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16-18 March 2015
Jakarta, Indonesia
Country presentation by – Mr. M.Puviharan
Additional Director General
Sri Lanka Customs
My Role – Additional Director General (Revenue &
Services)
My Service – 39 Years
My experience – In charge of 5 Directorates◦ Imports
◦ Exports
◦ Passenger Services
◦ Cargo Examination
◦ Industries & Services
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Sri Lankan Experience◦ Sri Lanka Customs has a history of nearly 200 years
◦ Sri Lanka has been a member of the World Customs
Organization since 1967
◦ Sri Lanka has been a member of the WTO since 1994
◦ SLC acceded to the RKC in 2009
◦ The strength of the SLC is around 2200 officers
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DGC
ADGC [Revenue &
Services]
Directors (5)
ADGC [Enforcement]
Directors (5)
ADGC [HRM]
Directors (4)
ADGC [Corporate]
Directors (5)
ADGC [Regional]
Directors (4)
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A National Need Assessment Workshop was
conducted in March 2014 in Colombo
Government and other agencies involved in the
clearance of goods at the borders and private
sector groups involved in international trade took
part in the workshop
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An exercise of identifying commitments under
category A,B & C was done
Time required for the implementation of category
B commitments and Technical Assistance and
Capacity Building needed for category C were
ascertained
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National Trade Facilitation Committee was established in June 2014, as required by Article 23 (2) of the Agreement
The Director General of Customs was elected as the chairperson of the committee unanimously
The committee comprised 9 members who are the Heads of Agencies that play significant roles in the goods clearance processes at the borders of Sri Lanka
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Subsequently, considering the importance the private sector plays in cross border trade, the chamber representing the trading community of Sri Lanka was also made a member of the NTFC.
A Technical Committee comprising representatives nominated by the Member of the National Committee was formed
A Customs Working Group was also appointed by the Director General of Customs to coordinate matters related to the agreement with the National and Technical Committee
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The Technical Committee finalized category A, B
& C commitment identified at the Workshop and
recommended to the National Committee to
designate them accordingly
The category A commitments were notified to the
WTO on the 31st July 2014, as commitments that
would be in implementation upon entry into force
of the agreement, as required by Article 15 (1)
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The National and Technical Committees are
currently in the process of identifying specifically
needed TA & CB for the implementation of the
identified category C provisions
Sri Lanka is also willing to assist other member
Customs Administrations through WCO with its
pool of WCO Accredited expert trainers, if such
need arise
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Strategic Views
Member Experience
Member Expectation
Effectiveness of Tools prepared by WCO
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Revised Kyoto Convention SAFE Framework of Standards, including Authorized
Economic Operators (AEO) Time Release Study (TRS) Guide Risk Management Compendium Post Clearance Audit Guidelines Single Window Compendium (SW) WCO Data Model Coordinated Border Management Compendium Transit Handbook Customs – Business Partnership / Engagement Guidance Capacity Building Strategy, including ownership approach Capacity Building Diagnostic Framework Performance Contract Guide Leadership and Management Development and other
Human Resource Program
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Thank You
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