Authorized Economic Operator Programs
In the Islamic Countries:
Enhancing Customs-Traders Partnership
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Box 5.2. Guidelines for a Successful Regional AEO/MRA
(1)
Countries that have plurilateral high trade
volumes show interest to cooperate
(2)
Formal decision of the interested countries to
initiate negotiations
(3)
Sign a free trade agreement
(formalize the process)
(4)
Harmonization of regulations and
AEO implementation
(5)
Sign a Regional MRA
(4)
Designing national AEOs and a
regional AEO simultaneously
(5)
Initiate national AEOs and the
regional AEO simultaneously
If there are active
AEO programs
If there are no AEO
programs