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the theme of ““Guidelines for Effective National Trade Facilitation Committees in
Islamic Countries.”, welcomes the guiding principles and recommended practices
identified in the “COMCEC Handbook for High Performing Trade Facilitation Bodies”
(Ref: Document Code OIC/COMCEC/……..)
28- Calls upon the Member States which have registered to the COMCEC
Trade Working Group to attend the 16th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group
to be held in 2021 with the theme of “‘Counter-measures to Sustain Trade Facilitation
During and After Covid-19 Pandemic in the OIC Member Countries” and also calls
upon the Member States, who have not done so yet, to register to the COMCEC Trade
Working Group.
29- Commends the efforts of Maldives, Sudan, ICCIA, and SMIIC for the
following projects to be implemented in 2021 under the seventh project call within the
framework of the COMCEC Project Funding:
- The project titled “Digital Transformation for Enhancing Trade Facilitation”
will be implemented by ICCIA in partnership with 25 member countries.
- The project titled “Improve Food Import-Export Control System” will be
implemented by Maldives in partnership with Turkey and Malaysia.
- The project titled “Efficient Border Management through One Stop Border Post
(OSBP)” will be implemented by Sudan in partnership with Chad, Egypt and
Tunisia.
- The project titled “OIC/SMIIC Halal Foundation Training for Africa Region”
will be implemented by SMIIC in partnership with 14 Member Countries.
30- Recalling the relevant resolution of the 14 th Islamic Summit Conference, calls on
Member States to take the necessary measures that would exempt Palestinian goods and
commodities from customs duties, duties and taxes of similar effect, without
quantitative or qualitative restrictions, which would have a positive effect on
strengthening the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their own territory and
supporting the efforts of the State of Palestine to put an end to the Israeli occupation.
31- Expresses its appreciation to ICDT for organizing the following webinars in
trade domain:
- The webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on trade promotion strategies in
facilitating intra-OIC, on June 29th, 2020, in collaboration with Senegal Export,
Tunisia Export, the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation
(MATRADE),
- The webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on Trade Financing and the
Development of Strategies for Strengthening intra-OIC Trade and Investment on
July 1st, 2020, in collaboration with ITFC, the Arab Bank for Economic