Third Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
Baku, Azerbaijan 1-3 December 2004
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The Third Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) meeting was held on 1-3 December 2004 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to give guidance on priorities and future direction of the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program (RTFCCP), and review the work programs prepared by the CCC Working Groups.
CCC members adopted a joint statement to strengthen regional customs cooperation, and witnessed the signing of an Agreement on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Services  between Azerbaijan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
The CCC is composed of the heads/deputy heads of customs administrations of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The participating countries in the Program include: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, PRC, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The Third CCC meeting was attended by all participating countries. ADB staff and experts facilitated the proceedings.
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The Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) is a group of heads/deputy
heads of customs administrations of the East and Central Asian countries
joining a larger regional cooperation
program supported by the ADB. The CCC provides overall guidance
and supervision to the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation
Program (RTFCCP) launched by ADB in 2002 to support customs reforms
and modernization in its developing member countries in East and
Central Asia. The CCC is the decision-making body of the RTFCCP.
The CCC convenes the meeting each year.
During its first meeting in August 2002 in Urumqi, People's Republic
of China (PRC), the CCC endorsed a 7-point
Common Action Plan
(CAP) and instituted two Working Groups for its implementation.
The Second CCC Meeting was held on 9-10 October 2003 in Tashkent,
Republic of Uzbekistan, and endorsed a Common Action Plan Update
and Proposed Work Plan for 2003-2004.
On 1-3 December 2004, the CCC held its Third Meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Meeting consisted of
- a report on
the progress of RTFCCP by the Secretariat
- statements
by CCC members to give guidance on priorities and future direction
of the RTFCCP
- Working Group
Meetings to develop work programs for 2005-2006, and
- Concluding
Session among the CCC members to review the work programs prepared
by the Working Groups and agree upon a Joint Statement of the
CCC.
- Head/Deputy Head of the customs administrations from Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, People's Republic of China,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- Opening
Remarks, Ms. Noy Siackhachanh, Director, Governance, Finance and Trade
Division, East and Central Asia Department, Asian Development
- Background papers
- Background
Paper for Working Group Discussions
- KGZ/TAJ:
Regional Customs Modernization & Infrastructure Development Project (RRP)
- Customs
Reform and Modernization: Initiatives and Future Plans of Kazakhstan
- Forum
on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization, 14-16 October 2004,
Manila, Philippines – Proceedings
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Protocol of Discussions in the ICT Working Group, Seminar on Trade Facilitation
and Customs Modernization, 4-8 August 2003, Issyk-kul, Kyrgyz Republic
- Second CCC Meeting Common Action Plan Update and Proposed Work Plan for 2003-2004 (As Endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee), 9-10 October 2003, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- First CCC Meeeting Common Action Plan (As Endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee), 20-21 August 2002, Urumqi, PRC
- Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence, 3-5 November 2004,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Forum
on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization, 14-16
October 2004, Manila, Philippines
- Conference on Customs Reforms and Modernization, 21-24 April 2004, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Customs
Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified
Transit Systems, 21-23 February 2004, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
- Second
Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee Tashkent, Republic
of Uzbekistan: 9-10 October 2003
- Customs
Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and
Post-Entry Audit, 9-12 September 2003, Urumqi, PRC
- Customs
Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and
Customs Modernization Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic: 4-8 August 2003
- Customs Cooperation
Committee Working Group Meeting Almaty, Kazakhstan: 21-25 April
2003
- Customs
Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar Almaty,
Kazakhstan: 17-21 February 2003
- First
Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee Urumqi, People's
Republic of China: 20-21 August 2002
- Central
Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting Manila, Philippines: 30-31 January
2002
- Senior
Officials' Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
Manila, Philippines: 9-10 August 2001
AZE Chairman welcoming the delegates
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Third CCC Meeting delegates |
East and Central Asia Department
Jeffrey Liang
Email: jeffreyliang@adb.org
Lyle Raquipiso
Email: lraquipiso@adb.org
Bing Teves
Tel: +632 632 6300
Fax: +632 636 2424
Email: fjteves@adb.org
Pam Gutierrez
Tel: +632 632 6396
Fax: +632 636 2424
Email: ppgutierrez@adb.org
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