DRAFT AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE. (From Monday 5 November at a.m. to Friday 9 November 2012 at p.m.)

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1 WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DES DOUANES Established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council Créée en 1952 sous le nom de Conseil de coopération douanière PERMANENT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE th /198 th Sessions November 2012 PC0295E1c Brussels, 25 October DRAFT AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE PERMANENT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (From Monday 5 November at a.m. to Friday 9 November 2012 at p.m.) Agenda I. Opening and adoption of the Agenda: a) Draft Agenda and Programme of Work b) Election of Vice-Chair PC0295E1c II. Report on: Monday 5 November III. a) 11 th Meeting of the Administrative Committee of the Istanbul Convention eata Carnet Project b) 6 th Meeting of the Counterfeiting and Piracy Group Customs Convention on Containers: PA0074E1a TR0021E1b a) Report of the 13th Meeting of the Administrative Committee for the Customs Convention on Containers Handbook on Customs Convention on Containers PB0046E1b b) Customs treatment of Container Security Devices (CSDs) and Electronic Seals (E-Seals) PC0296E1a For reasons of economy, documents are printed in limited number. Delegates are kindly asked to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies. Copyright 2012 World Customs Organization. All rights reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning translation, reproduction and adaptation rights should be addressed to copyright@wcoomd.org.

2 IV. Agenda Immediate Release Guidelines: o Latest developments: contributions to the update of the Immediate Release Guidelines (IRG) PC0304E1a V. Information Management: a) Report of the 62nd Meeting of the Information Management Sub-Committee (IMSC) b) Draft Report of the 63rd Meeting of the IMSC PM0309E1a PM0319E1a Monday 5 November VI. c) Highlights of the WCO Data Model Version 3.3 d) Executive summary of the 6 th Meeting of the API Contact Committee e) UCR Survey Rules of Origin: a) Follow-up to the WCO Action Plan aimed at enhancing the implementation and management of preferential rules of origin VII. VIII. b) Progress report related to the WCO Case Study on Origin Irregularities WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations: a) Oral report on the WTO TF Negotiations b) WTO Draft Consolidated Negotiating Text PC_TN_TF_165 _Rev13_E Globally Networked Customs: Tuesday 6 November a) Managing the proof-of-concept phase for Globally Networked Customs (GNC) b) Break-out session PC0298E1a 2.

3 Agenda c) Plenary session IX. Capacity Building: o Latest developments in Capacity Building X. Research: a) Presentations on research activities: Performance Measurement Informal Trade Practices PC_Cantens_Informal_Trade_EN Wednesday 7 November XI. b) Presentation by Algeria on Improving relationships between users and customs cooperation project between customs and academics Coordinated Border Management: a) Multi-faceted approach to CBM Brief Discussion Paper Draft Roadmap Legal Issues Policy and Administrative Matters Presentation by New Zealand Presentation by Standards and Trade Development Facility (on engaging SPS authorities in CBM) IT Management Presentation by US PC0301E1b b) Presentation by OSCE on the OSCE/UNECE Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective 3.

4 XII. Agenda Economic Competitiveness Package: Thursday 8 November a) Presentation of outcomes from discussions at the Policy Commission and Council Sessions b) Draft ECP Action Plan c) From the perspective of SMEs: Presentation by IFCBA Presentation by ASAPRA d) Current practices in Transit: Presentation by Kenya and Uganda PC0302E1c e) Break-out session PC_Question s_e f) Plenary session XIII. WCO Glossary of International Customs Terms: o Update of the Glossary PC0299E1a XIV. WCO/IMO Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP): o Latest developments and way forward PC0300E1a Friday 9 November XV. Postal Traffic: a) Report of the 32nd Meeting of the WCO/UPU Contact Committee b) Proposed amendment to the ToR for the WCO/UPU Contact Committee PU0084E1a PC0303E1a c) Presentation of UPU on outcomes from UPU Congress XVI. Role of Customs in Natural Disaster Relief: a) Oral update on the implementation of the Resolution of the Customs Co-operation Council on the Role of Customs in Natural Disaster Relief b) Study on Natural Disaster Relief PC0297E1a 4.

5 XVII. Agenda Other business: Friday 9 November a) Oral update on SAFE and Air Cargo Security b) Upcoming IT Conference in Dubai (May 2013) 5.