TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT PROGRAM Update on Western Balkans for - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT PROGRAM Update on Western Balkans for Transport Community Meeting Violane Konar-Leacy vkonar@ifc.org June 6, 2020

Trade Facilitation Support Program - Overview Customs Administrations, SPS Administrations, MoEs in Europe and Central Asia Donor Project Partners Western Balkans is focus region partners . CEFTA Secretariat . Increased Alignment with the WTO Trade Objective Facilitation Agreement (and in Balkans with CEFTA AP5) . Timeframe Funding 5 yrs (2016-2021) $ 4 m . 1

Trade Facilitation Support Project - Components PPD, Transparency, Border 1 Improving Efficiency of Cargo 2 Agency Collaboration Clearance Strengthening of public private sector Streamlining, standardizing, harmonizing dialog through establishment and trade related formalities and document operations of National Trade Facilitation requirements Committees Capacity Building on how to A develop/refine risk management systems Improving Transparency through in Customs and Food and Phytosanitary Publication, Availability of Trade Related B Agencies to reduce the level of cargo Information inspections C Assist with the development of Authorized Operator schemes providing Enhancing efficiency of control and preferred treatment of compliant clearance process through border operators agency coordination and collaboration 2

Trade Facilitation Support Project – Main areas of Technical Assistance 6.1./7 Fees and Charges M 7.4. /5 Risk Management AL KS NE 7.6./22.1 TRS 6.1./7 Fees and Charges 6.1./7 Fees and Charges 7.7./25-26 TF Measures for AEO 7.4/5 Risk Management (FV Agency) 7.4./5 Risk Management (FV Agency) 8.2./24 Border Agency Cooperation 7.6./22.1 TRS 7.6./22.1 TRS 10. / 8 Documentary requirements 23.2 NTFC; Update of TFA alignment 7.7./25-26 TF Measures for AEO 23.2 NTFC / TF Strategy; Update of TFA assessment 23.2 NTFC; Update of TFA alignment alignment assessment assessment 23.2 NTFC 6.1./7 Fees and Charges Update of TFA alignment 7.4./5 Risk Management (FV Agency 7.4/5 Risk Management assessment 7.6./22.1 TRS 7.6./22.1 TRS 8.2./24 Border Agency Cooperation 8.2./24 Border Agency Cooperation – (Joint Controls) Joint Controls 23.2 NTFC; Update of TFA NM SRB 23.2 NTFC; Update of TFA alignment alignment assessment K BiH assessment Regional Learning Events • Performance Measurement • NTFC establishment and operations • Authorized Operators • SPS coordination 3

Trade & Transport Facilitation, Investment Policy, Supply Chain Development Programs in the Western Balkans Technical Assistance Investment Lending WBs Trade and WBs NSW Blueprint ECA TFSP WBs Regional WBs Supplier Transport Facilitation investment Policy Development Develop the Roadmap Project and Promotion Program • Time release studies for the NSW: Project (in preparation) • National trade • Governance, • NSW facilitation strategies • Legislative framework • Establishment of • Simplified Procedures / • Match-making platform • Enhanced border • Revenue model AEO regional investment for light manufacturing • Technical and infrastructure reform agenda suppliers and FDIs • Joint Controls functional architecture • Intelligent traffic • Service Level • Risk management • Investment policy • Supply Chain system Agreements • Transparency reforms Development • TA to support services • BPR, Measures • Targeted investment • Removal of Regulatory liberalization • Risk Management promotion activities Bottlenecks Strategy, • Management and Communications Goods Services Goods NTMs Investments Goods NTMs 4