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The following is from a 27 September 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.On behalf of the Director General of Egyptian Customs, Mohamed Elalhawy, on 27 September 2012 the Egyptian delegation to the WCO Harmonized System Committee presented the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya…
The following is excerpted from a 2 October 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.At the invitation of Namibia's Permanent Secretary of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Windhoek, Namibia on 1 and 2 October where he met Customs management and…
The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.A global operation spanning 100 countries aimed at disrupting organized crime networks behind the illicit online sale of medicines has resulted in some 80 arrests and the worldwide seizure of 3.75…
The following is excerpted from a report issued by OECD. Illegal trade in environmentally sensitive goods, such as threatened wildlife, timber, hazardous waste, and ozone-depleting substances, has been a long-standing issue in the international trade and environment agenda. The nature of such…
The following is from a 27 September 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the WCO, and Philippe Amon, President and CEO of Sicpa, signed an agreement on 27 September 2012 concerning Sicpa’s contribution to the WCO capacity building programme.This report…
The following is excerpted from a 28 September 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.On 28 September 2012, the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Dr. Nasir Uddin Ahmad, deposited Bangladesh’s instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and…
The following is excerpted from a 21 September 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.Over 1,300 participants from civil society, universities, businesses and governments will take up the question of whether multilateralism is in crisis at the WTO’s annual Public Forum from 24 to 26…
The following is excerpted from a 24 September 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.Director-General Pascal Lamy, in welcoming participants to WTO’s Public Forum 2012 on 24 September 2012, said: “While multilateralism is struggling in almost all spheres of global co-operation…
The following is from the 25 September 2012 edition of American Shipper.The Office of the United States Trade Representative on Monday submitted notification to the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body detailing the United States’ compliance with the WTO’s recommendations in the large…