REPORT oN the implementation of the trade facilitation agreement
communication from angola
The following communication, dated 12 August
2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Angola.
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In accordance with the recommendation resulting from
the first review of the operation and implementation of the Trade Facilitation
Agreement (_G/TFA/2,
paragraph 9.2 vi.)[1], Angola hereby confirms, for information purposes, that
it has fulfilled its commitments under the following Articles of the Trade
Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931), as detailed below:
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[1] Building on the discussions during this
first review of the operation and implementation of the Trade Facilitation
Agreement, and with a view to furthering its work in regard to Section II of
the TFA, the Committee:
vi. recommends that Members whose implementation dates have passed for
their category B or C provisions, and on a voluntary basis and for
informational purposes only: (i) confirm the passing of implementation dates in
any form or reporting (orally or in writing); and/or (ii) share their
implementation experiences with the Committee while explicitly mentioning the
provision they have implemented. Category B and Category C provisions shall be
implemented on the definitive dates as notified by Members as per Article 16.5
of the Agreement. The Committee could encourage those Members who have
implemented category B provisions in particular to take the actions above. It
should be noted that this proposal never intends to modify the Members'
obligations under the TFA.