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Customs administrations should play a prominent role in the national committee on trade
facilitation in order to create effective transit regimes.
Governments are encouraged to appoint a national transit coordinator to steer all inquiries and
proposals from other governments related to the good functioning of transit operations.
Governments are encouraged to appoint the Customs administration as the national transit
coordinator.
5.1.9.1.2 Alignment of working hours and days
Governments are encouraged to align the working days and hours of all competent agencies
responsible for border control and procedures related to transit.
Governments are encouraged to cooperate with the governments of neighboring countries to
establish common working days and hours.
5.1.9.1.3 Joint controls
If the transit goods need to be inspected by multiple border agencies, the inspection should be
carried out at the same place and time.
Governments are encouraged to give Customs administrations the legal authority to conduct
inspections on transit goods on behalf of other border control agencies when specific expertise
is not required. Governments are encouraged to plan joint controls, considering resource
sharing and exchange of the intelligence data between Customs administrations and OGAs132 .
Governments are encouraged to cooperate with the governments of neighboring countries to
perform joint controls on goods in transit. CAs and OGAs should recognize the results of controls
and risk management activities carried out by other CAs and OGAs (of the neighboring country)
in order to avoid unnecessary multiple inspections on the transit goods.
5.1.9.1.4 One-stop border post
Governments are encouraged to seek to establish a one-stop border post (OSBP) for effective
transit operations, using existing references such as the Handbook of Best Practices at Border
Crossings – A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective133.
Based on a bilateral agreement the common service of all involved border-crossing agencies and
administrations can be applied at one border-crossing point, usually at the side of the importing
country, i.e., all involved border-crossing agencies and administrations from importing and from
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