TRADE FACILITATION AND BORDER AGENCY COOPERATION: CASE OF TURKEY. Ankara, 2016

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1 TRADE FACILITATION AND BORDER AGENCY COOPERATION: CASE OF TURKEY Ankara,

2 OUTLINE 2

3 1- INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

4 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS WCO SAFE Framework of Standards (in 2005, Turkey provided the letter of intent to the Secretariat) International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) as amended TIR Convention (signed in 1975) Customs Convention on the ATA Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (ATA Convention) International Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance for the Prevention, Investigation and Repression of Customs Offences (Nairobi Convention) WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (on 16 March 2016, we presented the instrument of acceptance to WTO Secretariat) International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System United Nations European Economic Commission (UNECE) 1982 International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (in force in Turkey in 2005) EU Customs Legislation (648/2005) Conventions on the Common Transit procedure and on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods (in force in Turkey in 1 December 2012) (since then, New Computerised Transit System has been used) 4

5 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS «Agreements on Co-Operation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters» with OIC Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunus, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Albania, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, and Turkmenistan NOT WITH Malaysia and Indonesia Customs Administrations of Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan project to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Establish a Joint Consultative Committee on Customs Procedures on Border Crossing Points. 5

6 2- BAC ACTIVITIES ACROSS OIC REGIONS AND COUNTRIES e-tir Pilot Project with Iran Aim: computerization of TIR & to reduce reliance on paper carnets 1st Pilot Project: ever implemented in the scope of Electronic TIR Customs Transit System (etir) 1st phase completed Testing C2B data Second phase (as of ): planning to test multiple loading-unloading transports, partial transports and transit transports 6

7 2- BAC ACTIVITIES ACROSS OIC REGIONS AND COUNTRIES Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) Coridor to contribute to the sustainable development and poverty reduction through enhancement of transit trade among the enroute Member States Using TIR along the Corridor 8th Ministerial Meeting on Transport and Communications of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) (Ashgabat, June 2011) Organising an open-ended High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Thanks to Pakistan becoming a Contracting Party to TIR Convention on 21 January 2016, Much easier for ITI Project to serve as a trade facilitation instrument among all the respective enroute countries. 7

8 2- BAC ACTIVITIES ACROSS OIC REGIONS AND COUNTRIES Silk Road Customs Initiative and Caravanserai Project to revitalize ancient Silk Road, turn it into a preferable route to increase the trade and transportation volume between Europe and China and among the countries on this route through harmonization, facilitation and acceleration of border crossing procedures among Silk Road Countries. Launched in 2008 Six Forums organised until now; 7th Forum will be hosted by Kazakhistan in November The Caravanserai Project launched in 2009 implemented as a pilot project in

9 2- BAC ACTIVITIES ACROSS OIC REGIONS AND COUNTRIES Bilateral Cooperation: Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afganistan and Iraq Iran, Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan mainly on data exchange, general customs procedures and intelligence and customs control to fight against smuggling Afganistan on training matters with the Afghan Customs, especially about the implementation of TIR system and general Customs procedures and Consumer Protection in Turkey Iraq local authorities of both countries in Habur - İbrahim Khalil Border Crossing Point realize regular meeting to discuss problems and find solutions at the local level if possible. 9

10 3- WTO TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT TFA Article 8: Border Agency Cooperation 1- authorities and agencies responsible for border controls and procedures cooperate with one another and coordinate their activities in order to facilitate trade. 2- cooperate on mutually agreed terms with other Members with whom it shares a common border with a view to coordinating procedures at border crossings to facilitate cross-border trade. Such cooperation and coordination may include, alignment of working days and hours, alignment of procedures and formalities, development and sharing of common facilities, joint controls and establishment of one stop border post control. TFA Article 10: Formalities Connected with Importation, Exportation and Transit Single Window Common Border Procedures and Uniform Documentation Requirements TFA Article 12: Customs Cooperation Exchange of Information Verification 10

11 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT 44 of 57 OIC members are also a member to the WTO MEMBERS of both OIC and WTO Non - WTO Members Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan* Sultanate of Oman* Republic of Djibouti Republic of Azerbaijan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Republic of Gabon* Kingdom of Saudi Arabia* Republic of Uzbekistan Republic of Albania* The Islamic Republic of The Republic of Senegal* Islamic Republic of Iran Gambia State of The United Arab Republic of Guyana* Republic of Suriname* Turkmenistan Emirates* Republic of Indonesia* Republic of Guinea Republic of Sierra Leone People s Democratic Republic of Algeria Republic of Uganda* Republic of Guinea-Bissau Islamic Republic of Mauritania Republic of The Sudan Islamic Republic of Pakistan* Kyrgyz Republic* Republic of Mozambique Syrian Arab Republic Kingdom of Bahrain* State of Qatar* Republic of Niger Republic of Somalia Brunei-Darussalam* Republic of Kazakhstan* Federal Republic of Nigeria* Republic of Iraq People s Republic of Bangladesh Republic of Cameroon* Republic of Yemen State of Palestine Republic of Benin Republic of Cote D'ivoire* Republic of Togo Union of The Comoros Burkina-Faso State of Kuwait* Republic of Tunisia* Republic of Lebanon Republic of Tajikistan* Republic of Maldives Arab Republic of Egypt* Libya Republic of Turkey* Republic of Mali Kingdom of Morocco* Republic of Chad Malaysia* 11

