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Fourth Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee

The Fourth Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) was convened on 7-9 September 2005 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to review the progress and give guidance on priorities and future direction of the CAREC's Trade Facilitation Program.

The Meeting focused on:

• deliberation on the priority areas of the CAREC's Trade Facilitation Program; and
• discussion on the strategy to broaden the Trade Facilitation agenda

Read the Statement of the CCC [ PDF ]

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The Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) consists of the heads/deputy heads of customs administrations joining the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program supported by ADB. The CCC provides overall coordination and supervision to the CAREC's Trade Facilitation Program to promote customs reforms and modernization as a medium-term priority. The CCC has also been serving as a forum to promote an integrated trade facilitation approach through inter-agency cooperation and partnership with the business community. The CCC convenes the meeting each year.

The previous CCC Meetings were held in Urumqi, People's Republic of China (PRC) on 20-21 August 2002; Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan on 9-10 October 2003; and in Baku, Azerbaijan on 1-3 December 2004.

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Heads/deputy heads of the customs administrations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

View the list of participants [ PDF ]

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View the Program [ PDF ]

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• Seminar on Trade Facilitation and One-Stop Service
(Bangkok, Thailand) (27- 29 July 2005)
• Seminar on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit
(Shenzhen, People's Republic of China) (7-10 June 2005)
• Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization
(Singapore) (26-28 January 2005)
• Third Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
(Baku, Azerbaijan) (1-3 December 2004)
• Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan) (3-5 November 2004)
• Forum on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization
(Manila, Philippines) (14-16 October 2004)
• Conference on Customs Reforms and Modernization
(Beijing, People's Republic of China) (21-24 April 2004)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems
(Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) (21-23 February 2004)
• 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
(Urumqi, PRC) (9-12 September 2003)
• 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)