Uganda

1.3 - Enquiry points

Articles	1.3.1 – 1.3.2 – 1.3.3 – 1.3.4 View measure text
Indicative date of implementation	1 July 2024
Definitive date of implementation	1 July 2025
Extension of time	Request received 19 August 2022 New date requested 31 December 2023 Date approved Reason Uganda hereby notifies, pursuant to Article 16.3, that it requires additional time to notify its definitive dates for Category C provisions. It therefore requests that the Committee on Trade Facilitation consider extending the period for the notification of definitive dates for Category C provisions until 31 December 2023. The Government of the Republic of Uganda remains fully committed to the effective implementation of the TFA and the fulfilment of its obligations but has been unable to meet the deadline for notification because of challenges related to the COVID 19 pandemic and the unavailability of the requisite technical assistance. Committee approval: Approved Link to notification G/TFA/N/UGA/1/Add.1
Assistance required for implementation	1. Assessment of existing enquiry points, technology used, etc. 2. Establish a national enquiry and call centre to ensure that MTIC coordinates all the other institutions in this activity. 3. Purchase necessary equipment and train personnel. 4. Fund the national enquiry point. 5. Strengthen SPS and TBT Committees. Tags: Information and communication technologies (ICT), Infrastructure and equipment, Diagnostic and Needs Assessment, Human resources and training
Donor / Agency	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Progress reported	12 June 2024 — G/TFA/N/UGA/4 In 2022, UNCTAD supported a consultant to coordinate efforts of the National Trade Facilitation Committee Secretariat for a period of 6 months and also developed the Reform Tracker Portal for Uganda, an online facility to track Uganda's implementation of the WTO trade facilitation agreement and activities of the NTFCs and the simplification work. Progress made: Development of technical papers for the technical working groups under the NTFC Committee and capacity building of the UNCTAD reform Tracker. Funding Gap: The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) is the national enquiry point that coordinates all other sectional enquiry points in the country and is also responsible for all trade related notifications under WTO. So, support to provide a robust work in this role and also maintaining a dedicated Secretariat is needed. The meagre funding at the Ministry inhibits the institution from coordinating the trade facilitation initiatives at the national, regional and multilateral levels in an efficient manner.

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