Visit to Croatia as it prepares for EU accession

The following is excerpted from a 13 October 2011 report by the World Customs Organization.

At the invitation of Director General Hrvoje Čović of Croatia Customs, Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited Zagreb, Croatia, on 10-11 October 2011. Having just completed its negotiations for accession to the European Union scheduled for 2013, Croatia Customs continues its efforts to adapt to the evolving mission of Customs by acceding to WCO Conventions and through active participation in WCO meetings and the international Customs operations and projects supported by the WCO.

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