NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION

Communication from mozambique

The following communication, dated 29 March 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Mozambique.

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Mozambique hereby makes the following notifications based on Articles 10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.

Article 10, paragraph 4.3

The Institutions that issue licences are already integrated into the Single Electronic Window, this provision is already in compliance, however, we are facing some challenges in mobilizing funds for the acquisition of IT equipment, installation of the appropriate internet network and the expansion of geographic coverage to the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries/National Institute of Fish Inspection and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Health has already launched medicine import services in the Single Electronic Window on 5 September 2022 and has been in the mandatory phase throughout the country since April 2023.

Article 10, paragraph 6.2

Mozambique approved the Regulations for the Exercise of Customs Clearance of Goods Activities, by the Boletim da República, Decree nr. 90/2023, of 29 December, in its Article 24.

On 1 January 2024, its implementation comes into force.

The legislation does not require the mandatory use of customs brokers.

Article 12, paragraph 2.2

Notification of details of contact point for the exchange of customs information set out in Article 12:6:1 (b) and/or (c).

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