WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/W/378
29 May 2002
(02-2952)
Original:  English
CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY (CCRA)
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
CURRENT AND PLANNED
FISCAL YEARS 2001-2002 AND 2002-2003
Communication from Canada
The following communication, dated 24 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Canada.
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FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002
Algeria
• Provision of two CCRA experts to assist Algeri a Customs with their automated customs clearance
system and to develop a risk management module
-  Alger, Algeria (May 2 – 16, 2001)
• Assistance in the implementation of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement *
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)• Provision of an expert to deliver an express consignment clearance follow-up training session
-  Taipei, Taiwan (December 11– 14, 2001)
• Provision of an expert to deliver customs laboratory training
-  Vietnam (January 14 – 23, 2002)
• Provision of an expert to deliver a Customs Valuation training session
-  Bangkok, Thailand (March 25 – 29, 2002)
India
• Capacity Development - assistance to the Go vernment of India (GOI) in improving and
modernizing their customs, excise and income tax.  CCRA participants work with GOI
counterparts in five cooperative working groups (Customs, Excise, Direct Tax, Training and
Information Technology) to provide advice as required and to determine sub projects and
activities to be undertaken by each component of the project.
- New Delhi, India (April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002)G/C/W/378
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Jamaica
• Study tour of a senior delegation from Jamaica Customs.  Areas of interest include: airport,
courier and port operations
- Niagara/Fort Erie, Toronto ((March 18 – 20, 2002)
Russia
• Presentation of CCRA Client Services, Audit Process, Compliance Research, Federal-Provincial
Relations, communications, staff hiring, development and retention – Yeltsin DemocracyFellowship Program
-  Ottawa, Canada (May 1 – 3, 2001)
St. Lucia
• Implementation of the Customs Valuation Agreem ent – Delivery of valuation training workshops
-  St. Lucia (March 25 – 28, 2002)
VISEGRAD countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia)
• Provision of assistance on the management and operations of customs/revenue laboratories with
emphasis on health and safety issues in a scientific environment
-  Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Sofia (August 11 – 25, 2001)
• Cooperation and exchange – Management of customs laboratories
-  Ottawa, Canada (October 15 – 24, 2001)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
• Provision of a trainer to co-deliver the Fell owship Program Management Course (English-
speaking program)
-  Brussels, Belgium (September 24 – October 5, 2001)
• Provision of an expert to develop an action plan for modernizing programs and policies (Phase II
of a Diagnostic Study)
-  Vietnam (March 20 – April 7, 2002)
FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003
Benin
• Customs and Finances Reform Project – This 3-year project is aimed at modernizing and
strengthening the capacities of the Benin Customs Administration as well as the Finance
Inspectorate in the areas of: generation of revenues, streamlining of the customs process and,expenditure control and monitoring.
- Cotonou, Benin (April 2001 – March 2004)
Central America – Trade Policy Capacity Development Project  (Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama)G/C/W/378
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• Trade Policy Capacity Development Project in partnership with the Centre for Trade Policy and
Law.  This project presents a comprehensive approach to capability building in the areas of tradepolicy development, business and trade facilitation instruments implementation and customs
reform.
Diagnostic studies schedule:
Costa Rica May 28 – June 7, 2002
Guatemala June 3 – 14, 2002
Honduras July 1 – 12, 2002
El Salvador Sept. 2 – 13, 2002
Nicaragua Sept. 16 – 27, 2002
Latvia
• Assistance on the implementation of WTO Customs Valuation Agreement.  Needs assessment
mission May 2002.
-  Riga, Latvia
Lithuania
• Provision of experts to assist Lithuania Customs in the implementation of the WTO Customs
Valuation Agreement – Needs assessment mission - Lithuania (May 2002)
South Africa
• Provision of technical expertise from the Marine Centre of Expertise to the African Seaports
Project (Phase II).  (includes facilitating trade by stream-lining clearances of vessels and cargo
through a risk assessment approach).
-  Port Elizabeth training (April 15-26, 2002)
-  Practical training phase (April 29 to May 10, 2002)-  Cape Town, South Africa
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