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1ST REGIONAL WORKSHOP OF ACREDITED PREFERRED TRADERS
SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES All SACU Member States have accredited Preferred Traders, respectively. The SACU region is renaming the Preferred Trader Programme to an Authorised Economic Operator Compliance Programme. In parallel, the SACU Region is developing a Regional AEO Programme which will include Compliance and Security.
OPENING REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MS PAULINA M. ELAGO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE AUTHORISED ECONOMIC OPERATOR WEBINAR
The SACU Heads of Customs Distinguished invited guests Members of the Private Sector Officials from Other Government Agencies Customs Experts from the SACU Member States Representatives from the World Customs Organisation Representatives from the United Kingdom Representatives from the SADC Secretariat Representatives from the African Union Commission Representatives from the Trade Mark East Africa My team at the SACU Secretariat Good Morning! 1. Allow me on behalf of SACU to express my sincere gratitude to you all for honouring our invitation to this Webinar. We are delighted to have you join us despite the challenges we all face in the mist of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I wish to use this opportunity to pay tribute and honour to those who are at the frontline fighting this pandemic including health workers, border agencies and closer to home, our Customs Officers who continued to ensure that cross border trade is facilitated and the movement of essential goods and services expedited at border crossings.
THE SACU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HELD ITS 41ST MEETING ON THE 29TH OCTOBER 2020
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Council of Ministers held its 41st Meeting, virtually, on the 29th October 2020. The Meeting was chaired by Honourable Tito Mboweni, Minister of Finance of South Africa and attended by the respective Ministers responsible for Trade and Industry, and Finance in the SACU Member States.