Improving the Border Agency Cooperation
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systems &
declaration data
development / GCC
 Malaysia: Towards regional e-clearance systems / under development
/ ASEAN
 Albania: Pre-arrival information exchange SEED / operational / Multi-
lateral (six parties): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro,
Serbia, Kosovo and Albania
Rules of origin &
Origin
certifications
 Uganda: Regional Simplified Certificate of Origin / operational / EAC
 Albania: Mutual recognition of import/ export certificates / under
development / bi-lateral with Kosovo
 Albania: Harmonization of rules of origin / working group, under
development / CEFTA
Commodity
focus
 Uganda: Harmonization of import regulations of food and agriculture
products / operational / EAC
 Malaysia: Cooperative fight against trafficking in pharmaceuticals and
controlled substances / operational / Bilateral Malaysia-Thailand and
Malaysia-Indonesia
 Malaysia: Harmonisation of licensing and product safety rules / under
development / ASEAN
 Albania: Harmonization of technical measures / under development /
CEFTA
Transport mode
focus
 Malaysia: International collaboration on air cargo security /
pilot/phase / ICAO and WCO
Training &
awareness
building
 Abu Dhabi: Cross-border collaboration in customs training /
operational / GCC
 Uganda: Regional Trade Helpdesks / operational / EAC
 Malaysia: international training. / operational / WCO
 Albania: Training and awareness building / operational / CEFTA
(Transparency Pack) & EU (BTSF and TAIEX)
Trusted trader /
AEO programs /
Mutual
Recognition
Agreements
(MRAs)
 Abu Dhabi: Towards a regional AEO-programme / under development
/ GCC
 Uganda: Towards a regional AEO rpogramme / under development /
EAC and WCO
 Malaysia: Towards Mutual recognition (MRAs) of Authorized
Economic Operator (AEO) programs / under development / multiple
bi-lateral agreements
 Albania: towards regional AEO...
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