WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/W/442/Rev.1
10 March 2003
(03-1347)
Council for Trade in Goods Original:  English/
                 French
COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ON WTO TRADE FACILITATION:
INFORMATION ON TRADE RELATED ASSISTANCE BY THE EC
AND ITS MEMBER STATES
Revision
The following communication, dated 6 March 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Commission.
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WTO Members will find attached a revised version of document G/C/W/442  of 4 December
2002. The document has been updated to provide a more complete picture of recent and forthcoming
technical assistance provided by the EC and its Member States in the field of trade facilitation. In
particular, further information has been given regarding programmes with ACP Countries and
additional programmes by Member States have been included. The EC will continue to update this
information periodically.
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I. TRADE-RELATED  ASSISTANCE FOR TRADE FACILITATION IN THE DDA
As decided by Ministers in Doha and as has been underlined by all WTO members
participating in the Trade Facilitation work programme under the CTG, the question of trade-related
assistance is an integral part of the work on trade facilitation under the DDA.
The EU has, throughout the process on trade facilitation – both prior to as well as following
Doha  - wanted to take this dimension into account. In its three submissions on Trade Facilitationunder the DDA (on Articles V, VIII and X), the EU ha s addressed the issue of how to ensure trade-
related  assistance for the implementation of any new commitments that may result from the work.
The EU has also, in an earlier submission to the WTO, addressed the issue of TRA in a
horizontal manner
1. In that document it suggested to base the work within the WTO along the
following lines:
• Sharing of information and closer co-ordination  on ongoing technical assistance for trade
facilitation (domestic efforts, bilateral donor assistance, regional activities, private sectorparticipation, and assistance from international institutions).
• Demand driven needs assessments : identification by the developing country of its technical
assistance needs via a dialogue with donors. Ownership by the recipients country is key to success
of this process.
                                                     
1 See submission G/C/W/235, of the EC on "Trade facilitation,  Technical Assistance and
Capacity Building in Relation To Trade Facilitation", dated 23 October 2000.G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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• Provision of assistance  on the basis of the request made by recipients. This should take the form
of a more co-ordinated response by relevant multilateral and bilateral donors according to their
areas of expertise and their own programme plans. Programmes may be very specific or part of
much broader efforts for trade development (as exemplified by the projects listed in the attached
table)
• Monitoring and evaluation:  regular information on the evolution of programmes and  monitoring
of overall progress achieved.
II. THE INTEGRATION OF TRADE-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR TRADE
FACILITATION IN THE EU'S DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION
As part of its efforts to respond to the need for TRA for trade facilitation, the EU is currently
funding a number of projects related to trade facilitation around the world and will continue to do so
in the future. Trade-related  assistance has been designated as one of the priority areas for the EU'sdevelopment co-operation over the next six years and the TRA dimension has been integrated in all
the relevant levels of decision-making on how to allocate funds – thus providing long-term security
for the possibility of developing countries to avail themselves of EU development aid for trade
facilitation purposes, if they so wish.
In its Communication on Trade and Development of 18 September 2002
2, the Commission
spells out how the EC will respond to the call in the DDA for increased Trade-related TechnicalAssistance and Capacity Building. The basis for all development assistance of the EC are its Country
and Regional Strategy Papers (CSPs and RSPs), which provide an analysis of the development
situation in each developing country and region, with which the Community has development
relations, and which identify areas that are in need of assistance. These CSPs and RSPs are the basis
for the identification – jointly by the EC and the recipient country – of priority areas and sectors towhich Community assistance will be allocated. The allocations are laid down in more precise
financial terms in National and Regional Indicative Programmes.
The Commission is now assessing, together with developing country partners, the level of
flexibility that exists within the existing Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes, so as to use that
flexibility to re-orient more assistance to trade-related  needs, where so desired. During the mid-term
reviews of the CSPs and RSPs, which are due to start in the second half of 2003, the Commission will
systematically raise with the recipient countrie s the possibility to further integrate trade in
development policies and strategies, with a view to  re-allocating financial resources to supporting
developing countries in their trade mainstreaming efforts.
III. OVERVIEW OVER EU FUNDED TRADE FACILITATION ACTIVITIES
In order to inform other WTO members of the activities of the EU in this field, WTO
Members will find attached two documents.
First, a table on "Technical Assistance Programmes and Projects provided by the EC and its
Member States in the field of WTO – DDA Trade Facilitation negotiations", which provides an
overview of ongoing trade-related  assistance activities for trade facilitation. It should be noted that
the attached table represents work in progress. It is a partial first list, which does not fully cover all
relevant existing or future activities. It should also be noted that the definition of trade facilitation, in
technical assistance programmes, is of course traditionally wider than customs and border crossing
measures, and broader than the subject-matter of GATT Articles V, VIII and X. The assistance fortrade facilitation listed in the table therefore al so covers measures relating to, for example, the
improvement of port infrastructure, cargo logistics, or services to exporters, thus going beyond the
                                                     
2 "Communication from the Commission to the Coun cil and the European Parliament - Trade and
Development : Assisting developing Countries benefit from trade": COM(2002) 513 of 18 September 2002G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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scope of GATT Articles V, VIII and X. The EU notes furthermore that in many cases trade facilitation
is part of a wider programme of trade-related  technical assistance and that only at a later stage in the
programming is a decision taken – conjointly by the EU and the recipient country – as to what
proportion of a programme and its funding will be devoted to trade facilitation.
The EU will periodically update this table to ensure that it includes relevant programmes of
an infrastructure nature, relevant information from the Members States, and programmes to be agreed
in the future.
Second, we attach a paper entitled "Trade-related  Assistance Outline Project for Trade
Facilitation". This document provides guidance and information on the substance and technical
assistance in the field of trade facilitation to t hose most directly involved in the selection and
administration of projects, i.e. EC delegations , country desks in the Commission's Directorate
Generals and EuropAid TRTA co-ordinators. It is de signed as a simple, standard guide to TRA in the
field of trade facilitation to assist project officers to take decisions, which fit into the logic of trade
facilitation in the WTO and to ensure coherence between work on the policy-making level and on the
project identification and administration level.
TRADE RELATED ASSISTANCE
OUTLINE PROJECT FOR TRADE FACILITATION
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this document is to give some guidance and information to EC delegations,
country desks and EuropAid TRTA co-ordination on the substance of technical assistance in the fieldof trade facilitation.
 “Trade facilitation” in the sense used in the WTO and in this document, refers to the
simplification, standardisation and automation of trade procedures, in particular the import, export and
transit requirements and procedures applied by customs and other agencies.
The main focus of trade facilitation is customs reform, with introduction of simple
requirements and new techniques in order to reduce the time it takes for imports and exports to be
released. Modern customs techniques allow customs to better discharge their classical role ofenforcing legislation, while at the same time minimising the burdens on normal flows of goods from
legitimate traders. Inefficient and unnecessary import and export procedures impede trade flows. In an
era of just in time logistics and integrated business  procedures, and enormous growth in the volume of
trade flows, modernisation and simplification of border controls is necessary to avoid trade
bottlenecks.
