FTAA.TNC/cbf/com/05
November 21, 2000

Original: Spanish

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 matrix listing Implementation Status and Technical Assistance Needs: Custom Related Business Facilitation Measures, which will be incorporated into the FTAA homepage (http://www.ftaa-alca.org).

 

FTAA - TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting of Experts on Customs-Related Business Facilitation Measures

October 30 - 31, 2000
Miami, United States of America

AGENDA

1) Approval of the Agenda

2) Evaluation of the implementation plan

a) Tripartite Committee report on the results of countries’ replies to the circulated questionnaire.

b) Chair’s report on the publication of the revised version of the matrix on implementation.

3) Technical assistance

a) Complete technical assistance activities and those planned for the implementation of business facilitation measures.

b) Chair’s report on the submission by the Chair of the Group on Smaller Economies of the matrix on the implementation of measures and originals of applications for technical assistance submitted by delegations.

4) Hemispheric Guide on Customs Procedures.

a) Update of the Hemispheric Guide: Tripartite Committee report on updates received from countries.

b) Definition of the introduction to the Guide.

c) Chair’s report on the submission of the request for de-restriction of the Guide.

d) Decision on time-lines for translation of the Hemispheric Guide on Customs Procedures into Portuguese and French.

e) Tripartite Committee report on hyperlinks to the home pages of national customs authorities in each country.

f) Future updates of the Guide.

5) Discussion of the Draft Report for the next Ministerial Meeting.