Improving Customs Transit Systems

In the Islamic Countries

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program

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. The first MRA of Jordan was signed with the United States of America in May 2008

and with signed MRAs with Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia in May 2016 under the framework of

Agadir Agreement.

4.3.3.12

Single Window

Jordanian Customs ASYCUDA World system was updated and configured to accommodate the

implementation of the first phase of the Single Window Project. Shipping procedures in Aqaba

Special Economic Zone Area (ASEZA) were re-engineered and developed by:

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The application of the new warehouse procedures on the exit permits and transport

documents system through the National Window in Aqaba Special Economic Zone

Area;

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The application of the new transit and pre-arrival processing procedures on the exit

permits and transport documents system through the National Window in Aqaba

Special Economic Zone Area;

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The Transit Unit summons service is part of the National Window Project to meet the

requirements for transit.

4.3.3.13

National Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation

The National Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation (NCTTF) was established as a legal

entity by the Council of Ministers Decision N°3966, adopted on 18 February 2003; the Technical

Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation (TCTTF) was established by the Council of

Ministers Decision N° 1365, adopted on 13 September 2005.

In Jordan, a National Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation, a partnership of members

from both the private and public sectors, was officially created in 2003 to tackle the challenges

to international trade operations, specifically to enhance dialogue and develop a more

supportive environment in the areas of trade, transport and logistics, agreements and treaties,

as well as border management

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The overall objective of the National Committee for Transport and Trade Facilitation is to

contribute to Jordan’s integration into the global economy by reducing trade-related costs and

developing a multi-modal transport sector that maximizes efficiency and at the same time, is

environmentally sustainable. Added to this, the committee has determined other important

objectives that guide their practices: Encourage the free movement of people and goods,

facilitate efficient movement of goods through established competitive regional trade corridors,