However, trade facilitation goes beyond customs, and implies simplification and coordination
of procedures applied by other government agencies involved in management of imports and exports
(e.g. regulatory, sanitary and phytosanitary inspections), as well as – potentially - other procedures
linked to the trade and transport of goods such as transit rules, or banking and insurance facilities.Where necessary, and where budgets allow, trade facilitation programmes should be conceived and
implemented across the range of customs, trade and transport logistics needs.
Experience shows that developing countries who have successfully simplified and
modernised their official trade procedures have: increased overall trade flows, both for exports and
imports; enjoyed higher revenues from border tariff collection (due to increase in trade volume, and
higher detection rates of fraud); rapidly amortised  any initial capital costs involved in modernising
procedures; and improved overall morale and efficiency of their customs administration. In some
cases such trade facilitation programmes have been part of a wider programme of trade, economic and
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relatively limited and the key has been re-engineering of management techniques coupled with better
training and conditions for customs services. Other benefits from taking trade facilitation measures
include the incentives it creates for increased foreign direct investment, as it becomes easier for firms
to import and export goods. European business federations have indicated that simple predictable
customs procedures are one of the elements they take into account when evaluating potential hosts of
their FDI.
Trade Facilitation has been the subject of a work programme in the WTO for the past 4 years.
At the WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, Members agreed to launch negotiations on trade
facilitation after the 5th ministerial conference as part of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations,
subject to a decision on the modalities for such negotiations. This means that the trade round launched
at Doha may result in new WTO provisions on trade facilitation. The provision of technical assistance
– both to help developing countries participate in  the negotiations, and to help them implement the
results - is thus essential.  The rest of this documen t identifies in more detail some of the priorities for
technical assistance to build capacity in this area, in furtherance of the Doha Development Agenda
negotiations.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT/ ACTIVITIES/ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES
(a) General objective3
The overall objective is to improve trade efficiency, in particular the speeding up of import
and export processes, through:
− Application of WTO/GATT core principles to official trade procedures: transparency
(availability of information, predictability, establishment of local inquiry point, due process);
non-discrimination  between consignments and traders based on the application of objective
criteria and controls; and the principle of “ proportionality ” i.e. that control measures be both
for legitimate purposes and as little trade restrictive as possible.
− Adhesion and adaptation to international standards to simplify trade transactions.4
                                                     
3 This identifies common or model objectives suitable for many programmes, it being understood that some
objectives may be inappropriate for least developed countries, and that in any case the needs and conditions ofeach recipient inevitably varies. The objectives of individual programmes must obviously be geared to
individual circumstances.
4 A large number of international standards and instruments of trade facilitation exist and are applied unevenly
by different countries. These include:
- WCO conventions (revised Kyoto convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures,
Istanbul convention on temporary admission, harmonised system convention, other conventions andrecommendations on temporary importation of packing, professional equipment, scientific equipment,pedagogical material, and goods for display or use at exhibitions or fairs).
- UN standards, e.g. the UN layout key for trad e documents, the 28 trade recommendations of UN-
ECE/CEFACT, UN EDIFACT rules for EDI and concerning the use of codes for the representation of dataelements, UN-ECOSOC Council recommendation on facilitation measures related to international tradeprocedures).
- UNCTAD ICT-based tools such as ASYCUDA (computer software which supports customs reform and
modernisation) and ACIS (logistics software that facilitates the control of cargo movements) as well as the
Columbus declaration of UNCTAD.
- IMO (Maritime) and ICAO (Civil Aviation) conventions.
- ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) documents.G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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− Modernisation and simplification of customs and other government agency procedures.
This third element implies notably:– Simplification and reduction of trade data and documentation requirements, and their alignment
with international standards.
– Reform of customs legislation and procedures. New customs techniques such as risk-assessment,
post-entry audit and simplified procedures for authorised traders with a good track record of
compliance. In some cases, improved implementation of the WTO Customs Valuation
Agreement. These measures are often introduced in tandem with tariff restructuring or tax
reform.
– “Single window”: establishment of the principle th at submission of data or other information
requirements either at export or import be one time only and to a single agency (normally
customs or a trade department), which will then ensure onward transmission of data to other
relevant agencies.
– Streamlining of customs procedures for low value shipments or express shipments.
– Where automated systems are in place, introduction of remote filing and local clearance
facilities: introduction by individual administrations of systems permitting the filing of
customs and other documents at a location different from the port of export or arrival of
the goods; electronic payment of tariffs and duties.
(b) Policy/legislative framework
Trade Facilitation is an area where assistance to developing countries to build capacity is
crucial. Obviously any programme of assistance must be tailored to the conditions and needs of the
recipient country, which can vary considerably. The successful implementation of technical assistance
programmes generally requires several, if not all, of the following conditions, as regards thepolicy/legislative framework, to be fulfilled.
− Transparency  and co-operation
 between donors and providers (bilateral donors, plus
multilateral agencies notably the WTO, WCO, UNCTAD, World Bank), and partnership with
the local and international private sector. The World Bank in particular has recently given
new priority to trade facilitation and customs reform programmes within its trade anddevelopment programming, and this provides a basis for a coordinated approach with other
participants.
− Strong political will  at governmental level in the recipient country, to create ownership and
ensure demand-driven design and implementation of programmes. Experience demonstrates
that a “top down” commitment to reform is necessary since individual government agenciese.g. customs are rarely able to reform themselves through a “bottom up” approach alone.
− Establishment of a “ national trade facilitation body ” or other practical interface including
customs, other governmental agencies, the business groups directly affected, business and
consumers, in order to administer the introduc tion of new procedures and to maintain, review
and continuously improve procedures in the light of experience and changing trade patterns.
− Assignment of a project leader  and establishment of a project unit with sufficient resources,
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− Where applicable, conception and implementation of programmes at the regional level  as an
element in support of regional economic integration.
− Introducing TF measures as part of a wider programme of trade and investment reform
geared to economic development and poverty reduction.
− In designing programmes, it is recommended that identification missions use, as part of their
identification process, the very useful diagnostic tools elaborated by the World Bank5 and the
WCO Customs reform and Modernisation Programme.
(c)  Activities
The translation into concrete activities implies:
– Review, reduction, simplification and harmonisation of customs laws and procedures with
international norms of data, documentation and management procedures, both for import, export
and transit. The goal should be the establishment of a uniform customs code at the national level or
at the level of a customs union, coupled with a single, simple customs declaration for import and
export (this is the equivalent of the Single Admi n Document being used by most of the ACP and
now incorporated into Unctad's Asycuda programme). Such an exercise should  include the review
of the policy aims behind procedures and removal of unnecessary, burdensome or antiquatedrequirement or procedures.
– Providing simple and efficient access to all relevant information through the establishment of
enquiry points, trade desks, information bases or web-sites  providing information on relevant
laws, regulations, administrative guidelines , specific decisions of or having general application,
information on customs and other agency processes, accessible to governments and traders on a
non-discriminatory basis
– Introduction of principles of transparency, due process and non-discrimination across customs
regulations and practices, including the setting up of a mechanism for appeals against customsdecisions in line with GATT Article X and the relevant provisions of the WCO Kyoto Convention.
