DURATION: March 2005

CLOSING DATE: December 1 2004

OBJECTIVE:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to：

1.Understand the ways of cooperation and negotiation between Customs and trade related parties；

2. Realize the significance of trade facilitation achieve by the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedure；

3. Recognize and understand the balance between the desirable Customs standards and the trade facilitation；

4. Share the experience in achieving this vision.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

1. Middle or high rank officers of Customs who are responsible for import/export or relevant training from Asia Pacific countries or Customs regions;

2. Preferably a basic university degree with at least 5 years of working experience in Customs matters and proficient in English.

3. The participants should be under 45 and in good health.

CURRICULUM, EXPERTS & METHODOLOGY

COURSES\SEMINARS

CLASSES

EXPERTS

METHODOLOGY

1. Columbus Declaration & Dubai Declaration

4

Lecture

2. Mechanism about cooperation and negotiation between Customs and

  trade related parties

4

Lecture

3.Data Exchange and Info Security between Customs and trade related

parties

4

Lecture & illustration

4.Customs risk management and law-abiding measure

4

Lecture & case study

5. Relationship between Customs and the third party

4

Lecture

6.Appled special affairs in order to simplify Customs procedures

8

Lecture & illustration

7. Participants’ experience and knowledge in trade facilitation

8

Case study

REQUIREMENTS ON COMMUNICATION MATERIAL

1. Content

Participants are required to prepare a case study relevant to training topic so that knowledge and experience could be exchanged with other participants.

2. Instruction on print

  and delivery

The printed materials ( case study) should be sent to our course coordinator two weeks before class via post or fax (086-021-58436195)，and its electronic files should be sent to train_scc@yahoo.com.cn at the same time, Font Arial 12，in a Windows compatible programme.

3. Presentation

Participants are required to make a 15-minute class presentation of the prepared materials and be to ready for a “Q & A” session.