Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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 Success factors
56. Which are the lessons learned?
57. What are the success factors for well-functioning NTFBs?
i) involvement of the private sector
ii) coordination
iii) strong political commitment
iv) qualitative participation
v) knowledge/awareness of key stakeholders
vi) training/capacity building
vii) work plan
viii) financial resources
 Challenges
58. What are the main obstacles for the establishment, well-functioning, and ensuring sustainability
of NTFBs?
i) Lack of financial resources
ii) Lack of participation
iii) Lak of knowledge on trade facilitation
iv) Lack of coordination among different institutions
v) Resistance to change
vi) Low level of commitment by members
vii) Frequent replacement of members
viii) Lack of government commitment
ix) Lack of work plan
59. What are the organizational/legal features that in your view are missing for the NTFBs?
Future plans
60. What are the plans for further development of the TF body?
Governance
61. How has the NTFB affected the implementation of trade facilitation measures in your country?
62. Are there any accountability and measurement of progress mechanisms in the NTFB of your
country?
63. Are you keeping written/audio records of the held meeting?
64. If there are any records of these meetings, is there a transparency mechanism to publish them?
Are these notified to the WTO TF committee?
65. Is there access to the meetings to observers? (e.g. journalists, NGOs, International Organizations
Representatives)
66. Have NTFB consultations influenced formulation of trade policy?
67. Is the procedure to follow up on WTO recommendations?
Technical Assistance
68. Have you ever received technical assistance on Trade Facilitation issues from an International
Organization?
69. If this is the case:
i) From which International Organization?
ii) In which format? (Capacity building by conferences, or field work with the main
stakeholders)
iii) On which TF issue?
iv) How long was it ago?
v) How long it lasted?