF(11 countries said yes out of 22 countries without a TFA
Committee)
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ AreVSaPermanentMemberintheNCTF(49replies)
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ DoVSattendallmeetingsoftheNCTF
§ No:6countries§ Yes:6countries§ Whenitisnecessary,accordingtoagenda:2countries§ Nomeetingheldsincetheestablishment:1country§ Noresponse:34countries
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ Howoftenthosemeetingstakeplace?
§ Onceamonth(2countries)§ Twiceayear(4countries)§ 3timesayear(3countries)§ 4timesayear(1country)§ Often(1country)§ Asneedsarise(6country)
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ WhoisleadingtheNCTF?
§ MinistryofTrade(11countries)§ MinistryofFinance,includingDirectorateGeneralofCustoms(3countries)
§ MinistryofAgriculture(2countries)§ MinistryofEconomic(2countries)§ SeveralMinistries(1country)
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Ø OIESurveyonNCTF
§ AretheVSinvolvedinthepreparationofthemeetingagendas?
§ Yes:8countries§ No:7countries§ Unknown:34countries
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