12 15 of 44 OIC Members ratified the ATF. Malaysia (26 May 2015) Nigeria (6 August 2015) Togo (1 October 2015) Pakistan (27 October 2015) Guyana (30 November 2015) Brunei (17 December 2015) Mali (20 January 2016) Turkey (16 March 2016) United Arab Emirates (18 April 2016) Albania (10 May 2016) Kazakhstan (26 May 2016) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (28 July 2016) Senegal (30 August 2016) The Kingdom of Bahrain (23 September 2016) Bangladesh (27 September 2016) 27 of those 44 OIC members notified Category A commitments Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Sultanate of Oman Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Republic of Albania Republic of Gabon Republic of Senegal State of The United Arab Emirates Republic of Guyana Republic of Suriname Republic of Indonesia Kyrgyz Republic Federal Republic of Nigeria Republic of Uganda State of Qatar Republic of Tunisia Islamic Republic of Pakistan Republic of Kazakhstan Arab Republic of Egypt Kingdom of Bahrain Republic of Cameroon Kingdom of Morocco Brunei-Darussalam Republic of Cote D'ivoire Malaysia Republic of Tajikistan State of Kuwait Republic of Turkey ANALYSIS OF CATEGORIZATION OF RELATED ARTICLES Only 13 of 27 countries notified Article 8 Border Agency Cooperation under Category A. Only 4 of them notified Article 10.4 Single Window under Category A. Only 13 of them notified Article 12 Customs Cooperation under Category A. Only 4 of them notified Article 7.7 AEO under Category A. 21 of them notified Article Common Border Procedures and Uniform Documentation Requirements under Category A. Albania, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Brunei, Guyana (8.1 only), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan (8.1 only), Turkey Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal, Turkey Albania, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Brunei, Guyana, Jordan, Morocco, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tunisia, Turkey Morocco, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Albania, UAE, Brunei, Côte D Ivoire, Egypt, Guyana (paragraphs 1 and 2 (a)-(c) only), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Morocco, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan (paragraph 1), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Suriname, 12 Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey,

13 NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TRADE FACILITATION WTO TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Art. 23/2 Objectives DRAFT CIRCULAR OF PRIME MINISTRY ESTABLISHING BOARD OF TRADE FACILITATION IN TURKEY Overseeing implementation of Trade Facilitation Agreement in the Turkish Customs Area, Coordinating implementation procedures among related government agencies, Being a platform for public-private sector partnership in the area of Trade Facilitation 13

14 BOARD OF TRADE FACILITATION OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Members of the Board Co-Chairs Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology Ministry of Environment and Urbanization Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Economy Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry of Customs and Trade Ministry of Development Ministry of Health Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ministry of Customs Ministry of Economy and Trade Members Turkish Standards Institution Foreign Economic Relations Board Small and Medium Sized Industry Development Organization Turkish Exporters Assembly The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey International Transporters Association Association of International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers The Banks Association of Turkey Associations of Customs Consultancy 14

15 BOARD OF TRADE FACILITATION OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Structure of the Board Board of Trade Facilitation Tasked with agency coordination and establishing a trade facilitation strategy. Technical Committee Supporting the technical work being done within Board. Lojistic and technical support Secretariat (DG of European Union and External Relations) 15

16 BOARD OF TRADE FACILITATION OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY How Board will help CBM Activities? A Platform for gathering all stakeholders responsible for border management activities regarding trade, Issuing recommendations for all areas and activities within trade facilitation, Executing technical work in the problematic areas within border crossing and customs procedures by including all government agencies and private sector associations. 16

17 4- CONCLUSION AND THE WAY FORWARD The objective of BAC system same time ensuring secure borders Therefore, BAC s main objective BAC; to facilitate trade and the clearance of travelers at the reducing the number of agencies at the border. can provide substantial benefits to both border agencies and the private sector by streamlining and harmonizing procedures, border agencies can substantially optimize the use of their resources and manage the border effectively and efficiently Fewer interventions equal less time spent at the border which equates into cheaper transport costs International standards and conventions regarding Border Agency Cooperation should be taken into account as references for improving domestic legislation. A comprehensive Strategy and Action Plan should be developed-updated taking the needs of trading community into account. 17

18 THANK YOU Ms. Nagehan ÖZKAN TURUNÇ, Assistant EU Expert Mr. Hakkı GÜRKAN, Assistant EU Expert CONTACT: Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:151 Eskişehir Yolu 9. Km /ANKARA Phone: Fax: Ankara,