G/TFA/N/CHE/3  
 
26 March 2019  
(19-1882) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLE 22:1 AND 2 2:2 OF  
THE TRADE FACILITATI ON AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM S WITZERLAND  
The following communication, dated  22 March 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland.  
 
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Switzerland hereby makes the following notifications in accordanc e with Article  22.1 and Article  22.2 
of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931) . 
 
1. Notified under Article 22.1  
 
Description of the technica l 
and financial assistance and 
capacity building resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary country/  
Region (where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement of the 
assistance  
The Trade Facilitation Support 
Program (TFSP) is a multi-
donor program of the World 
Bank Group's Trade and 
Competitiveness Global 
Practice which provides 
support for countries seeking 
assistance in aligning their 
trade practices with the WTO 
Trade Facilitation Agreement.  Swiss 
contribution:  
2017-2023 
CHF 2 million  Every country is eligible 
to receive support 
under the Program. 
Eligible countries are 
expected to have 
demonstrated a strong 
commitment to 
implementing trade 
facilitation reforms in 
the areas covered by 
the WTO TFA. 
Moreover, the TFSP will 
prioritize assistance to 
countries with limited 
access to other donor 
support.  WTO:  
World Trade 
Organization  
ITC: 
International 
Trade Center  
US ITC: 
United States 
International 
Trade 
Commission  
WCO: World 
Customs 
Organization  
IMF: 
International 
Monetary Fund  
UNCTAD: 
United Nations 
Conference on 
Trade and 
Development  
WBG: World 
Bank Group  Requests for technical 
assistance can be 
made directly to the 
Trade Facilitation 
Support Program or 
through WBG offices 
and partners.  
 
For further 
information:  
Trade Facilitation 
Support Program  G/TFA/N/CHE/3  
 
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  Description of the technica l 
and financial assistance and 
capacity building resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary country/  
Region (where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement of the 
assistance  
The Global Trade Facilitation 
Program (GTFP) is a multi -bi 
donor program of the World 
Customs Organization (WCO) 
and Switzerland providing 
support to priority countries in 
the realm of the Swiss 
Economic Development 
Cooperation. The program 
assists countries in 
implementing the WTO Trade 
Facilitation Agreement and the 
WCO Revised Kyoto 
Convention.  Swiss 
contribution:  
2018-2022 
CHF 5.5 
million  Eligible countries 
include partner 
countries of the Swiss 
Economic Development 
Cooperation:  
Albania, Azerbaijan, 
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Colombia, 
Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, 
Indonesia, Kosovo, 
Kyrgyzstan, Republic of 
North Macedonia, Peru, 
Serbia, South Afric a, 
Tajikistan, Tunisia, 
Ukraine, and Viet Nam WCO: World 
Customs 
Organization  Requests for 
assistance can be 
made to the notified 
TF Contact Point 
responsible for 
technical assistance 
and capacity Building 
or directly to the 
WCO.  
 
Eligible countries will 
be selected through 
the program.  
 
2. Notified under Article 22.2  
 
In Switzerland the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is in charge of economic 
cooperation and development activities. Within the framework of the implementation of the 
Agree ment on Trade Facilitation SECO' s Trade Promotion Division is responsible for assistance and 
support for capacity building.  
 
Enquiries regarding trade facilitation -related assistance can be directed to:  
 
Trade Promotion Division (WEHU)  
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs – SECO  
Economic Cooperation and Development  
Holzikofenweg 36  
3003 Bern  
Switzerland  
 
Phone: +41 58 461 43 61  
 
Fax: +41 58 464 0967  
 
E-Mail: TF.contact@seco.admin.ch  
 
The Donor contact information can also be found on http://www.tfafacility.org/switzerland . 
 
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