Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of
The COMCEC Trade Working Group
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Introduction
The 13th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on March 7th, 2019 in Ankara,
Turkey, with the theme of “Increasing Public Availability of Customs Information in the OIC
Member States”. The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 18 Member States, which
have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group. Representatives of the COMCEC
Coordination Office, ITFC, ICDT, SMIIC, GCC, World Customs Organization (WCO), and Solmaz
Customs Consultancy have also attended the Meeting.1
At the outset, the representative of the COMCEC Coordination Office informed the participants
about the trade outlook of the Member Countries. Then the participants considered the
Research Report titled ““Increasing Public Availability of Customs Information in the Islamic
Countries.” prepared for the Meeting with a view to enriching the discussions.
Moreover, the Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences,
achievements and challenges regarding Customs Information Systems in their respective
countries. The participants had the chance to discuss the policy options for enhancing the
cooperation in this important field. The Room Document based on the findings of the above-
mentioned Research Report and the answers of the Member Countries to the policy questions
were the main inputs for the discussions during the policy debate session.
1 The list of participants is attached as Annex 4.