Guatemala, together with delegates from the Customs of Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, participated last week (May 09-13) in the joint international visit to validate the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program of Brazil, reported the Secretariat of Tax Administration (SAT).
With the validation of the respective OAS Programs, the preliminary stage for the Multilateral Regional Mutual Recognition Agreement that will be signed between the Customs Services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay was completed.
Achieving compatibility and mutual recognition of OAS programs will allow for “continuing to strengthen security, voluntary compliance, collection, control and facilitation of international trade in the Americas and the Caribbean region,” the SAT statement said.
It is important to note, in this regard, that the concept of the Authorised Economic Operator has its origins in the WCO Regulatory Framework for Securing and Facilitating Global Trade (SAFE Framework), specifically in Pillar 2, which basically focuses on collaboration between customs and companies and aims to involve the private sector in the task of ensuring the security of the supply chain, thus forging an alliance with these actors in the search for strengthening security and minimising risks in the logistics chain.
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