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Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Reform and Modernization

The Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Reform and Modernization, co-sponsored by ADB, ADB Institute, Japan Customs Administration and the World Customs Organization (WCO), will be held on 17-19 April 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Forum will focus on the experience of Japan on customs reform, in particular, issues pertaining to customs modernization and risk management. It will provide an opportunity for the country delegates to visit Tokyo Customs Office and to exchange views and ideas with the Tokyo Customs officials. The Forum also aims to present modern customs tools for trade facilitation developed by WCO.

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The Forum will bring together 16 heads/deputy heads and senior officials of customs administrations from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

• List of Participants [ PDF ]

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• Forum on eGovernment and Trade Facilitation (Singapore) (24-27 January 2006)
• Seminar on Trade Facilitation and eGovernance (Daejeon, and Seoul, Republic of Korea) (5 - 8 December 2005)
• Forum on TIR Customs Transit System (Shanghai, People's Republic of China) (19-21 October 2005)
• Fourth Meeting of Customs Cooperation Committee (Ulanbaatar, Mongolia) (7-9 September 2005)
• 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)

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