1. Toshihiko Osawa World Customs Organization Initiatives for LLDCs 1

2. Mercator Programme At the WCO Council in June 2014, the WCO launched the WCO Mercator Programme to support implementation of the TFA. 2

3. WCO Transit Handbook The WCO launched the WCO Transit Handbook at the United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in November 2014. 3

4. Capacity Building in 2015 Regional Workshop on Transit (16-19 February 2015, Uganda) National Workshop on Transit (19-21 May 2015, Azerbaijan) Workshop on Customs Transit for CLPL countries (16-18 September 2015, Mozambique) 4

5. E-learning Module The WCO will open a new e-learning course for transit at the CLiCK platform soon. 5

6. Transit Guidelines The WCO will develop a new guidelines for transit, based on the Transit Handbook. 6

7. Further Capacity Building Projects  Global Transit Expert Accreditation Workshop (March?)  Sub-regional Workshop on transit for Greater Mekong (April?)  Sub-regional Workshop on transit for South Asia (April?) 7

8. 8 MORE INFORMATION Toshihiko.Osawa@wcoomd.orgToshihiko.Osawa@wcoomd.org). Thank you for your attention