WTO SEMINAR ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON CUSTOMS VALUATION PROMOTING COOPERATION, COORDINATION & SCHEDULING IN VALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/ CAPACITY BUILDING Aziz El Kassimy Deputy Director, Valuation, WCO Geneva, 7 November 2002 1

WCO VALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES TO MEMBERS - 2000 - 2002 : WCO VALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES TO MEMBERS - NATIONAL 30 REGIONAL 8 1,100 officers reaching 2

WCO MEMBERS 161 LDC’s/DC’s 121 3

VALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DEMAND DRIVEN NEEDS INVENTORIES PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS 4

ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF T.A. Theme meetings WCO Symposiums Regional approach Other donor funded programmes New training modules WCO/USAID COMESA AusAID 5

Capacity building priorities WCO FOCUS Re-assessment Capacity building priorities = Effective implementation programmes Organisational infrastructure Valuation specific Supporting procedural requirements Exchange of valuation information = Successful implementation 6

WCO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION INCLUDES Member T.A. delivery reports to the TCCV Secretariat T.A. delivery reports to the TCCV Members reports on implementation status to the TCCV WCO T.A. programmes are published on the WCO Web site 7

SEEK ALTERNATIVE POOLS OF VALUATION EXPERTISE CONSULTATION PARTNERSHIPS 8

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