The customs authorities of Argentina and Paraguay signed this Thursday (26.01.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX) a Cooperation Agreement for the Exchange of Information and the Recognition of Non-Intrusive Inspections.
The ceremony was chaired by the Director General of Customs of Argentina, Guillermo Michel, who received his counterpart from the National Customs Directorate of Paraguay, Julio Manuel Fernández Frutos., according to the official statement.
Due to the constant evolution of techniques for concealing illegally trafficked goods and seeking to secure and facilitate international trade —in compliance with the Framework of Standards for Securing and Facilitating Global Trade of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO)—, the general directors of the customs of Paraguay and Argentina agreed on the importance of signing an agreement to prevent, suppress and investigate customs offences.
El Head of Argentine Customs, Guillermo Michel, he said: “This agreement will allow us to have real-time information about the scanned containers that will be sent from Paraguay, effectively strengthening our capacity to control the waterway.”
The agreement refers to the exchange of information obtained through non-intrusive inspections on each cargo unit destined for third countries and loaded in both public and private ports, provided that they cross the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway and use ports in the Argentine Republic as transshipment points, seeking to provide feedback to the intelligence of both countries.
During the celebration of the agreement, which takes place within the framework of the International Customs Day —date on which, in addition, the 70 years of the OMA—, both directors highlighted that eThe agreement will allow for an optimization of the resources of both administrations, strengthening the ties of the bilateral customs cooperation.
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