World Trade Organization – Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility

News

• Communication from the International Customs community regarding the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  12.07.2017

  The World Customs Organization (WCO) congratulates the World Trade Organization on the entry into force of the TFA and reaffirms that it is committed to the smooth, effective and efficient implementation of the TFA.

• ICTSD - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  21.06.2017

  ICTSD published a paper on how the TFA could help facilitate agricultural trade and improve food security in Africa.

• IATA- Airlines Commit to Air Cargo Modernization

  09.06.2017

  The IATA 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) adopted a resolution to accelerate the modernization and transformation of the air cargo industry.

• From vision to reality: event celebrates success of the Trade Facilitation Agreement

  02.06.2017

  Participants who played a key role in negotiating the Trade Facilitation Agreement joined WTO Members and others to celebrate the Agreement’s entry into force and to discuss the challenges in securing its implementation in the coming years.

• WTO launches new publication on National Trade Facilitation Committees

  02.06.2017

  The purpose of this publication is to disseminate information on national experiences, best practices and recommendations with respect to the establishment and functioning of NCTFs.

• Trade Facilitation Committee meets for first time

  16.05.2017

  WTO Members gathered on 16 May for the inaugural meeting of the Trade Facilitation Committee, the body responsible for overseeing implementation of the WTO’s historic Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

• Celebrating the Success of the Ghana National Single Window

  15.05.2017

  High-level delegates of the international and local trade development community gathered in Accra to consider the progress made in implementing the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW).

• UNESCAP Published a Handbook on Indicators for Trade Facilitation

  08.05.2017

  The handbook aims at providing a comprehensive source of information on publicly available cross-country databases and indicators relevant to trade facilitation.

• WTO Members discuss trade facilitation provisions in RTAs

  12.04.2017

  WTO Members discussed the relationship between trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the 3-4 April meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements.

• Advanced course ends for chairs of National Committees on Trade Facilitation

  31.03.2017

  An Advanced course for chairs of National Committees on Trade Facilitation took place from 20 March to 29 March at the WTO to help prepare the participants for the implementation of the TFA.

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