斯里兰卡签署WTO贸易便利化协议

 

 

Sri Lanka ratifies WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement

Sri Lanka has become the latest WTO member to ratify the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Sri Lanka's ambassador to the WTO, R.D. Susiri Kumararatne, presented his country's instrument of acceptance to Director-General Roberto Azevedo on May 31, according to a WTO press release.
The TFA which was concluded at the WTO's 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference, contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. It also sets out measures for effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues. It further contains provisions for technical assistance and capacity building in this area.
The TFA will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally accepted the Agreement. With the acceptance by Sri Lanka, the number of TFA ratifications now stands at 81. Thus, the WTO has received three-quarters of the ratifications needed to bring the TFA into force.
On July 31, 2014 Sri Lanka submitted its Category A notification to the WTO indicating which provisions of the TFA it intends to implement upon entry into force of the agreement.

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斯里兰卡签署WTO贸易便利化协议

斯里兰卡已经成为最新的WTO成员，批准新的贸易便利化协议(TFA)。斯里兰卡驻世贸组织大使R.D. Susiri Kumararatne于5月31日向总干事罗伯托·阿兹维多呈交了他国家的接受书，根据世贸组织的新闻稿。

TFA是在世贸组织的2013年巴厘岛部长级会议上结束的,包含加速运动的规定,申报和货物通关,包括在途商品。也制定了关于贸易便利化中海关和其他有关部门之间的有效合作措施以及海关合规问题。它进一步包含了在这个领域提供技术援助和能力建设。

一但三分之二的世贸组织成员正式接受协议，TFA将生效。随着斯里兰卡的同意,TFA批准的数量已达81人。因此,WTO已经收到了四分之三的批准来使TFA生效。

2014年7月31日,斯里兰卡向WTO提交A类通知,表明TFA一旦生效，规定即将实施。