- co-led by World Economic Forum; Centre for International Private Entreprise; International Chamber of Commerce
'- donors: US; in cooperation with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- donors: US; Canada; UK Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC);
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);; 3033 Germany No 2/Customs; Australia; Denmark
- Private sector partners (available on the Alliance website)
Description
Optimising and digitising the weighing and other processes at the Port of Casablanca for bulk imports and container exports and introduce an electronic phytosanitary certificate process (ePhyto), reducing weighing process time at port service points by 25% and the clearance time of goods requiring phytosanitary certification by two days.
an opportunity to share international and regional knowledge and best practice in various topics such as roles of National Committees on Trade Facilitation (NCTF), expected benefits of implementation of WTO TFA, adoption of international standards and partnerships with businesses and industries in the pursuit of better economic competitiveness of goods and services.
To assist the MENA regional Customs Administrations in strengthening the existing Risk Assessment and Selectivity practices by focusing on risk indicators and profiling methodology including intelligence support to risk assessment and selectivity.
Raise awareness of regional Customs in understanding and implementing WTO TFA by adopting the WCO instruments and tools.
Explain the different WCO tools and instruments under Mercator Programme.