TC24-7

Title of the activity
WTO Workshop on Customs Valuation Notifications
Activity Type
Thematic course/Workshop
Description
The Workshop is a specialized training activity that intends to familiarize Members with the Agreement on Customs Valuation, its notification requirements, and to assist Members in preparing their respective notifications. Participants will be required to prepare one or more draft notifications at the Workshop, with the assistance of the Secretariat. Preference will therefore be given to nominees from developing or least-developed WTO Members with pending customs valuation notifications, in particular notification of their responses to the checklist of issues set out in the Annex to G/VAL/5 pertaining to their customs valuation legislation. Participants will also be encouraged to initiate work on their notifications in advance of the Workshop and will develop a plan during the Workshop regarding any follow-up work that may be needed once they return to capital. The workshop will be offered in English and French (with interpretation).
Venue
Switzerland
City
WTO
Trade topic
Customs Valuation
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
selection process
Application Forms must be returned, completed and signed by the candidate as well as by the nominating national authority which presents the candidate, via the Permanent Mission/Embassy, to the WTO Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation, Logistics Unit, (email indicated in the invitation letter) no later than the date indicated in the invitation letter. Applications for this workshop should be submitted along with a current CV indicating successful completion of relevant training on WTO Agreements.
Pre-requisite
Capital-based officials directly responsible for the preparation and/or coordination of notifications on customs valuation.

Preference will be given to nominees from developing or least-developed WTO Members with pending customs valuation notifications, in particular notification of their responses to the checklist of issues set out in the Annex to G/VAL/5 pertaining to their customs valuation legislation.

Candidates should have full command of English or French.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
Multilingual
Application Deadline
15/03/2024
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Invited Members and Observers:
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte dʼIvoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao Peopleʼs Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Zambia
Zimbabwe