GREEN CUSTOMS:

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GREEN CUSTOMS

• Nationalisation/sustainability customs roundtable
  recommendations and action points

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Recommendations/actions
Recommendations/actions

• National Training
•  One recommended approach for the national
  training is that it should also be targeted at
  train the trainers level to allow it to cascade
  through customs
• GCI will arrange with CCLEC how material on GCI
  and the Partners can be provided to CCLEC to
  produce a training package (module)
• CCLEC and Caricom will look into and initiate an
  MOU on harmonisation of training
• GCI will work with WCO and CCLEC to ensure access
  to WCO e-learning is widely available
• Those present will contact their national
  training officer (or HR dept.) to discuss the
  incorporation of GCI at the national level
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Recommendations/actions
Recommendations/actions

• Materials
• GCI will collate all relevant material into a
  toolbox to provide for national trainings
  (Jamaica will provide its toolbox on Basel
  training as an example)
• Additional tools requested
• Quick identification guides for customs for all
  commodities covered under GCI
• Training materials need to include/embrace the
  fact that electronic permitting is a reality
• Posters and flyers (badges and other items) for
  customs officers to raise profile of GCI

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Recommendations/actions
Recommendations/actions

• Communication
• GCI will work with WCO and CCLEC to ensure access
  to WCO information/intelligence exchange
  mechanisms are widely available (e.g ENVIRONET,
  CEN COMM)
• The MEA designated national authorities/focal
  points are recognised to be of vital importance
  in successful national training. These will be
  contacted by customs to start to involve them in
  the training process. (GCI and the respective
  Secretariats will assist in identification of the
  relevant persons, as appropriate, to facilitate
  the cooperation)
• It was suggested that a regional electronic forum
  would be useful to exchange information etc with
  customs colleagues.

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Recommendations/actions
Recommendations/actions

• Outreach
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• GCI will provide video and briefing note for the
  CCLEC AGM Brussels (May 2011)
• GCI to consider posters, flyers and other
  awareness raising items
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Recommendations/actions
Recommendations/actions

• Funding
•  WCO will be asked to provide details of how
  national/regional training is requested
• It was recomended that Antigua and Barbuda
  submit a SIACM project and act as the pilot
  country (GCI/UNEP/SAICM regional focal
  point/Secretariats would assist)
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• Other 
• GCI is developing a Green Customs
  award/recognition certificate scheme to
  acknowledge customs authorities that have
  incorporated GCI in their national curricula.
• Some countries would like to receive a letter to
  the head of customs from WCO SG to inform about
  GCI
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