1. SAINT LUCIA TRADE FACILITATION TASK FORCE

2. TN/TF/W/143/Rev.2 WTO negotiations on trade facilitation self assessment guide.

3. Page 6 Part C: Participation Composition tailored to suit domestic condition, example: Transport Ministry was not included; Services Coalition is on the task force.

4. COMPOSITION 28 PERSONS REPRESENTING 14 AGENCIES 1 representative; 1 alternate Both members invited to meetings; Both members receive documents.

5. 1.Small Business Association 2.Customs Brokers 3.Shippers 4.Chamber of Commerce 5.Coalition of Services 6.Manufacturers Association PRIVATE SECTOR

6. PUBLIC SECTOR 1.Trade, Commerce and Industry (Chairs); 2.Customs (Co-chairs); 3.Agriculture; 4.Health; 5.Attorney Generals Chambers; 6.External Affairs; 7.Economic Affairs.

7. STATUTORY BOARDS 1.Air and Sea Port Authority; 2.Bureau of Standards.

8. COORDIANTION To assist in the establishment and coordination of the task force; To prepare terms of reference (work in progress); To prepare work plan (template given during needs assessment). TN/TF/W51 WTO Trade Facilitation Support Guide

9. AUTHORITY CABINET OF MINISTERS AUTHORISED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TASK FORCE AND ITS COMPOSITION.

10. ROLE OF THE TASK FORCE ORIGINALLY, ESTABLISHED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. HOWEVER, THE ROLE OF THE TASK FORCE IS NOW WIDER: Monitor multilateral, bilateral trade facilitation negotiations; Monitor the implementation of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation; Support border reforms and modernization activities.

11. MEETINGS 5 SO FAR: 3 PRIOR TO NEEDS ASSESSMENT; 2 THEREAFTER Introduction; August 2008 Assignment of proposals; October 2008 Mock needs assessment exercise; November 2008

12. 4 HOURS ON AVERAGE 4 HOURS ON AVERAGE

13. NEEDS ASSESSMENT

14. NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED AS PART OF A SUB REGIONAL EXERCISE Sub regional Preparatory Workshop Saint Lucia; September 2008. Needs Assessment exercise: December 1- 5, 2008 Saint Kitts All agencies except Shippers, Small Businesses Assoc. and Chamber attended Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and Saint Lucia

15. TRADE FACILITATION OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS [49] proposed measures were considered: Preparedness Already compliant with 12 (24%) Partially compliant with 23 (47%) Not compliant with 5 (11%) Not applicable 9 (18%)

16. POST NEEDS ASSESSMENT Addition of 1 agency: Shipping Association; Preparation of the TORs and work plan; Agency Presentations: 1.Ministry of Economic AffairsJanuary 9, 2009 2.Saint Manufacturers AssociationJanuary 9, 2009 3.Customs Brokers Association January 31, 2009 4.Ministry of AgricultureMarch 9, 2009 5.Shippers AssociationMarch 11, 2009 6.Air and Sea Ports AuthorityMarch 26, 2009

17. SAINT LUCIA AIR AND SEA PORT AUTHORITY

19. Do not call too many meetings! People are busy; Do not call too little! You loose momentum; Call necessary meetings & provide a draft agenda; Smaller meetings of specific agencies; Give sufficient time to review documents for meetings; STRICT deadlines.

20. HOW TO KEEP MOMENTUM Keep persons informed; Team Building exercises; Trade Facilitation work with other agencies.

21. SEA PORT VISIT BY TASK FORCE

23. Attendance at meetings; Agencies following negotiating proposals; Technical nature of the proposals; Too much information particularly for the private sector; Financing.

24. Snacks, rotate venue, guest speakers; Agency reps present NA findings (ownership); Technical & legal officers attend meetings; Presentation on trade facilatitation work e.g. Benchmark Study; Team building activities; Categorizing proposals.

25. PLANS Visit Air Cargo transit shed in Hewanorra; Present to remaining agencies on the task force and agencies who were not present at the needs assessment; Review results of the needs assessment; Presentation on various TF work, border reform and modernization activities e.g. CLOVIS.

26. PRESENTATION ON ASYCUDA++

27. COLLABORATION (Regional) OECS Secretariat: support & coordination OECS Technical mission: support & coordination Saint Kitts: document sharing

28. SAINT LUCIAS TASK FORCE

29. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU

30. CONTACT INFORMATION Permanent Secretary: MR. LEO TITUS PREVILLE Ava Marius Commerce and Industry Officer Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Consumer Affairs 4 th Floor Heraldine Rock Building Waterfront, Castries Saint Lucia Tel: 1(758) 468-4216/18 Fax: 1(758) 453-7347 Email: avmarius@gosl.gov.lc