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14thJPCREMESANaples,Italy–19and20July2017

DrJPDop,OIEDeputyDirectorGeneral

InternationalExchangeandTradePresentation«Trade-TFA-TradeFacilitationAgreement»

(intheframeworkoftheOIE-WCOcollaboration)

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§  RevisedagreementsignedattheWCOCouncilSessioninJune2015

Ø  OIE–WCOCollaboration

§  Firstversionagreedin2008

§  Securingandfacilitatinginternationaltrade,andoveralltostimulatingthegrowthoflegitimateandsafetradeworldwide

à  SafeTradefacilitation(thatavoidsdiseasefacilitation)

§  AimstostrengthencooperationandboostcollaborationbetweennationalCustomsAdministrationsandVeterinaryServices,inmattersofcommoninterest

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MattersofcommoninteresttotheOIEandWCO

§ ImplementationoftheWTOAgreementonTradeFacilitation§ Goodgovernancepracticesatborders§ Fightagainstsmugglingandfraudintradeinliveanimals,productsofanimaloriginandveterinarymedicinalproducts§ Biologicalthreatreduction§ Animalwelfareaspectsduringtransport(byland,seaandair)andquarantine§ Facilitationofinternationalcompetitionhorsemovements§ Facilitationofcross-bordermovementsinnaturaldisastersituations

Ø  OIE–WCOCollaboration

[animals,animalproducts,animalfeedproducts,veterinarymedicinalproductsandbiologicalsamples]

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OneoftheKeyareasofcommoninterestidentiXiedistheimplementationoftheWTOAgreementonTradeFacilitation

withafocusonCoordinatedBorderManagementincluding:

§  Singlewindowconcept§  CoordinationbetweennationalCustomAdministrationsandVeterinaryServices

§  InternationalcertiNication§  Dematerialisationofsupportingdocuments

Ø  TheWTOTFAAgreement

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WhatistheWTOTFAAgreement?

-  AdoptedinDecember2013;cameintoforceon22February2017-  Aimstosimplify,modernizeandharmonizeexportandimport

processes,inparticularwithregardstocustomsprocedures-  BeneXits:

- Full implementationoftheAgreementcouldreducetradecostsgloballybyanaverageof14.3%- By2030theAgreementcouldadd2.7percentagepointsperyear toworld tradegrowthandmorethanhalfapercentagepointperyeartoworldGDPgrowth.Thisimpactwouldbegreaterthantheeliminationofallexistingtariffsaroundtheworld.

Ø  TheWTOTFAAgreement

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WhatistheWTOTFAAgreement?

Ø  TheWTOTFAAgreement

‘TheTFAandtherelatedpoliticalwilltoimplementitsmeasuresandtocarryforwardthetradefacilitationagenda,willbringpositiveimpetusforcooperationofallrelevantborder

agenciesandtheirconnectivitythroughCoordinatedBorderManagement(CBM).

TheabilityofCustomsadministrationstosuccessfullyimplementTFAprovisionswilldependlargelyontheirdirectengagement,agilityandcooperationwithotherborder

regulatoryagencies[includingtheVS]’

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Ø  TheWTOTFAAgreement

--Article8

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Article23.2-“eachWTOmembershallestablishand/ormaintainaNationalCommitteeonTradeFacilitationordesignateanexisting

mechanismtofacilitatebothdomesticcoordinationandimplementationoftheprovisionsofthisAgreement”

Ø  TheWTOTFAAgreement

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

§  AsaXirststeptooperationalizetherevisedAgreement,theOIEsuggestedtousetheWCOSurveyonNCTFs(December2014),adjustedtoOIEpurposes,togainabetterunderstandingoftheparticipationofVeterinaryServicesinNCTFs

§  OIESurveymodeledonWCOquestionnaire§  LaunchedinJuly2015(reminderinOctober2015)§  Dualpurpose:

ü  RaisingawarenessamongstVeterinaryServicesü  Datatoevaluatethecurrentsituation(andpossiblybuildCB

activities)

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

OIE(September2015) WCO(December2014)49OIEMCsfromthe5OIEregions,ofwhich26indicatedtheestablishmentofNCTFs:§  3fromtheAmericasandCaribbean§  4fromEurope§  10fromAfrica§  2fromtheMiddle-East§  7fromtheAsia/PaciXicRegion

66MembersfromthesixWCOregionsofwhich23indicatedtheestablishmentofNCTFs:§  5fromtheAmericasandCaribbean§  5fromEurope§  4fromEastandSouthAfrica§  2fromNorthAfrica,NearandMiddleEast

§  1fromWestandCentralAfricaand§  6fromtheAsia/PaciXicRegion

11CountriesintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF

Results

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

§  Responserate:49Countriesresponded(27%)

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Ques+onairerepliesvsOIEMemberCountries

[China,Australia,Japan,Brazil,Argentina,USA,France,Italy,UK,etc.]

