Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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Analysis
The main obstacle to overcome is the funding issue. The plan of Sudan is to work actively in order to
execute UNCTAD plan on implementation of trade facilitation measures with assistance from the
same organization and others such as the WTO, and other Annex D Organizations and Donors.
3.4.12. Tajikistan
“The Commission in Tajikistan was established in 2001. The commission is understood to be led by
the Ministry for Transport and with representation from other government agencies with
responsibility for the regulation of cross-borders transport and from logistics provides and
transports services.
The authority of this commission to take effective actions is reinforced by the fact that they are
chaired by persons at high levels of government, the commission is chaired by the Deputy Prime
Minister.”65
3.4.13. The Gambia
The NTFB of The Gambia is led by the Ministry of Trade, and although there are several press notes
mentioning the establishment of an NTFB as follows: “the establishment of an NTFB in The Gambia”
there is not enough information on the web with regards to this case.
3.5. OIC Members with Functioning NTFBs or similar mechanisms
3.5.1. Benin
Description
Benin has two NTFBs that work coordinated, they are the Working Group on trade facilitation in
Benin and the National Committee on transport Facilitation and Inter-State Road Transit, and both
were established in 2005.
The public sector participates in the NTFB through the following agencies: Directorate-General of
Customs and Indirect Taxes, Directorate-General of Industry, Directorate of Quality Promotion and
Packaging, Directorate of Regional Integration, Directorate of strategic Planning, Directorate of Small
and Medium Enterprises, Directorate-General of National Police, Department of Livestock,
Directorate-General of Road Transport, Directorate of Agriculture, Directorate-General of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, National Secretariat of the Enhanced Integrate Framework,
Directorate General of legislation
The private sector is represented through Confederation of Trade Unions of road haulage of Benin,
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin, Benin National Shippers´ Council (CNCB), Association
of Freight Forwarders, Consignees and -Carriers of Benin, Benin´s shipping company, Employers
Association, Port of Cottoned and Beninese center for Standardization and Quality Management.
65 UNESCAP (2007) Study on national coordination mechanisms for trade facilitation in the UNESCAP region p. 9