Lao People's Democratic Republic
| Articles |
10.1.1 (a), (b), (c), (d)
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| Indicative date of implementation | 31 December 2022 |
| Definitive date of implementation | 31 December 2024 |
| Assistance required for implementation | International TA for the Department of Agriculture to review its procedural formalities and documentation requirements for expediting clearance process, particularly for perishable goods. Customs Department needs project support, to improve ASYCUDA procedure to enable centralized processing of declarations and for developing a Service Charter, with mechanism for regular monitoring and performance evaluation by its internal Audit. Assistance is also required by the Department of Import & Export for rolling out its e-CO (Electronic Certificate of Origin) facility to provinces and upgrading its trade data collection & dissemination system. Support also needed for capacity building of government personnel engaged in these tasks. |
| Donor / Agency |
World Bank |
| Progress reported |
24 August 2022 — G/TFA/N/LAO/3/Rev.1Review of border procedures is being undertaken by Customs and other border agencies under the WB's Lao PDR's Competitiveness & Trade Project (LCTP), which has assured to provide following support:1. Revision of border procedures and documentation requirements of Customs, food & drugs, plant and animal quarantine departments with the purpose of reducing the processing time and cost. 2. Development of suitable procedures for clearance of import, export & transit cargo transported by rail and multimodal means of transport. 3. Review of clearance procedures for the goods using the rail link connecting to Laem Chabang port in Thailand. 4. Capacity building of Customs, Food & Drugs, and Plant & Animal Quarantine departments for applying revised procedures. 5. Capacity building of the staff of these agencies for cross-border cooperation for Single Stop Inspections and clearance. Support of development partners/WTO is required for the revision of procedures followed by other agencies, like the Department of Import and Export, Department of Standardization & Metrology, Department of Transport and Department of Mines etc. for following activities: (a) Review of NTMs in order to reduce paperwork and streamline compliance procedures. (b) Development of operational procedures, regulations, and instructions for reducing documentary compliance on import, export & transit. 19 March 2021 — G/TFA/N/LAO/3Review of border procedures is planned by Customs and other border agencies under the WB’s Lao PDR’s Competitiveness & Trade Project (LCTP), which has assured to provide following support:1. Revision of border procedures and documentation requirements of Customs, food & drugs, plant and animal quarantine departments with the purpose of reducing the processing time and cost 2. Development of suitable procedures for clearance of import, export & transit cargo transported by rail and multimodal means of transport 3. Review of clearance procedures for the goods using the rail link connecting to Laem Chabang port in Thailand 4. Capacity building of Customs, Food & Drugs, and Plant & Animal Quarantine departments for applying revised procedures Support of development partners/WTO is required for the revision of procedures followed by other agencies, like the Department of Standardization & Measures, Department of Transport and Department of Mines etc. for following activities: (a) Review of NTMs in order to reduce paperwork and streamline compliance procedures (b) Development of operational procedures and instructions for reducing documentary compliance on import, export & transit (c) Capacity building of the staff of these agencies for on cross-border cooperation for Single Stop Inspections and clearance |