Annex II
THE FIFTH ASEM PROCEDURES
WORKING GROUP MEETING
26TH AND 27TH APRIL 2001
THE AGENDA
1. Opening Remark
2. Adoption of the Agenda and Business Arrangement
3. Report on other ASEM meetings related to the Procedures Working Group meeting
3.1 The 3rd ASEM Customs DG-Commissioners' meeting and the 4th Procedures Working Group meeting (Chair)
3.2 SOMTI VI and ASEM III (Korea)
3.3 ASEM Finance Ministers meeting (Japan)
3.4 AEBF V (Austria)
4. Update of the Work Undertaken in Other International Bodies in regard to Simplification and Harmonization of Customs procedures
4.1 Update of developments of G7 in the standardization and simplification of customs procedures (Italy)
4.2 Review of the status of discussion on trade facilitation in the WTO (United Kingdom)
4.3 Report on the recent progress made by APEC in customs area since the last ASEM PWG meeting (China)
4.4 Report on the recent progress made by ASEAN's initiative in customs area since the last PWG meeting (Vietnam)
5. Trade Facilitation Action Plan
5.1 Report on deliverables 2000-2002 of the ASEM TFAP in customs area (Japan)
5.2 Report on the recent progress in customs cooperation and mutual administrative assistance between the EU and ASEM Asian partners. (European Commission)
5.3 Update and improvement of ASEM Customs Database (Japan)
5.4 Report on the 2nd ASEM Customs seminar on the simplification and harmonization of customs procedures (Thailand)
5.5 Sharing information on TFAP deliverables
5.5.1 Review of the recent developments in the adoption of the revised Kyoto Convention and sharing experiences in the process of the adoption of the revised Kyoto Convention at a national level. (WCO and China)
5.5.2 Development of a Code of Conduct on Integrity (Germany and Malaysia)
5.5.3 Establishing a single window (Providing one-stop service for cargo clearance procedures) (Italy)
5.5.4 Individual report on the measures taken to reduce trade barriers in customs area (Sweden)
5.6 Discussion and Suggestions on TFAP deliverables
5.6.1 Launching a study for harmonizing elements (Germany in coordination with Italy)
5.6.2 Follow-up and discussion on technical assistance and training program (Volunteer)
5.7 Discussion and Suggestion on the implementation of Customs-related WTO agreements (Japan)
5.8 Other TFAP deliverables
6. Others
6.1 Other concerns
6.2 Update of the contact points list
6.3 Nomination of the next Chair (European Commission)
6.4 The date and place of the next PWG meeting
7. Adoption of the Report of the Meeting
8. Closing Remarks