MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
According to requirements of the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the WTO, for ensuring interdepartmental cooperation between the relevant ministries and departments, the enterprises and the organizations, providing regional and international cooperation on simplification of procedures of trade and freights in foreign trade, in the country according to the resolution of the government of the Republic of Tajikistan of December 24, 2016 No. 529 was created " National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC)". Implementation of provisions of the present Agreement will allow to create favorable conditions for implementation of export-import transaction and transit of goods through customs border of the Republic of Tajikistan. In addition, implementation of this agreement in general will accelerate process of introduction of an information system of "A uniform window", knowledge of participants of foreign economic activity, reduction of document flow at export-import transactions concerning the adopted standard legal acts in this sphere, use of mechanisms of risk management on border which in the subsequent will exert positive impact when importing and exporting goods through customs border of the Republic of Tajikistan.
On April 5, 2017 in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade under the direction of the Ministry held the second meeting of National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC).
Representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country (members of the Committee), non-profit (association) organizations and public associations of Tajikistan (members of the Committee) and international organizations located in the country took part in the meeting.
During the meeting, representatives of enterprises and organizations and public associations of Tajikistan proposed a number of proposals on existing problems related to export-import procedures and goods transit, and consideration of the Committee was submitted for approval.
In addition, draft plans of the measures were proposed to bring the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan to the provisions of the Agreement on the simplification of the procedures for trade and customs of the Republic of Tajikistan, the provisions of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention), and also considered the draft decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. "At this Meeting, the draft work plan of the Committee for 2017-2018 was considered and adopted. During the meeting, the members of the Committee were also approved by representatives of enterprises and organizations of the Republic of Tajikistan, and under the leadership of the Chairman of the Customs Service, a Technical Working Group was established to implement the Single Window for the Registration of the Export-Import and Transit Procedures in the Republic of Tajikistan The "Single Window", which is designed to improve the entrepreneurial climate in the Republic of Tajikistan.