WTO TFA ALIGNMENT Sample Clauses

WTO TFA ALIGNMENT. This section contains the results of an assessment of the alignment of Liberia’s border agencies and trade regime to the 36 technical provisions of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). This section is organized according to the provisions of the TFA. Under each provision, we have provided the following: o Summary description of the TFA measure o Assessment of level of alignment to the TFA measure (not aligned, partial, substantial, or fully) o Summary of the main gaps found o Detailed description of Liberia’s current situation vis-à-vis the particular TFA measure o Suggested reform actions or measures to align Liberia’s regime to the TFA provision, where gaps were found o Technical assistance needs identified during the assessment in relation to implementation of the suggested reform actions o Implementation priority, which is a recommendation as to the staging of implementation of the suggested reform actions, as follows: o high priority – to be implemented immediately or in the short term o medium priority—to be implemented in the medium term (e.g., two to five years) o low priority – to be implemented in the long term (e.g., more than five years) o Existing donor support, if known o Lead agency or agencies It should be noted that the 36 technical measures of the WTO TFA include both mandatory and so-called “best efforts provisions”.