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Miscellaneous WCO Releases

The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​​

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  • WCO publishes updated version of the Coordinated Border Management (CBM) Compendium (here)
  • Chad successfully migrates to the latest version of the Harmonized System (here)
  • A new WCO Regional Customs Laboratory in the European Union (here)
  • WCO Council maps the road ahead to ensure the recovery, renewal and resilience of the Customs and trade community for a sustainable supply chain (here)
  • The global Customs community reaffirms its commitment to facilitate the cross-border movement of COVID-19 vaccines (here)
  • WCO dedicates 2021 to bolstering the process of Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain (here)
  • Signature of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing WCO Regional Customs Laboratory in Peru (here)
  • WCO supports the modernization of United Arab Emirates Authorized Economic Operator Programme (UAEO) (here)
  • Classification of the International Nonproprietary Names 124 COVID-19 Special Edition list (here)
  • African Continental Free Trade Agreement moving toward implementation at the beginning of 2021 (here)
  • WCO releases research paper on waste control at borders by Customs (here)
  • New international rules for import and export of plastic waste come into effect on Jan. 1, 2021 (here).