A. General Information
1. Title
Data exchange between Customs authorities of Agadir Member countries
2. Status of the project/service
3. Implementation period of the project/service:
6. Participating agencies/entities of the project/service:
a. Development stage
Lead agencies/entities
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Other participating agencies/entities
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b. Operational stage
Lead agencies/entities (op)
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Other participating agencies/entities (op)
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7. Main stakeholders/beneficiaries of the project/services
Traders (big enterprises)
Traders (SMEs)
Customs brokers
Customs
8. Business process category of the project/service
Regulatory/official control
B. Lessons Learned
9. Summary description of the project/service
a. Objective(s)
The aim of the Agadir Agreement is as follows;
Developing economic activity, supporting employment, increasing productivity, and improving living standards within the Member Countries.
Establishing a Free Trade Area between member countries
Coordination of overall and sectoral economic policies in the Member Countries, in particular foreign trade, services and customs, to ensure conditions for objective competition between the member countries.
Based on the Agreement the participant countries agreed to the electronic exchange of information between customs authorities with the objective to enhance trade, and fighting fraud.
b. Business need for the project/service (background)
c. Business process covered*
Identifying the system used in the exchange of information process to connect 4 customs authorities.
Identifying data fields
Identifying reference tables
Testing
Lunching electronic exchange
d. Overall architecture and functionalities*
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e. Relevant document/figure
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10. Documents and data exchanged via the project/service
Electronic exchange of information between customs
11. Data models/databases, proprietary solutions, hybrid approaches
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12. Main challenges faced during the project/service
IT infrastructure
Interference of policies and Strategies on the regional level
Lack of coordination between regional communities and organizations
13. Lessons learned from the project/service
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14. Main benefit(s) of the project/service
Enhanced regulatory compliance*
Transaction Time savings
Simplified process
Increased trade flow
14A. Elaborations/detailed description on benefits gained:
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15. Technical/financial/capacity building/other assistance
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16. Future plan for expansion of the project and service
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17. Other information or relevant references on the project and service
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18. Relevant document regarding the project/service
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C. Relevant Standards
19. Name(s) of any international, national legal instrument underpinning the project/service
Free trade agreement between Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia (Agadir Agreement)
Agreement on electronic data exchange between customs administration
20. Electronic message standard
20A. Electronic message standard supporting the project/service:
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20B. Type of standard for electronic message applied for the project/service
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21. Technical communication standard
21A. Technical communication standard supporting the project/service
21B. Type of technical communication standard applied for the project/service
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22. Security-related standards*
22A. Security-related standard supporting the project/service
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22B. Type of security-related standard applied for the project/service
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23. Other Technical Information
23A. Interface developed for data exchange with an internal system
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23B. Other technical implementation information
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