– Review and simplification of permitted fees and charges, which should be strictly tied to and
commensurate with services provided to the trader.
– Assistance to introduce modern customs techniques (legislation based on international norms,
procedures, practical management of borders) in order to make agency interventions as little trade
restrictive as possible. The WCO Kyoto Convention (revised) provides a useful basis for this.
– Training of customs personnel in applying modern customs systems and techniques.
– Introduction of automated systems (e.g. EDI or XML
6) to replace or complement paper-based
procedures. Introduction of IT-based systems across customs (“e-customs”) and ultimately all
other agencies involved in import and export ad ministration, in order to provide single window to
traders for data transmission.
                                                     
5 The World Bank's “Trade And Transport Facilitation – A Toolkit for Audit, Analysis and Remedial Action”
6 EDI means Electronic Data Interchange. XML means extensible Mark-up Language
http://www.xmldir.com/  or http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xmlIntro.html . The standards-setting body
World Wide Web Consortium <http://www.w3.org/> (W3C), made XML a standard.G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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– Measures to improve port management and cargo handling.
– Progressive phasing out of pre-shipment inspection systems where they exist coupled with
modification of PSI contracts to provide for tr aining of customs and transfer of expertise.
– Establishment or improvement of a permanent customs and private sector consultative interface
within the country. One aspect of this should be the possibility of interested traders and federations
to contribute to capacity building assistance in areas directly affecting them e.g. the electronic
interface with customs, systems for compliance monitoring and the establishment of authorised
traders.
– Improvement of appropriate infrastructures (such as telecoms system, port handling facilities,
transport links…) through adequate funding and foreign direct investment
(d) Expected results
– Shortening of waiting time for goods in transit, customs release and clearance.
– Reduction of trade transaction costs for traders, especially for SMEs.
– Improved revenue collection and effectiveness of border controls.
– A more transparent and efficient regulatory climate for investors.
– Improvement of efficiency, morale and integrity of customs agencies.
– Improved relations between authorities involved in border control related activities and the
business/trading community.
– More rapid compliance with relevant WTO rules (existing or under negotiation).G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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SELECTED REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
– Overview of EU submissions to the WTO on Trade Facilitation, see:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/miti/tradefac/contrib.htm
– Overview over all EU submissions to the WTO in the framework of the DDA go to
http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/
– Overview over WTO documents on Trade Facilitation to
http://docsonline.wto.org/gen_browseDetail.asp?preprog=1
– World bank report on "Trade and transport facilitation: A toolkit for audit, analysis and remedial
action: Go to http://www-
wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_0201040949053
– UNCTAD Columbus Ministerial Declaration on Trade Efficiency": Report of the United Nations
International Symposium on Trade Efficiency TD/SYMP.TE/6, November 1994
– Information on WCO International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs
procedures
http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/Topics_Issues/FacilitationCustomsProcedures/kyoto/kyreport.html
– The International Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.iccwbo.org/home/statements_rules/statements/2001/wto_members_on_trade.asp  and
http://www.iccwbo.org/home/statements_rules/rules/1997/customsdoc.asp
– OECD: Transparency and simplification approaches to border procedures:  "Reflections on the
implementation of GATT Article X - related proposal in selected countries" TD/TC/WP(2002)
36/rev1
Transparency and simplification approaches to border procedures:
"Reflections on the implementation of GATT Article VIII TD/TC/WP(2002) 50G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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the field of Trade Facilitation 7
Please note that a number of  the projects below feature Trade Facilitation  as  part of a broader programme of trade related t echnical assistance. In these cases
the budget for trade facilitation, as opposed to other areas of programming, is still to be determined.
BY COUNTRIES
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Customs Assistance
Mission to Albania(CAM-A Programme)Exact cost being
calculated (ongoingprogramme)• Re-establishment of the
Customs Service
• Creation of a Pre-Arrival
Intelligence System (PAIS) a
sophisticated computeriseddevice to track carriers en routefrom neighbouring states. This
system has since been
replaced through the CAM-Aprogramme, by an internetbased solution known as SEMS
• Preparation of a new Customs
Code and ImplementingRegulations (in line withEuropean and WTO standards)
and training of the customs
service accordingly.Albania 1997- L
                                                     
7 Note that amongst the projects listed, while all are relevant to the WTO's work on trade facilitation, and most correspond dir ectly to issues discussed in the WTO, some
have been designed independently of that work.G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Integrated Border
Management – trade
/ traffic facilitation3,000,000 Facilitate trade / traffic between
Albania and third countries through
improving both the Albaniancustoms service and specificborder-crossings.
Providing Technical Assistance and
institutional strengthening.Albania 2002 - 2004 L
Possible TF element,
i.e.  reforms ofcustomsadministration to
Improve the
efficiency of customsIndicative budget:
6,570,000European Commission to assist
Argentina in its efforts to increase itsinstitutional, legal and regulatorycapacities in the sectors connected
with trade.
TA could be provided in fields suchas facilitation of trade.Argentina 2004 - 2006 L
TF element as part of
assistanceprogramme for
Economic
DevelopmentOverall indicative
budget:7,200,000The programme includes:
institutional building (policy adviceand customs) and continued reform
of the customs service.Azerbaijan 2002 - 2003 L
TF element as part of
the economic co-
operation programmeOverall budget:
7,000,000
(6,300,000 by the
Commission)EU may provide support for capacity
building measures in key areas
agreed at Doha, notably TF, trade
and competition, trade andinvestment, trade and environmentand services.Bolivia 2000-2006
Programme
starting In 2003
Duration : 4
yearsLG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Customs and Fiscal
Assistance Office
(CAFAO) programmeExact cost being
calculated (ongoing
programme)Assistance for the State and Entity
authorities of BiH to implement the
customs and tax related provisionsof the Dayton Peace Agreement.The programme is contributing to
the development of customs and tax
systems in BiH based on modernEuropean standards. It includesmanagement, legal structural,
procedural, computer
(ASYCUDA++), training andinvestigation support components.Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996-2000/01 L
Customs and
taxation reformOverall budget:
18,000,000
(9 mio. for year
2002 ;
5 mio. for year
2003 ;
4 mio.  for year
2004 )• Technical assistance and
training (principally delivered by
EU member states customsofficials) ensuring furtherimprovements in enforcement
capacity and streamlining
procedures
• Modernisation of the Custom
Services’ IT resource, including
the ‘Automated System for
Customs Data’ (ASYCUDA) –EU has significantly contributedto the establishment of
ASYCUDA
• TA and training to the
development of a modern,unbiased and transparent
personnel policy, including
preparation of legislationrequired to give effect to thepolicyBosnia and Herzegovina 2002 – 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Possible TF element
as part of capacity
building in the area oftrade policyOverall budget:
7,8 millionCapacity building in the area of
trade policy has been identified as a
possible non-focal sector. CB will benecessary in particular with a viewto preparing EPA (Economic
Partnership Agreement) and
implementing the accompanyingtrade policy and structural reforms.Botswana 2003 - 2008 L
TF element as part of
Economic Reform
ProgrammeOverall budget for
the reform
programme:
22,000,000• Strengthen regulatory
capacities, notably in the fieldsof TF and standards.
