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Customs-business cooperation

promoted at Madrid conference

and sustaining employment. It was cooperation, coordination and

noted that governments should use communication can be optimised
every available opportunity to educate between different border enforcement

and inform SMEs about the value of agencies responsible for matters of
participating in such programmes, as safety and security, human and animal

well as provide adequate assistance to health, and the economy and the
SMEs entering the validation process.
environment, is of utmost importance.

How to achieve successful inter- In his concluding remarks, the
agency collaboration, including Deputy Secretary General of the

enable countries to achieve seamless multi-agency recognition of the ‘trusted WCO, Sergio Mujica, reaffirmed the
mutual recognition.
trader’ status, was also discussed. As importance of this global WCO event

Customs rules are not the only as a platform for timely and open Another issue of particular interest
consideration at borders, controls by engagement between Customs and the was the participation of small and

other border agencies can seriously private sector, as well as all other medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in

compromise the benefits otherwise international trade stakeholders, these programmes. It was agreed that
afforded to validated enterprises.
particularly as partnerships were the SMEs should be given more attention

only way in which all role-players could as they play a driving role in national Conference delegates contended
meet their differing needs. economic growth, and in generating
that determining how operational

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