GNC – Globally Networked Customs
Customs Directors General representing the 174 Members of the World Customs Organization met in Brussels from 25 to 27 June 2009 to discuss a wide range of Customs issues during the Annual Sessions of the WCO Council.
The Council agreed to the establishment of an Ad Hoc Group for steering a globally networked Customs (GNC) feasibility study. The Group has been mandated to provide leadership and guidance on how the Organization can develop GNC and related matters including the development of a prospectus on the feasibility of achieving GNC, and to make recommendations on capacity building for WCO Members concerning areas identified in the feasibility study. They also discussed the foundations for coordinated border management, accepting that the concept should be further developed in order to establish global best practice, in addition to strengthening cooperation and communication around this issue with other border regulatory agencies and stakeholders from the private sector.