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Agenda Item 4: Expansion of Intra-OIC Trade
43. Taking note with appreciation of the convening of the Ninth Meeting of
the COMCEC Trade Working Group on March 9th, 2017 in Ankara with the
theme of “Single Window Systems in the OIC Member Countries”, the
Committee welcomed its following policy recommendations:
 Strengthening Single Window efforts in OIC Member States by
developing integrated Single Window strategies that reflect national and
regional requirements and actively engage the stakeholders in this
process,
 Improving the effectiveness of Single Window projects by identifying and
implementing necessary changes in the laws and regulatory framework
and operational practices,
 Prioritizing flexibility, scalability, safety and interoperability of IT
architecture of Single Windows Systems,
 Promoting cross-border interconnectivity and interoperability of the
national Single Window Systems in the OIC Region towards establishing
Regional Single Window Systems.
(The Policy recommendations document, including their rationale, is
attached as Annex VII.)
44. The Committee called upon the Member States, which have registered to
the COMCEC Trade Working Group to actively participate in its 10th Meeting
to be organized on November 2nd, 2017 with the theme of “Special Economic
Zones in the OIC Member States: Learning from Experiences”. The Committee
also called upon the Member States, which have not done so yet, to register to
the COMCEC Trade Working Group.
45. The Committee also welcomed the activities organized by the COMCEC
Coordination Office, SESRIC, ICDT, IDB Group (ITFC), ICCIA, and SMIIC
in the area of trade aligned with the COMCEC Strategy since the 32nd Session
of the COMCEC.
46. The Committee commended the efforts of Uganda in partnership with
Turkey and Egypt for the successful implementation of the project titled
“Improving delivery of trade facilitation services” under the third project call
within the framework of the COMCEC Project Funding.