4REMESACountrieshadanswered:

-  France-  Italy-  Morocco-  Tunisia

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

Mainquestions:

� HasyourcountryaNationalTFACommitteeinPlace? [YES:Q2-9;NO:Q10-11]�AretheVSamemberinthenationalTFACommittee? �AretheVSanobserverinthenationalTFACommittee? �DoesVSrepresentativeattendallmeetingsofthenationalTFAcommittee? �Howoftenthosemeetingstakeplace? �WhoisleadingthenationalTFAcommittee? �Howmanydifferentministersand/oragenciesarepartoftheNCTF? �AretheVSinvolvedinthepreparationofthemeetingagendas? �Accordingtoyou,aretheVSperspectiveproperlytakenintoaccount? � IsyourcountryintheprocessofestablishinganationalTFAcommittee? �HavetheVSbeenapproachedtobecomepartofthenationalTFAcommittee? 11

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

(49Countriesresponded)

•  Atthattime26MCshadaNationalTFACommittee•  MinistriesofTradetypicallyleadNCTF(11);MoA(2)•  5-23MinistriesorAgenciesonTFACommittees•  VS:(14)MembersoftheNCTF;(7)ObserversoftheNCTF•  VS:6countriesattendallNCTFmeetings;2adhocpresence•  VS:7countriesinvolvedinthemeetingagendapreparation•  VeterinaryServicesperspectivesgenerallyaccepted

•  StronginterestfromtheVStoparticipateintheNCTF•  Morecooperation/CBneeded

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

(4REMESAcountries’responses)

HasyourcountryaNCTFinPlace?

IsyourcountryintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF?

France No PrematureatthisstageItaly Yes /Morocco Yes /Tunisia No No

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

Update2017forREMESAcountries

HasyourcountryaNCTFinplace?IfYES,howaretheVSinvolved?Aretheiropinionconsidered?IfNO,isyourcountryintheprocessofestablishingaNCTF?

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF(2015)

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OIEPVSEvaluationTool

47CriticalCompetences(CC)

1CConQuarantineandBorderSecurity

1CConInternationalHarmonisation

1CConInternationalcertiXication

1CConEquivalenceandothertypesofsanitaryagreements

Ø  OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation

Example of a recent PVS evaluation – CC II.IV - recommendations

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Ø  OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation

§  JointOIE-WCOseminaronBordersecurityfornationalCustomsAdministrationsandVeterinaryServicestofacilitatetheimplementationofarticle8oftheWTOTFA(andotherprovisionsoftheWCO-OIECooperationAgreement§  Pilot:Americasregion(30countries)§  Ifsuccessful,tobereplicatedinotherregions

Session1–IntroductionandstrategicoutlookontheTFA

Session2-PrivateSectorPerspectivesandInternationalStandards

Session3–CoordinatedBorderManagement(include.singlewindow)inpractice

Session4-CooperationundertheTFA

Session5-Cooperationonothersubjectsofcommoninterest

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Ø  OIEactivitiestofacilitateTFAimplementation

§  STDFactivities§  PossibleapplicationofanSTDFprojectone-veterinarycertiNication–attherequestofOIEMCs,‘OIEshouldconsiderfurthersupporttoMembersregardinge-certiXication’

WCOContext:ThethemeadoptedbytheWCOin2016was‘DigitalCustoms’,acarefullyselectedtheme which reXlected the challenges and opportunities offered by the global phenomenon ofdigitization. Issues around the development of Customs technologies, implementation of thecompletecycleofCustomsadministrativedocumentsinelectronicform,thereductionofbarriersthroughthedevelopmentofpaperlesstrade,theimplementationof‘SingleWindow’mechanisms,advance information algorithms and automatic release of goods – each of these trends havebecomeanintegralpartoftheprocessofsimpliXicationandstreamliningofCustomsproceduresinrecent years. Application of these technologies will undoubtedly become a generally acceptedglobalstandard.

Workinprogress

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Ø  Otheron-goingOIE-WCOactivities…

§  Transportofbiological(infectious)samples§  NewOIEadhocGroup(July2017)–WCOasamember§  OIEregionalseminaronFocalPointforVeterinaryLaboratories–WCOasspeaker

§  FightagainstcounterfeitVeterinaryProducts§  OIEregionalseminaronFocalPointforVeterinaryProducts–WCOasspeaker

§  TemporaryInternationalMovementofCompetitionHorses(HHP)§  IHSC-OIEWorkshoponTemporaryInternationalMovementof

CompetitionHorses(Johannesburg,SouthAfrica,14July2017)-WCOasspeaker

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Ø  Conclusions

§  OIEsupportstheimplementationoftheWTOTFAagreement,inclosecooperationwithWCO

TradeFacilitationYESDiseasesFacilitationNO!

Thankyouforyourattention

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  HasyourcountryaNCTFinplace?(49replies)

No , 11,

50% Yes, 11,

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§  Isyourcountryintheprocessofestablishinga

NCTF(11 countries said yes out of 22 countries without a TFA

Committee)

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  AreVSaPermanentMemberintheNCTF(49replies)

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  DoVSattendallmeetingsoftheNCTF

§  No:6countries§  Yes:6countries§  Whenitisnecessary,accordingtoagenda:2countries§  Nomeetingheldsincetheestablishment:1country§  Noresponse:34countries

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  Howoftenthosemeetingstakeplace?

§  Onceamonth(2countries)§  Twiceayear(4countries)§  3timesayear(3countries)§  4timesayear(1country)§  Often(1country)§  Asneedsarise(6country)

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  WhoisleadingtheNCTF?

§  MinistryofTrade(11countries)§  MinistryofFinance,includingDirectorateGeneralofCustoms(3countries)

§  MinistryofAgriculture(2countries)§  MinistryofEconomic(2countries)§  SeveralMinistries(1country)

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Ø  OIESurveyonNCTF

§  AretheVSinvolvedinthepreparationofthemeetingagendas?

§  Yes:8countries§  No:7countries§  Unknown:34countries