CBP Bulletin Includes Agenda for 53nd Session of WCO HSC
In the Feb. 12 Issue of the Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 6), CBP issued a notice regarding the dates and draft agenda for the 53rd Session of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee (HSC), which will meet in Brussels from March 3-14.
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(Among other things, the HSC (1) issues classification decisions on the interpretation of the Harmonized System (HS) in the form of published tariff classification opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes, and (2) considers amendments to the legal text of the HS.)
The draft list of agenda items includes (partial list):
Report by the Secretariat (partial list):
- Position regarding Contracting Parties to the HS Convention and related matters and progress report on the implementation of HS 2012
- Approval of decisions taken by the Harmonized System Committee at its 52nd session
- Capacity building activities of the Nomenclature and Classification Sub-Directorate
General Questions:
- WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation