1. The Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council
CCLEC/ CDI/ CCALA

2. Overview Our history Membership Mission and objectives Structure
Achievements
Strategic priorities
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3. A short History Established in the early 1970s.
MOU signed in 1989 by 22 countries
Today has 38 members:
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, UK, USA and Venezuela. _____________________________________

4. Mission
To upgrade the effectiveness and efficiency of its member Customs administrations in pursuing their mandates, through cooperation, sharing of best practices, human resource development, modernization, automation, harmonization of processes and procedures and information/intelligence sharing

5. Objectives
Promote capacity building initiatives including human resource management and development programmes;
Develop and encourage the implementation of measures to enhance border security, inter-agency cooperation and information sharing;
Support regional efforts towards trade facilitation and
Institute measures to promote integrity

6. Structure The Council- all member states
The Executive Committee (EXCO) Present members are Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, UK, USA.
The Permanent Secretariat, based in Castries, St. Lucia.
The CCLEC/WCO Joint Intelligence Office, based in Castries, St Lucia ___________________________________

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Achievements
Created a WCO/CCLEC Joint Intelligence Office to support the Customs Enforcement Network (CEN).
Developed several Training Modules
Established a Regional Vessel tracking System
Provide training in law enforcement and trade facilitation, valuation etc.
Played a formative role in Customs Reform and Modernization (CRM) programs in the region
Established links with several regional and international organizations
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8. Strategic Priorities 2009-2012
Develop Accredited Management Training Initiative
Encourage regional administrations to use the Customs Capacity Building Diagnostic Framework to identify key developmental needs
AEO/Trade Facilitation
Promote inter-agency cooperation

9. Capacity Building
Coordinate organisational reforms for non-WCO members utilizing the WCO SAFE FRAMEWORK of Standard
Build Leadership and Managerial Capacity through the CCLEC accredited management program
Update training Modules regularly

10. Support Regional Efforts towards Trade Facilitation
Promote use of WCO SAFE Framework
Promote Customs/private sector cooperation
Promote implementation of AEO

11. eSeaClear Online pre-arrival notification system for yachts
Direct crew input of data
Expedited Customs processing
Future: Single format for Customs and Immigration use
Share system with Port authority

12. Cooperation
In keeping with its strategic objectives CCLEC has worked closely with regional and international organisations including:
CARICOM, CIFAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, OECS, OAS
Signed MOUs with ACCP, CICAD, INTERPOL, RSS, OCO, WCO

13. AREAS OF COOPERATION (CCLEC &CIP)
Establishment of a formal cooperation agreement between CCLEC & CIP – MOU
Training and development
Implementation of the AEO Programme
Advance trade Data exchange via the single window
Non- intrusive inspection (NII) and NII systems

14. CCLEC
CDI
CCALA