Qatar participated in the 53rd Regional Meeting of Customs Managers in North Africa, Near East and Middle East, and the 41st Meeting of Customs Managers in the Arab Countries, which were held on April 4-5 via videoconferencing. Qatar was represented by HE the Chairman of General Authority of Customs (GAC) Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Jamal.
The regional meeting addressed many topics, most prominent of which were the report of building capacity in the participating countries, and the report of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILO). The efforts to include the Arabic language in the work of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) have also been reviewed, as well as the recommendations related to the project of regional electronic cargo tracking for shipments passing through the region.
During the regional meeting, participants also discussed terms of reference for appointing an Arabic-speaking technical attache in WCO, and the developments of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee(SPSC), in addition to discussing the mechanisms of work to issue an electronic magazine on Customs news of the countries in the region, and the proposal to establish a website for the Customs of the countries of North Africa, Near and Middle East.
On the other hand, the 41st Meeting of Customs Managers in the Arab Countries discussed developments in the Arab Customs Union, presented the data and information to be exchanged electronically between member states, and updated translations and explanations of the harmonised system for classifying goods. The model of mutual recognition of the approved economic operator has also been presented, and developments in the Arab Customs Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Regulation of Transit Transport among Arab countries have been discussed, in addition to reviewing the recommendations that had been implemented in the previous meeting as well as the rest of the topics on the meetings agenda.
The General Authority of Customs participates in the regional and Arab-based periodic meetings, in order to enhance mutual co-operation and coordination between the countries of the region as well as the Arab countries in all Customs fields, in line with the standards of WCO.
During the regional meeting, participants also discussed terms of reference for appointing an Arabic-speaking technical attache in WCO, and the developments of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee(SPSC), in addition to discussing the mechanisms of work to issue an electronic magazine on Customs news of the countries in the region, and the proposal to establish a website for the Customs of the countries of North Africa, Near and Middle East.
On the other hand, the 41st Meeting of Customs Managers in the Arab Countries discussed developments in the Arab Customs Union, presented the data and information to be exchanged electronically between member states, and updated translations and explanations of the harmonised system for classifying goods. The model of mutual recognition of the approved economic operator has also been presented, and developments in the Arab Customs Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Regulation of Transit Transport among Arab countries have been discussed, in addition to reviewing the recommendations that had been implemented in the previous meeting as well as the rest of the topics on the meetings agenda.
The General Authority of Customs participates in the regional and Arab-based periodic meetings, in order to enhance mutual co-operation and coordination between the countries of the region as well as the Arab countries in all Customs fields, in line with the standards of WCO.
