1. Symposium on WTO Trade Facilitation for African Countries
Implementing Trade Facilitation Instruments for Regional Integration
Dominique Njinkeu,
Lead Trade Facilitation Specialist, TFF Program coordinator
Nairobi, November 13-15, 2012

2. Outline Trade Procedures Collaborative border management
WTO negotiations related projects
Challenges

3. Trade procedures Alignment to international standards
COMESA: Common tariff nomenclature, common market regulation
CEMAC and UEMOA: Common tariff nomenclature
National Single windows as part of our customs projects in central, West and East Africa

4. Trade procedures
Streamlining of international trade procedures: DRC, Cameroon
Efficiency of customs through performance contracts: Togo and Cameroon
Authorized economic operators, preferred traders

5. Collaborative border management
Corridor projects in West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa
Border-specific: Lesotho, Swaziland
ECOWAS: OSBP
Interconnection of gateway and landlocked countries’ customs: West, Central, and East Africa
Corridor performance (SSATP)

6. 1. WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group Consolidated Text
WTO negotiations
Reference texts
1. WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group Consolidated Text
Information Accessibility, Consultative mechanism, Advance ruling, Appeal mechanism, Import alert, Fees, Clearance procedures, Consularisation, Coordination, Formalities, Freedom of Transit
2. REC trade facilitation instruments
Common Tariff Nomenclature, Common Customs Code, Customs brokers criteria, simplified procedures (small goods), SPS border procedures

7. Findings 1 : Compliance Section B BF CI GB M N S T X ∆ O
Information Accessibility X ∆
Consultative Mechanism
Advance ruling
Appeal Mechanism O
Import alert
Fees
Clearance procedures
Consularisation
Coordination
Formalities
Freedom of Transit
Common Tariff and Code
Customs brokers criteria
Simplified procedures
SPS border procedures

8. Findings 2 : existing projects
Section B BF CI GB M N S T
Information Accessibility X ∆
Consultative Mechanism
Advance ruling
Appeal Mechanism O
Import alert
Fees
Clearance procedures
Consularisation
Coordination
Formalities
Freedom of Transit
Common Tariff and Code
Customs brokers criteria
Simplified procedures
SPS border procedures

9. Results : Needs and priorities
Section B BF CI GB M N S T
Information Accessibility X ∆
Consultative Mechanism
Advance ruling
Appeal Mechanism O
Import alert
Fees
Clearance procedures
Consularisation
Coordination
Formalities
Freedom of Transit
Common Tariff and Code
Customs brokers criteria
Simplified procedures
SPS border procedures

10. Regional framework with activities at regional and national levels
UEMOA TFF support
Regional framework with activities at regional and national levels
Customs Union instruments:
Common Tariff Nomenclature, Common Customs Code, Customs brokers criteria
Information Accessibility on Trade and Transit regulations
SPS and metrology border procedures

11. Challenges/Conclusion
Holistic: political economy
Work across ministries
Link with the Bank teams in your countries