SINGLE WINDOW IMPLEMENTATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Mikayel Pashayan, PhD Second Regional Conference on Trade Facilitation, SW Concept & Harmonization of Trade Data Requirements in The South Caucasus, 13-14 June 2012, Tbilisi, Georgia
ARMENIA Area: 29750 sq.km Neighboring countries: Georgia, Republic of Turkey, Islamic Republic of Iran Shirak Bavra Bagratashen Gogavan Ayrum BCPs: 5 Land and 2 air BCPs Land BCPs Bagratashen, Ayrum, Gogavan, Bavra [with Georgia ], Meghri [ with the Islamic Republic of Iran] Air BCPs Zvartnots airport Shirak airport Zvartnots Meghri
CUSTOMS HOUSES 1. "Zvartnots customs house 2. Specialized customs house for clearance of Excisable Goods 3. Specialized customs house for clearance of vehicles 4. Araratyan regional customs house 5. Gugark regional customs house 6. International road transportation customs house 7. Customs house specialized on the transit of goods via international postal and courier delivery 8. Shirak regional customs house 9. Syunik regional customs house CUSTOMS POINTS 1. Shirak Airport customs point 2. Ayrum-Jiliza customs point 3. Bagratashen customs point 4. Bavra customs point 5. Gogavan-Privolnoye customs point 6. Meghri customs point
Main functions at the borders are performed by:
SINGLE WINDOW CONCEPT UN/CEFACT Recommendation No. 33 A facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once. World Customs Organization A Single Window Environment is a cross border, intelligent, facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information, mainly electronic, with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export and transit related regulatory requirements.
BEFORE SINGLE WINDOW IMPLEMENTATION
AFTER SINGLE WINDOW IMPLEMENTATION
SINGLE WINDOW WILL OFFER: Single point of data submission Single point of response Transmitted to appropriate authorities Ability to reuse data submit once use many times Data standardization Online report capability
RA Legislative framework - The Law on State Borders of the Republic of Armenia adopted on July 23, 1994 - Customs Code of the Republic of Armenia adopted on July 6, 2000 - The Law on Border Guards of the RA adopted on November 20, 2001 - The Decision # 884 of the Government of Armenia On Approval of Creation of the Border Management Information System (BMIS) of the RA, Regulations for its Exploitation and Establishment of the List of Users, adopted on June 22, 2006. -RA Presidential decree On adoption of the Strategy of Border Security and Integrated State Border Management (IBM) of the Republic of Armenia, adopted on 3 November 2010 - The Decision # N482-N of the Government of Armenia On approval of Action Plan for 2011-2015 on ensuring implementation of the Border Security and Integrated Border Management, adopted on 21 April, 2011 - RA Presidential decree On approval of reform program of SRC tax and customs services for 2011-2013 adopted on May 18, 2011
TOWARDS SINGLE WINDOW IMPLEMENTATION 2008 Introduction of TradeWorldManager (TWM) system Renovation of IT infrastructure 2009 2010 2011 Electronic data exchange between Compulsory Enforcement Service and SRC Deployment of information terminals enabling online filling in of declarations Integration of systems of State Register Agency of Legal Entities and SRC enabling electronic data exchange Introduction of e-payment system Mapping of national data requirements to WCO standards 2012 2015 Launch of Twinning Project to support the SRC in strengthening the national Customs, support in SW introduction Integration of systems of Ministry of Health and SRC Single Window full implementation
MODERNIZATION OF BAGRATASHEN, BAVRA & GOGAVAN BCPs
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