FTAA.tnc/cbf/com/04
October 3, 2000

Original: Spanish

The Experts discussed all issues included on the agenda, which is attached to this communiqué.

The meeting of Experts continued working towards the implementation of the Customs-Related Business Facilitation Measures approved by Trade Ministers at the Toronto Ministerial Meeting, including technical assistance required by some FTAA member countries to advance in the implementation of these measures.

The Group agreed to the publication of the Hemispheric Guide on Customs-Related Measures, which will be incorporated into the FTAA homepage (http://www.ftaa-alca.org).

The next meeting of the Ad-Hoc Group of Experts will take place in Miami on October 30-31, 2000.
 

FTAA - TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting of Experts on Customs-Related Business Facilitation Measures

September 18 - 19, 2000
Miami, United States of America

AGENDA

1. General report on the TNC Meeting in Barbados (September 7-8, 2000)
    
2. Review of proposals for implementation
   
   
3. Technical assistance required for implementation of measures and review of offers and projects planned.
    
4. Report on the Multilateral Investment Fund -MIF- Project of Technical Assistance (already approved) , to be presented by a representative of IADB.
    
5. Hemispheric Guide on Customs Procedures
    
   1. Update of the Hemispheric Guide on Customs Procedures and presentation of the electronic version of the Guide (new format).
       
   2. Report on costs of translation into Portuguese of the Hemispheric Guide
       
   3. Report of the Chair about TNC (Barbados) regarding the publication of the Hemispheric Guide.
      
      
6. Report on TNC action as regards the publication of the matrix listing levels of implementation
    

7. Other business - Chair’s report on meeting with CLADEC.
    
   - Report to the Ministers – April 2001