• Provide support to further build
Brazil’s institutional and
regulatory capacitiesBrazil 2002-2006 L
Possible TF element
as part of capacity
building in the area oftrade policy andregional integrationOverall budget:
25 millionCapacity building in the area of
regional integration and transport
will be necessary in particular with aview to preparing EPA (EconomicPartnership Agreement) and
implementing the accompanying
trade policy and structural reforms.Burkina Faso 2003 - 2008 L
Element of TF
contained  in the
programme ofassistance to WTOaccession2,080,000 WTO accession, trade facilitation,
development of new export
industries, products, standards,quality controlCambodia Decision
foreseen for
2002,implementationin 2003L
TF contained in
economic co-operation andtechnological
innovation
programmeIndicative budget for
TF:6,400,000
(4.6 mio 2002;
1.8 mio in 2006)Facilitate trade between the EU and
Chile as one of the centralobjectives of an AssociationAgreement negotiated between the
EU and Chile.Chile 2002-2006 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF part contained in
programme for WTO
complimentaryassistanceOverall budget of
15,000,000Financing proposal suggests four
vertical components (agriculture,
services, SPS & TBT, tradefacilitation) and two horizontalcomponents (legal and other)China 2002 - 2004 L
Element of TF
contained in WTOaccession project3,600,000 Broad range of WTO accession and
implementation issues, includingTrade FacilitationChina 1998 - 2003 L
TF element as part of
Integrated BorderManagement
ProgrammeOverall budget:
23,000,000• Incorporate ongoing work on
customs and border crossing.
• Provide support to strengthen
customs
• Focus on procedural and
technical improvements atindividual borders
• Co-ordination and co-operation
with the World Bank Transportand Trade Facilitation
Programme for SouthEast
Europe (TTFSE),  recentlysigned by Croatia.Croatia 2002 - 2004 L
Possible TF element
as part of capacity
building in the area oftrade policy andregional integrationOverall budget:
4 millionCapacity building in the area of
regional integration and trade  will
be necessary in particular with aview to preparing EPA (EconomicPartnership Agreement) and
implementing the accompanying
trade policy and structural reforms.Dominican Republic 2003 - 2008 L
TF as part of
programme on
Economic Co-operationOverall budget:
10,000,000EU may provide support for capacity
building measures in key areas
agreed at Doha, including TFEcuador 2000 - 2006 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Trade Enhancement
Programme (TEP)
Technical Assistance
(TEP A)20,000,000 TEP A is the technical assistance
component and the first phase of an
assistance programme for tradeenhancement in Egypt, providedthrough TA and budgetary support.
The programme includes TF
through the enhancement of export-import inspection procedures.Egypt Once signed,
implementation
will start withimmediate effectDuration: 54
monthsL
Funding of trade /
customs reforms(TEP B)40,000,000 European Commission and the
Egyptian government are preparingthe funding conventionEgypt Under
preparationL
Technical Assistance
in Customs
(TEP C)5,000,000  –
10,000,000AIDCO ready to prepare an
instruction mission.Egypt 2003 L
Possible TF element
as part of capacity
building in the area of
trade policyOverall budget:
8 millionCB will be necessary in particular
with a view to preparing REPA
(Regional Economic Partnership
Agreement) and implementing theaccompanying trade policy andstructural reforms.Eritrea 2003 - 2008 L
Possible TF element
in the macro-economic support
and capacity building
for economic reformOverall budget:
19.2 millionTrade policy reform and economic
integration: Support for preparingthe country for WTO membership
for entry into the COMESA free
trade area and for REPAnegotiations will also be provided. Atentative amount of 5% of the
available overall budget (€384m)
will be reserved for capacity buildingin economic reform and integration.Ethiopia 2003 - 2008 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Possible TF element
within capacity
building project oftrade policy reformsOverall budget:
6 millionConsistent with the objectives of
economic and trade co-operation,
assistance will be provided insupport of trade policy reforms andcapacity building in all areas related
to trade, in preparation for
negotiations on new tradingarrangements.Gambia 2003-2008 L
Possible TF element
within capacitybuilding project foreconomic
diversificationOverall budget:
0,35 millionCapacity building in regional
integration and environment andactions to address impediments totrade.Grenada 2003-2008 L
TF element as part of
Trade and
Investment
DevelopmentProgrammeTotal contribution:
15,000,000Several projects on trade and
investment
Components envisaged in the total
contribution include:
• 6.0 mio € for facilitating  EU –
India Trade
• 2.0 mio € for enhancing India’s
trade performance
• 1.5 mio € integrating India’s
economy with the global
marketsIndia Decisions
foreseen for
2003
Duration: 3
yearsL
TF in customs 606,000 Trade Facilitation in Customs
(computerisation)Indonesia 2003 - L
TF element within
trade development
programme6,000,000 Capacity building for private sector
competitiveness.Jamaica 1997/98 - L
TF element as part
of assistance to WTO
accession1,000,000 Support for Laos accession to WTO,
trade facilitationLaos 2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
a programme for
development of thetrade sectorOverall indicative
budget:
45,000,000
in form of a sectoral
adjustment facility
linked to a clear setof conditionsReform of customs procedures and
administration in light of WTO
accession:Reform of customs tariff structure,codes classifications and valuation,
clearance systems at ports,
adoption of rules of origin,computerisation of exchange oftrade data.Lebanon 2002 - 2004 L
Possible TF element
within capacitybuilding project fortrade expansion and
regional integrationOverall budget:
8,6 millionCapacity building for trade
negotiations and trade and regionalintegration programmesLesotho 2003-2008 L
Rehabilitation of the
customs services0.42 million Madagascar 1998 - 2002 L
TF element as part of
the co-operationprogramme in thefields of trade and
investment2,000,000 TRTA and CB in key areas agreed
at Doha, in particular competitionand trade facilitationMalaysia 2002 - 2004 L
TF element as part of
support for
institutional, legal and
administrative reformOverall indicative
budget:
4,000,000Approximation of legislation
(support to customs legislation and
regulations) and law enforcement,
customs and cross-border co-operation.Moldova 2002 - 2003 L
TF element as part of
Integrated BorderManagementProgramme20,000,000 • Co-ordination and co-operation
with the World Bank TTFSE.
Programmes will include, inter alia:
• Develop integrated border
management strategy
• Assistance for strengthening of
customs institutions
• Improve infrastructureFormer Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Customs co-
operation  as part of
Support andFacilitation of the EU-Mexico Free Trade
Agreement (FTA)Overall indicative
budget:
8,000,000A principal component of the
support for the implementation of
the FTA is technical co-operationbetween customs authorities, whichshould involve Mexican customs
agents, who have an institutional
role.Mexico 2002 - 2006 L
TF element as part of
trade related capacity
buildingOverall budget:
4,800,000TRCB includes preparing the
necessary structural changes for the
EPA (Economic Partnership
Agreement). These will focus ontrade specific areas (includingcustoms, tariffs, etc.) and
macroeconomic reform.Namibia 2003 - 2008 L
Trade facilitation /
customs reform  and
other projects as
elements of the
EC/Pakistan DRAFT
Programme for Trade
DevelopmentOverall budget:
6,000,000 :
• WTO related:
2 mio
• standards /
SPS:            2-3 mio
• Small Project
Facility:         1
– 2 mioProgramme to look into introduction
of more transparency and
predictability of import and export
administration (simpler proceduresand new customs techniques). Thiscould include key areas of customs
reforms, i.e. risk assessment,
setting up of authorised tradersystems, reduction of data anddocumentation requirements, single
one-time presentation to one
agency, automation andmodernisation of the customs code.Pakistan Decision
foreseen for
2003
Duration 2003 -
2005L
TA to be provided to
build capacity in the
area of TF aselement ofprogramme providing
support to the
strengthening ofParaguayan foreigntradeOverall estimated
budget:
8,400,000Development of institutional
capacity in trade fields, trade
facilitation, competition policy,intellectual property rights, customsvaluation.Paraguay 2000 - 2006 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
Assistance to Trade
and Investment2,000,000 Capacity building through
strengthening key government
institutions involved in trade,investment and finance to enhancethe ability of key government
organisations to design and
implement a regulatory and policyenvironment conducive to business(inter alia improvement of customs
procedures). In particular,  2 million
€ are planned for TRTA,  and twoissues could be chosen : SPS andcustoms (trade facilitation and
customs valuation).Philippines 2002 - 2006 L
TF element as part of
legal, administrativereform and regional
policyIndicative overall
budget:
31,000,000
(15 mio in 2002 ;
16 mio in 2003 )Continuation of the IP and Customs
programmes covering legislativedevelopment, implementation and
training to provide specific TA to
Russia in the process of its WTOaccession.Russia 2002 - 2003 L
TF element as part
regional integration(€0.675m), capacity
building (€1.55m),
privatisation –transportOverall budget:
2.9 millionThe programme will aim at
improving competitiveness andfacilitating trade through institutional
strengthening of relevant actors and
improving the efficiency of thetransport sector.Surinam 2003-2008 L
TF element as part of
programme directedat fiscal, budget andcustoms reformIndicative overall
budget:
8,000,000Modernising legislation and
regulations concerning customstariffs and practices.  Adaptation oftariffs structure and customs
regulation to new trade agreements
and assistance in reorganisation ofthe Ministry of Finance and itspersonnel.Syria 2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
an EU-Thailand
Small ProjectsFacility coveringtrade, investment and
related areas for
sustained co-operationIndicative overall
budget:
5,000,000Proposals of TA and CB on issues
resulting from the WTO DDA and
implementation of the respectivework programme, in particular tradefacilitation, competition, government
procurement and investment.Thailand 2003 - 2007 L
TF element as part
regional integrationmacro support andeconomic reform
programmeOverall budget:
4millionThe programme will aim at
developing outward oriented tradepolicies, harmonisation of tradepolicies within the region and trade
negotiation capacities
competitiveness and facilitatingtrade through institutionalstrengthening of relevant actors and
improving the efficiency of the
transport sector.Uganda 2003-2008 L
TF element as part of
border managementprogrammeIndicative overall
budget:22,000,000
(15 mio in 2002 ;
7 mio in 2003 )Training programmes for border
guards, customs and other relatedagencies to provide their personnelwith the relevant skills to carry out
their task in line with international
practices.Advice and support to legislationdevelopment and implementation aswell as to Border Guards and
Customs services modernisation.Ukraine 2002 - 2003 L
TF element  as part
of economic reform
programme
(competitiveness anddiversification)Indicative overall
budget:
5,400,000TRTA / CB in the fields of customs
administration and valuation, import-
export transit procedures, market
access issues, etc.Uruguay 2002 - 2006 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
programme for
economic co-operationNo details yet
available.EC will provide support to
Venezuela for CB measures
according to key areas agreed atDoha, notably in areas such astrade facilitation , trade and
competition, etc. The EC will also
support Venezuela in its efforts toincrease its capacity to participate inthe negotiations. The EC addresses
some of these issues at regional
level.Venezuela L
TF element as part of
programme on public
administration,
institutional reformand goodgovernance to
facilitate Vietnam’s
integration into theinternationaleconomyOverall estimated
budget:
30,000,000Possible area to provide TRTA
includes customs reform.Vietnam 2002 - 2004 L
TF element as part of
programme tosupport Yemen’s
accession to WTO7,000,000 • Technical and administrative
assistance to the CCO-WTO
• Development of  a strategic
medium-to-long term Trade
Policy for  Yemen, includingexport promotion aspects
• Institutional and reforms
support including customs
valuation and customsprocedures reformYemen 2002 - 2004 L
TF element as part of
Customs andTaxation reform
programmeOverall indicative
budget:
21,500,000 –
27,500,000Promoting harmonised tariff and
modernised customs legislation andworking practices.Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Computerisation of
Customs and Trade
Data6,200,000 Installation in all COMESA Member
States requesting to do so of a
computerised customs and tradestatistics systems. Project executedby UNCTAD (Asycuda), CESD
communautaire (Eurotrace) and
with technical assistance at theCOMESA Headquarters to set up aRegional Computing Centre.Zambia 1998/1999 L
TF element as part of
the Zimbabwe trade
policy capacity
projectOverall budget:
30millionThe programme will aim at
improving the capabilities to
implement international agreements
and includes capacity building forstate and non state stakeholdersZimbabwe 2003-2008 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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BY REGIONS
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF elements as part
of Caribbean regionaltrade sectorprogramme11,200,000 European Commission to assist
Caribbean ACP countries inimproving intra-regional traderelations and deepening regional
integration, including by addressing
NTBs, strengthening capacity andpolicies on trade and trade-relatedareas (e.g. customs legislation), and
supporting trade facilitation
measures for business.ACP - Caribbean ACP
countries (Antigua andBarbuda, Bahamas,Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Grenada,Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname,Trinidad and Tobago)1997/98 - L
TF elements
envisaged as part of
regional indicativeprogramme (underpreparation)
supporting the
intensification ofintegration in theCaribbean region,
building on previous
national and regionalprogrammes andprojects
(UNDER
PREPARATION )Overall indicative
budget for
supporting theintensification ofintegration:
40 – 45,000,000European Commission to assist
Caribbean ACP countries in
improving intra-regional traderelations and deepening regionalintegration, including by addressing
NTBs, strengthening capacity and
policies on trade and trade-relatedareas (e.g. customs legislation), andsupporting trade facilitation
measures for business.ACP - Caribbean ACP
countries2003 - 2008 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Programme for
regional integrationand trade support
(UNDER
PREPARATION)Around € 17 million A substantial part of this amount
will go to trade facilitation activities,aimed in particular at improvingcustoms procedures and systems,
modernisation of customs offices,
support for the implementation of acustoms union, etc.Part of the overall budget will also
be allocated to the transport and
communications sector, with apossible TF element contained in astudy on the transport sector for
CEMAC (Economic and Monetary
Community of Central Africa) onthe implementation of regulationsand transport communicationstrategy.Central Africa 2003-2008 L
TF element as part of
a Regional SupportProgramme toUEMOA (West
African Economic
and Monetary Union)Overall budget :
65 millionThe project includes support for the
creation of a customs union.Western Africa
(UEMOA)1998 - 2003 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Programme for
regional integration
and trade support
( UNDER
 PREPARATION )Overall budget:
Around € 200
million• 82  million allocated to the
transport sector, focussing on
trade facilitation issues ( borderposts and harmonisation oftransport and customs
procedures).
• This sum is in addition to the  €
118 million of regionalintegration support programme,
which may also contain a TF
component (creation of acustoms union and deepeningof a common market).Western Africa
(Economic Community of
West African States –ECOWAS )2003-2008 L
Programme for
regional integration
and trade support
(UNDER
PREPARATION)Overall budget:
€ 9 million
€ 1,585,000 out of
this budget areallocated forspecific TF projects.Trade facilitation activities will aim
in particular at improving customs
procedures and systems,
quarantine arrangements andcapacity,  and definition ofstandards and conformance withstandards.
Specific TF projects include TF
regional workshops, variousstudies, inter alia on quarantine
and standards conformance and
administrative support for TFimplementationACP-Pacific: Palau,
Nauru, Niue, Tonga, Fiji,
Samoa, Papua New
Guinea, SolomonIslands, Marshall Islands,Federated States ofMicronesia, Vanuatu,
Kiribati, Cook Islands and
Tuvalu. 2003-2008 L
TF as element of
customsmodernisation3,750,000 Installation of Automated System for
Customs Data (ASYCUDA)ACP - Pacific Started in 2000 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Programme for
regional integration
and trade support
(UNDER
PREPARATION)Overall budget:
€ 20-30 millionHarmonising customs regulations
and proceduresACP-Southern and
Eastern Africa2003-2008 L
Programme for
regional integration
and trade support
(UNDER
PREPARATION)around € 5 million Support for a computerised
customs managementACP-Southern and
Eastern Africa2003-2008 L
TF element
contained in project
on computerisation of
customs and tradedata6,700,000 Project is part of the EDF
assistance focusing on TF in
COMESA. Successful evaluation in
1997, phase II project started in1998. The project activities in 1998include further work on the
harmonisation and simplification of
customs procedures.Common Market of East
and Southern Africa
(COMESA)1997/1998 - L
TF element
contained in regional
integration and
capacity buildingproject15,615,000 SADC 1997/1998 - L
Capacity building for
WTO negotiationsOverall budget:
10,000,000Includes diagnostic studies, IEC
and training courses with TFcomponentsAll ACP countries 2002 – 2004 L
Capacity building for
EPA negotiationsOverall budget:
20,000,000Includes diagnostic studies, IEC
and training courses with TF
componentsAll ACP countries 2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element in intra
ACP TRA-CB
programme
(UNDER
PREPARATION)Overall budget:
50,000,000Includes diagnostic studies, IEC
and training courses with TF
components and pilot schemeswith TF componentsAll ACP countries 2003 - 2008 L
Possible TF element
as part of programmeto establish the
Andean common
marketOverall budget:
18,000,000
for 34 projectsEU funding concentrated on
promotion of customs union,energy, economic and commercial
integration and human rights.Andean Community of
Nations1991-1996 L
Possible TF element
as part of TRTA
programme500,000 -  700,000 Study on economic & trade relations
between EU and CAN began in
January 2002. Its conclusion willhighlight areas where EU support isneeded to construct an Andean
common market.Andean Community of
Nations2002 - 2006 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
ASEM Seminar on
Trade Facilitation
Issues in the WTO35,000 Jointly organised by Malaysia and
the European Commission (EC)
• exchange information on the
WTO’s current work
programme on trade facilitation
and future prospects;
• discuss the approach for
enhanced implementation of
the ASEM Trade Facilitation
Action Plan (TFAP) based onthe agreed deliverables for2000-2002;
• exchange experience and
benefits in simplification oftrade facilitation proceduresamong ASEM partners;
• and explore capacity building
measures in trade facilitationfor developing countries.ASEM
135 participants :
85 from Malaysia and therest from other ASEM
partner countries, from
both the public andprivate sectors.Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia28- 29 June
2001SG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
project to help with
the establishment  ofthe Central AmericanCustoms UnionOverall indicative
budget: 10,400,000
(8.000.000 financed
by the Commission)Financial support towards the
establishment of the Central
American Customs Union.During the initial phase (2002 / 2003– 2004)  financial support will first
concentrate on the completion of
the Common External Tariff and theestablishment of the customs union.
During the second half  of the
project, the focus will be onestablishing common policiesnecessary to the functioning of the
customs union such as common
commercial policy, competitionpolicy , etc.. Special attention willalso be devoted to customs co-operation in which TF will play an
important role.Central America
(Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras,Nicaragua and Panama)2001 - 2006
Duration of
project:
42 monthsL
TF element as part of
Customs ProgrammeIndicative amount:
13,000,000Support for the implementation of
Partnership and Co-operation
Agreements (PCA) and Trade and
Co-operation Agreements (TCA) toimprove customs and bordermanagement.
The project will include the
development of medium termbusiness plans and annual actionplans for customs services to
ensure comprehensive reform and
modernisation of each service toaccepted international standards,which could be supported by further
TA.Central Asia
(Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistanand Uzbekistan)2002 - 2004 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element as part of
the programme to
further the EuroMedInternal MarketOverall budget:
6,000,000Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade
Area:  the programme will provide a
framework for reciprocalinformation, tailored trainingactivities and TA. Priority areas
include, inter alia, customs, taxation
and free movement of goods.Mediterranean Countries 2002 - 2004 L
EuroMed Market
Workshop on
Customs, Taxation
and Rules of Origin,organised by theEuropean Centre for
the Regions with the
financial support ofthe EU CommissionMEDA ProgrammePlenary sessions and working group
sessionsMediterranean Countries Brussels 28 – 30 October
2002S
TF element
contained in EU-
Mercosur Business
Facilitation ActionPlan100,000 Actions in the fields of sanitary and
phytosanitary measures,  standards,
technical regulations and conformity
assessment, customs, andelectronic commerce.
Proposals for specific projects  are
under preparation.Mercosur 2003 L
TF element
contained in project
on EU-Mercosur Co-
operation in CustomMatters5,300,000 Contribute to the consolidation of
Mercosur customs integration and
the development of trade between
the Mercosur countries and the EU.Actions will include legalharmonisation work of Mercosur
customs legislation, customs
clearance  facilitation and  fightagainst fraud.Mercosur (Initialled in May
2002)
2002 - 2006L
Improving
regulatoryframework forcustoms and transit
in the Mercosur
countries.G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EUR ( € )Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Training course, TF 400,000 4-week training course on DDA for
negotiators and administrators from
selected developing countries.Subjects  will  cover a module onTF Selected Developing
CountriesPlanned for
2003
Duration:  4
weeksSG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 31 Loans provided by the European Investme nt Bank in the sector of Transport and
Infrastructure
European Investment Bank
Loans Cost / Financial Contribution
in EUR ( € )Recipient Country Signature Date
Completion of three sections of east-west
motorway, south-west and south-east ofAlgiers140,000,000 Algeria 28/06/2000 and 12/11/2000
Construction of a section of the East-West
motorway between Bouira and El Adjiba70,000,000 Algeria 24/07/2002
Upgrading of the urban road network in
Greater Algiers50,000,000 Algeria 24/07/2002
Rehabilitation and reconstruction of
infrastructure damaged by the bad
weather on 10 November 2001 in the cityof Algiers and the Wilaya of Chlef, west ofAlgier45,000,000 Algeria 24/07/2002
Regional Road Transport Corridors 45,000,000 Argentina 28/03/1996
Rehabilitation of Cameroon’s railways
(RISK CAPITAL)12,000,000 Cameroon 08/03/2002
Construction and equipping of a new air
traffic control centre in Sal20,000,000 Cape Verde 16/09/2002
Guangxi Roads Development
Construction of a toll motorway and other
additional routes between  Nanning andthe Vietnamese border56,167,153 China 18/12/2001G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Loans Cost / Financial Contribution
in EUR ( € )Recipient Country Signature Date
Air Navigation
Feasibility study on a common system of
air traffic control for international flights in
the East African airspace and for thefoundation of an Air Control Agency
(RISK CAPITAL)292,000 Regional - East Africa - ACP countries +
OCT29/11/2001
Northern Coastal Highway 5,000,000 Egypt 10/03/1998
GWB – West Roads Rehabilitation 20,000,000 Gaza / West Bank 25/10/1998
Enlargement of container transhipment
terminal at Port of Kingston
(RISK CAPITAL)12,000,000 Jamaica 08/08/2000
Extension of port infrastructure in Tripoli 45,000,000 Lebanon 13/06/2002
Port of Maroc upgrading 32,000,000 Morocco 10/12/1999
Construction and improvement of rural
roads in northern provinces53,000,000 Morocco 27/07/2000
Construction of two motorways, between
Sidi El Yamani and Tangiers and between
Casablanca and El Jadida, northern
Morocco100,000,000 Morocco 31/05/2001
Pan American Highway 27,000,000 Peru 14/07/1995
Davao Airport Project 25,000,000 Philippines 10/03/1995
Second Philippines Airport Project 25,000,000 Philippines 24/09/1997
Modernisation of international airport in
Kigali
(RISK CAPITAL)11,000,000 Rwanda 08/06/2000G/C/W/442/Rev.1
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Loans Cost / Financial Contribution
in EUR ( € )Recipient Country Signature Date
N 3 Toll Road 45,000,000 South Africa 18/10/1999
N4 Platinum Toll Highway :
Modernisation and technical upgrading of
the N1 linking Pretoria and Warmbaths to
the north and the N4 linking Pretoria and
the Botswana border to the west50,000,000 South Africa 24/08/2001
Construction of air traffic control complex
at second Bangkok international airport26,373,000 Thailand 05/12/2000
Upgrading and development of the road
network around lake Bizerte, north of
Tunis30,000,000 Tunisia 25/04/2001
Construction of a toll motorway M'saken-
Sfax120,000,000 Tunisia 7/10/2002G/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 34Technical Assistance Projects provided by Finland (Finnish Customs)  in the field of Trade
Facilitation 8
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EURSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Border trafficfacilitation600 000 Facilitate trade / traffic between
Finland/EU and Russia  throughimproving both the Russian (mainlyNorth West Customs administration)
customs service and specific
border-crossings.Covers also enforcement activities,customs crime investigation
Providing Training, Technical
Assistance, IT training, incl. RiskAnalysisRussia North West
CustomsAdministrationincl. Kaliningrad
Actions approved
by the SCC also1993 - 2000
2000 - 2003S (L)
Trade facilitation
Participation in
TACIS Customs
projects through
Eurocustoms
Tacis Twinning
projects 300 000
100 000European
Commission/Eurocustoms  to assist
with assistance of EU MS certain
Tacis countries to improve customsprocedures and controls and toimprove customs legislation to meet
EU/international standards
Special attention to border
facilitationRussia, Uzbekistan,
Mongolia
Russia 7 border posts1997 - 2002
1997 - 2001S
S (L)
Task Force II for
Trade barriers inBarents Euro-ArcticRegion250 000 Projects  in co-operation between
customs and private sector onsimplification of the border crossingprocedures (in co-operation with
Sweden and Norway)Barents Euro-Arctic
Region1999 - 2003 S
                                                     
8 Projects/participation within Tacis/Phare/Eurocustoms/Customs 2003 programmes also mentioned, covers also some candidate countr iesG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 35Technical Assistance Projects provided by Sw eden in the field of Trade Facilitation
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in SEKSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Study on customs
issues from anAfrican perspectiveSEK 37,000 A study on customs issues from an
African perspective. The study aimsat investigating the needs for
supporting the African market, as
well as establishing the actionstaken so far.Africa (in general) 2002 S
A "train-the-trainer"
education project forAfrican CustomsOfficersSEK 268,250 A "train-the-trainer" education
project for African Customs Officerssupported by the Nordic CustomsCo-operation Council. The Swedish
contributions to the project are co-
ordinated by the Swedish Customs.Africa (in general) 2002 S
Bilateral co-operation
scheme on tradefacilitationA bilateral co-operation scheme (the
green corridor) on trade facilitationfocusing on Swedish companies,which have a quality certificate in
accordance with the Swedish
Stairway concept (a customsfacilitation program based on qualityassurance, risk management and
the latest technology).Russia
TF element part of
DDAGTFprogrammes.SEK 16 million Contributions to the Doha
Development Agenda Global TrustFund (DDAGTF), which in turn
supports trade facilitation. Both the
Swedish International DevelopmentCo-operation Agency (SIDA) andthe Ministry for Foreign Affairs
support the DDAGTF.2002 – 2003 L
TF element part of
ITC programmes.SEK 10 million Support to the International Trade
Centre (ITC), which within the
framework of its various
programmes supports tradefacilitation. Time period: 2002. Cost:SEK 10 million.2002 LG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 36Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in SEKSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Facilitating current
trade procedures,developing a
paperless system for
the exchange ofinformation betweenthe customs
authorities.A facilitation programme of the
current trade procedures todeveloping a paperless system for
the exchange of information
between the customs authorities.This work is done within theframework of the ASEM-co-
operation.Thailand
Facilitating current
trade procedures,
developing apaperless system forthe exchange of
information between
the customsauthorities.A facilitation programme of the
current trade procedures to
developing a paperless system forthe exchange of informationbetween the customs authorities.
