Santa Lucía

10.4 - Ventanilla única

Artículos	10.4.1 – 10.4.2 – 10.4.3 – 10.4.4 Texto de la medida
Fecha indicativa de aplicación	29 diciembre 2023
Fecha definitiva de aplicación	30 diciembre 2026
Plazo para solicitar una prórroga, si fuera necesario	1 septiembre 2026
Prórroga de las fechas de aplicación	Solicitud recibida 25 agosto 2026 Fecha definitiva original 30 diciembre 2026 Nueva fecha solicitada 30 diciembre 2028 Fecha acordada Motivo Further to the technical assistance and capacity building support which Saint Lucia benefitted from through the WTO TFA Facility (TFAF), to prepare the high-level business and functional requirements for an Electronic Single Window System for Trade in 2024, Saint Lucia continued the process of developing Terms of Reference for the Electronic Single Window System. A Request for Proposal/Expression of Interest for the Consultancy for the Design and Implementation of the Saint Lucia National Electronic Single Window was subsequently prepared and published on 1 December 2025, with the deadline for submission of proposals having been 14 January 2026. A National Single Window Technical Committee was also established to review the proposals and to prepare an evaluation report for the consideration of the Central Tenders Public Procurement Board. Saint Lucia is presently at the procurement phase in reviewing proposals and requires additional time to complete this process to enable the commencement of the implementation phase of its National Electronic Single Window System. With this ongoing work, Saint Lucia requires additional time to fulfil the obligations of Article 10.4 and is requesting a two-year extension of the previously extended definitive implementation date of 30 December 2026, to the newly proposed extended definitive implementation date of 30 December 2028. Aprobación del comité Pendiente de aprobación Enlace a la notificación G/TFA/N/LCA/1/Add.7 Solicitud recibida 4 marzo 2025 Fecha definitiva original 30 junio 2025 Nueva fecha solicitada 30 junio 2028 Fecha acordada 30 diciembre 2026 Motivo In 2024, the Government of Saint Lucia was successful in securing the services of a consultant through the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) to prepare the high-level business and functional requirements for an Electronic Single Window for trade, which is consistent with Saint Lucia's regulatory framework and facilitates integration with existing ICT infrastructure and applications. The technical specifications were finalized in December 2024 and work is ongoing with the support of the TFAF in developing the terms of reference for the Single Window. Once completed, the Government will commence the procurement process of engaging potential vendors for implementation of the system. This process will also entail identification and securing of funding for this project both at the national level and through the donor community. The Government anticipates a possible three-year roll-out of this high-level initiative. Aprobación del comité Nueva fecha acordada Enlace a la notificación G/TFA/N/LCA/1/Add.5 Solicitud recibida 23 agosto 2023 Fecha definitiva original 31 diciembre 2023 Nueva fecha solicitada 30 junio 2025 Fecha acordada 30 junio 2025 Motivo The technical assistance and capacity building including financial support to obtain the necessary IT system notified as a requirement for implementation of this measure has not been secured. As it relates to progress to date, the Government of Saint Lucia has been successful in securing the services of a Consultant under the Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Initiative to develop the technical specifications for its National Electronic Single Window. The technical work in this respect is still ongoing. The information is critical to redefining the scope of the platform to be implemented, costing the project, and in determining the level of external assistance and capacity building support that would be required for the successful implementation of the measure. Aprobación del comité Aprobada Enlace a la notificación G/TFA/N/LCA/1/Add.4
Asistencia requerida para la aplicación	• Formación, creación de capacidad y asistencia financiera para obtener el apoyo necesario en materia de tecnología de la información. Etiquetas: Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC), Recursos humanos y capacitación
Donante / Agencia	Banco Mundial, Mecanismo para el Acuerdo sobre facilitación del comercio, Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Initiative
Informe de progreso	11 diciembre 2025 — G/TFA/N/LCA/5/Rev.1 Further to the notification report to the WTO in October 2023, it can be advised that a high level Functional and Technical Specifications Document for Saint Lucia's Electronic Single Window (ESW) was prepared and finalized in December 2024 with the support of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF). Terms of Reference (TOR) and an Expression of Interest have been prepared and will be published soon subject to approval by the relevant authorities. A Single Window Evaluation Committee is also to be established to review tenders and to select a successful vendor. Technical assistance is required to initially advise the Single Window Evaluation Committee on the tender evaluation process and generally support its deliberations. Support is also required to advise on international best practice in the implementation of an ESW and the effective monitoring of a ESW implementation plan. Further advisory support will be required to conduct process mapping and business process re-engineering in addition to advisory support on investments in software and hardware for the ESW. It is considered that the current definitive date provides adequate time for the completion of these initial tasks. 13 octubre 2023 — G/TFA/N/LCA/5 The Government of Saint Lucia has been successful in securing the services of a Consultant through the Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Initiative. This Consultant has been contracted to develop the technical specifications for Saint Lucia's National Electronic Single Window. The technical work in this respect is still ongoing. This information is critical to redefining the scope of the platform to be implemented, costing the project, and in determining the level of external assistance and capacity building support that would be required for the successful implementation of the measure. Once the technical specifications have been developed, Saint Lucia intends to approach development partners for technical assistance and capacity building including financial support to obtain the necessary IT system notified as a requirement for implementation of this measure.