Improving the Border Agency Cooperation
Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade
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Table 15. Summary of international BAC activities in Albania
Report sub-headings Status Related international arrangements
Pre-arrival information
exchange SEED
Operational Multi-lateral (six parties): Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro,
Serbia, Kosovo and Albania
Transit arrangements Pilot-phase Bi-lateral with Kosovo
Mutual recognition of
import/ export certificates
Under development Bi-lateral with Kosovo
Risk management and risk
profiling
Working group /
Under development
Central European Free Trade Agreement
(CEFTA)
Sharing of customs
intelligence
Operational Bi-lateral with the EU
Rules of origin Working group /
Under development
CEFTA
Harmonization of
technical measures
Under development CEFTA
Training and awareness
building
Operational CEFTA (Transparency Pack)
EU (BTSF and TAIEX)
Source CBRA analysis
4.5. Summary
To conclude this chapter, the Table below summarizes the lessons that can be learnt from the
four OIC case studies in Abu Dhabi, Uganda, Malaysia and Albania. In particular, it summarises
the specific activities that these countries have taken to promote BAC, with their current
status. It also highlights institutional settings where these activities have been embedded.
Table 16. Summary of activities to promote BAC in the four OIC case countries
BAC area BAC instances within the four OIC case studies
Cooperation at
border crossing
points: joint
controls, transit
arrangements,
OSBPs etc.
 Abu Dhabi: joint border controls / under development / UAE-Oman
and UAE-Saudi Arabia
 Uganda: The Malaba One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) / operational / bi-
lateral Uganda-Kenya
 Albania: Transit arrangements / pilot-phase / bi-lateral with Kosovo
Risk
management &
intelligence
sharing
 Abu Dhabi: International exchange of intelligence / operational / WCO
and GCC
 Malaysia: Risk-based controls and international exchange of
intelligence / operational / Ad-hoc bi-laterals and WCO RILO
 Albania: Risk management and risk profiling / working group, under
development / CEFTA
 Albania: International exchange of intelligence / operational / with EU
Pre-arrival
information,
clearance
 Abu Dhabi: Regional standard for customs declaration data /
operational / GCC
 Abu Dhabi: Towards a regional e-clearance system / under