This work is done within the
framework of the ASEM-co-operation.VietnamG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 37Assistance technique mise à disposition par la France9
Facilitation du commerce (FC)
Assistance
techniqueCoût Domaines Pays IV. LIEU
GÉOGRAP
HIQUE
V= France
M= PaysDates Court terme (C)
Long terme(L)
Participation aux
programmes del’OMDFacilitation des échanges et mise
en place des régimes tarifairesAlgérie1 M
1 V1 M
1 V2001
20012002
2002C
CC
C
Modernisation des
douanes(fc) 47 310 F (MINEFI) Valeur en douane Argentine 1 M 2001 C
Participation auxprogrammes del’OMDOMD
FMIFacilitation des échanges Bénin 1 V
1 M2001
2002C
C
Modernisation desdouanes 42 896 F (MINEFI) Valeur en douane Brésil 1 M 2001 C
Formation
Facilitation des échanges Burkina Faso1 M
1 V1 M2001
20012002C
CC
Modernisation desdouanesMINEFI 2 875 €Contrefaçons Cambodge 1 M 2002 C
Programme FMI
MINEFI 2 615 € Facilitation des échanges et
contrefaçonsChili 1 M
1 M2001
2002C
C
Formation
Commerce électronique Cote D’Ivoire 1 M 2001 C
Modernisation des
douanes(fc) 18 842 F (MINEFI)
2 362 € (MINEFI)Contrefaçons et facilitation des
échangesCosta Rica 1 M
1 M2001
2002C
C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 85 066 F (MINEFI) Valeur en douane et commerce
électroniqueCuba1M
1 V
1 M2001
2001
2002C
C
C
                                                     
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Page 38Assistance
techniqueCoût Domaines Pays IV. LIEU
GÉOGRAP
HIQUE
V= France
M= PaysDates Court terme (C)
Long terme(L)
Modernisation des
douanes MAE Valeur en douane Guinée 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes 3 358 € (MINEFI) Valeur en douane Haïti 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation des
douanes OMD Valeur en douane Iran 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 47 100 F (MINEFI) Valeur en douane Liban 1 M 2001 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 13 700 F (MINEFI)
 7 461 € (MINEFI)Facilitation des échanges, valeur,
origine et contrefaçonsMaroc1 V
1M
2V2001
2002
2002C
C
C
Modernisation desdouanes 2 483 € (MINEFI) Origine Mexique 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 20 938 F (ADETEF) Valeur en douane Moldavie 1 M 2001 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 3 365 € (ADETEF) Valeur en douane Paraguay 1M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) Commission Facilitation des échanges Pérou 2 M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 69 200 F (MINEFI) Facilitation des échanges et valeur
en douaneRep.Dominicaine 1 M
1 V2001
2001C
Modernisation des
douanes OMD Facilitation des échanges Rép fédérale de
Yougoslavie1 V 2002 C
Modernisation des
douanes Contrefaçons Taiwan 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation des
douanes(fc) 27 750 F (MINEFI)
 6 747 € ( MINEFI)Valeur en douane et contrefaçons
Origine et contrefaçonsTunisie1 M
1 V
2 M1 V2001
2001
20022002C
C
CCG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 39Assistance
techniqueCoût Domaines Pays IV. LIEU
GÉOGRAP
HIQUE
V= France
M= PaysDates Court terme (C)
Long terme(L)
Renforcement
institutionnel
• Programme euro
douane
• MINEFI 31 246 F (MINEFI)
  1 819 € (MINEFI)Facilitation des échanges et règles
d'origine Turquie 6 M
1 V
1 M2001
2001
2002C
C
C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) contrefaçons Ukraine 1 M 2001 C
Modernisation des
douanes 2 615 € ( MINEFI) Valeur en douane Uruguay 1 M 2002 C
Modernisation desdouanes(fc) 57 986 F (MINEFI)
  9 097 € ( MINEFI)contrefaçon Vietnam 1 M
1 M2001
2002C
CG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 40Technical Assistance Projects provided by Greece in the field of Trade Facilitation
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EURSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Trade policy and
administrationmanagement20,000 Trade Facilitation Albania 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion50,000 Training of entrepreneurs  on
foreign trade proceduresArmenia 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion40,000 Training of entrepreneurs  on
foreign trade proceduresArmenia 2000 S
Trade policy and
administrationmanagement20,000 Trade Facilitation Bosnia-Herzegovina 2000 S
Trade policy and
administration
management20,000 Trade Facilitation Croatia 2000 S
TF element as part of
export promotion
procedures10,000 Training of entrepreneurs on
information technologyEgypt 2000 S
Trade policy and
administration
management20,000 Trade Facilitation Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of export
promotion30,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresJordan 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion50,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresKazakhstan 2000 S
Trade policy and
administrationmanagement20,000 Trade Facilitation Moldova 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion50,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresMoldova 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion40,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresMoldova 2000 SG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 41Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EURSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Possible TF element
as part of SMEdevelopment40,000 Introduction to logistics, market
administration and transportadministrationTunisia 2000 S
Trade policy and
administrationmanagement20,000 Trade Facilitation Turkey 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion70,000 Study and seminars of
entrepreneurs on electronic tradeTurkey 2001 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion60,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresUzbekistan 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of exportpromotion50,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresUzbekistan 2000 S
Possible TF element
as part of export
promotion50,000 Training of entrepreneurs on foreign
trade proceduresUzbekistan 2000 SG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 42Technical Assistance Projects provided by Spa in in the field of Trade Facilitation
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution
in EURSubjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
TF element
contained in the‘Granadua Project’TA is provided for:
 fight against fraud; techniques andpractices of “a posteriori” control; IT
support for customs operation;
customs  laboratories; System ofHarmonisation
Participation of 9 experts from SpainBolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru,Venezuela2002 – approx.
June 2003L
2 experts from Spain participated in
the project.Costa Rica 1 – 8 September S
Plans for the
modernisation of theairport in Havana1 expert from Spain participated in
the project.Cuba 27/5 – 1/6/2002 S
Risk analysis 2 experts from Spain participated in
the project.Nicaragua 1 – 8/9/2002 S
Customs
modernisation2 experts from Spain participated in
the project.Nicaragua (Managua) 4 weeks
between
October /
November 2001S
Project of regional
integration
concerning customsin Central America1 expert from Spain participated in
the project.Nicaragua, Guatemala,
El Salvador9/7 – 9/8/2001 SG/C/W/442/Rev.1
Page 43Technical Assistance Projects provided by United Kingdom in the field of Trade Facilitation
Technical
Assistance
providedCost / Financial
Contribution in
Pound Sterling
(£)Subjects covered Recipient Country /
ParticipantsLocation Dates Short term
assistance (S) /
longer term
development aid
projects (L)
Train the trainers -
ASYCUDANo charge Macedonia 30/11 –
7/12/2002S
Tariff Classification 1,000 Various countries 18 – 21 /02/02 S
683 04 – 06/03/02
610 15 – 18/04/02
VAT Course 18,498.40 Various countries 20/05 –
14/06/2002S
Customs System Georgia TBA
Implementation of
AsycudaN/A Moldova 16 – 20/12/2002 S
Nigeria Customs
ReformEstimated cost:
4,000Nigeria TBA
Customs
OrganisationTBA Ukraine TBA
WTO Valuation Kenya 23-27/09/2002 S
Modernisation of
Customs andRevenueAdministrationUganda N/K
Ethical Behaviour
and code of conductfor public servantsN/A Various countries 19/11/2002 S
Trade and bilateral
agreementsN/A China/UK 01-02/07/2002 S
Visit to NKBH and
LHRN/A Dubai 21 and
24/06/2002S
Customs 2002
exchange visitHungary 10/06/2002 S
Accountant General
to discuss OracleN/A Malaysia September 2002
Fiscal Warehousing Russia End of May
2002
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