Trade Facilitation Measures for Authorized Operators Sample Clauses

Trade Facilitation Measures for Authorized Operators. 7.1 Each Member shall provide additional trade facilitation measures related to import, export, or transit formalities and procedures, pursuant to paragraph 7.3, to operators who meet specified criteria, hereinafter called authorized operators. Alternatively, a Member may offer such trade facilitation measures through customs procedures generally available to all operators and is not required to establish a separate scheme. 7.2 The specified criteria to qualify as an authorized operator shall be related to compliance, or the risk of non-compliance, with requirements specified in a Member's laws, regulations or procedures. (a) Such criteria, which shall be published, may include: (i) an appropriate record of compliance with customs and other related laws and regulations; (ii) a system of managing records to allow for necessary internal controls; (iii) financial solvency, including, where appropriate, provision of a sufficient security or guarantee; and (iv) supply chain security. (b) Such criteria shall not: (i) be designed or applied so as to afford or create arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between operators where the same conditions prevail; and (ii) to the extent possible, restrict the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises. 7.3 The trade facilitation measures provided pursuant to paragraph 7.1 shall include at least three of the following measures:7 (a) low documentary and data requirements, as appropriate; (b) low rate of physical inspections and examinations, as appropriate; (c) rapid release time, as appropriate; (d) deferred payment of duties, taxes, fees, and charges; (e) use of comprehensive guarantees or reduced guarantees; (f) a single customs declaration for all imports or exports in a given period; and (g) clearance of goods at the premises of the authorized operator or another place 7 A measure listed in subparagraphs 7.3 (a) to (g) will be deemed to be provided to authorized operators if it is generally available to all operators. authorized by customs. 7.4 Members are encouraged to develop authorized operator schemes on the basis of international standards, where such standards exist, except when such standards would be an inappropriate or ineffective means for the fulfilment of the legitimate objectives pursued. 7.5 In order to enhance the trade facilitation measures provided to operators, Members shall afford to other Members the possibility of negotiating mutual recognition of authorized operator schemes. 7.6 Membe...
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Trade Facilitation Measures for Authorized Operators. Members shall provide additional trade facilitation measures to (authorized economic) operators who meet specified criteria. Brazil’s AEO program is designed to attract MSMEs Authorized Operators (AO) typically submit fewer documents, have fewer cargo inspections, enjoy rapid release, can defer payments, and may clear goods at their own premises. Fewer checks and simplified procedures save time and costs at border crossings. The possibility of deferring payment (and, to a lesser degree, comprehensive guarantees where one payment covers several transactions) is of significant value to MSMEs as it lends cashflow fluidity. Additional benefits derive from AO status being recognized by foreign Customs authorities through mutual recognition agreements, which would further ease cross-border movements. Customs administrations typically cooperate across borders and recognize each other’s seals of approval, so a known trader for one Customs administration may also enjoy similar recognition with another counterpart. Additional benefits may accrue from being granted AO status by Customs, since it is in essence certification as a trusted business, which may serve in marketing or B2B opportunities to which producers and consumers are increasingly attentive in their purchasing decisions. Although most AO programs are not designed for MSME participants, article 7.7.2(b) of the TFA requires that AO programs should be implemented in a manner that does not disincentivize the participation of MSMEs.
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Trade Facilitation Measures for Authorized Operators. 1. Each State Party shall provide additional trade facilitation measures related to import, export, or transit formalities and procedures, pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, to operators who meet specified criteria, hereinafter called authorized operators. Alternatively, a State Party may offer such trade facilitation measures through customs procedures generally available to all operators and is not required to establish a separate scheme. 2. The specified criteria to qualify as an authorized operator shall be related to compliance, or the risk of non-compliance, with requirements specified in a Member's laws, regulations or procedures. (a) Such criteria, which shall be published, may include: (i) An appropriate record of compliance with customs and other related laws and regulations; (ii) A system of managing records to allow for necessary internal controls;
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Trade Facilitation Measures for Authorized Operators. 1. Each State Party shall provide additional trade facilitation measures related to import, export, or transit formalities and procedures, pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, to operators who meet specified criteria, hereinafter called authorized operators. Alternatively, a State Party may offer such trade facilitation measures 4 Each Member may determine the scope and methodology of such average release time measurement in accordance with its needs and capacity through customs procedures generally available to all operators and is not required to establish a separate scheme. 2. The specified criteria to qualify as an authorized operator shall be related to compliance, or the risk of non-compliance, with requirements specified in a Member's laws, regulations or procedures. (a) Such criteria, which shall be published, may include: (i) An appropriate record of compliance with customs and other related laws and regulations; (ii) A system of managing records to allow for necessary internal controls; (iii) Financial solvency, including, where appropriate, provision of a sufficient security or guarantee; and (iv) Supply chain security. (b) Such criteria shall not: (i) Be designed or applied so as to afford or create arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between operators where the same conditions prevail; and (ii) To the extent possible, restrict the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises. 3. The trade facilitation measures provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall include at least three of the following measures5: (a) Low documentary and data requirements, as appropriate; (b) Low rate of physical inspections and examinations, as appropriate; (c) Rapid release time, as appropriate;
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