Committee on Trade Facilitation - Report on the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement - Communication from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT

COMMUNICATION FROM SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

The following communication, dated 18 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

 

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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], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hereby confirms, for information purposes, that it has fulfilled the following commitments under the Trade Facilitation Agreement, as detailed below:

 

Provision

Heading/Description

Category

Definitive date for implementation

 

Article 1.1

Publication

 

C

31 December 2025

Article 1.2

Information available through internet

C

31 December 2025

Article 1.3

Enquiry Point

 

C

31 December 2025

 

 

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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.