Date : 1/8/2020 5:57:35 PM
From : "IMMR"
To : "JoanneO@justice.gov.il"
Subject : Final approval of the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook





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Subject: Final approval of the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:08:15 -0500
From: Nedko Krumov <nedko.krumov@egmont.org>
To:


Letter to all IEWG members:


Dear IEWG members,

 

Happy New 2020 to you and your families! We are using the opportunity to wish you very healthy, successful and positive new 2020!


As you recall, during the meeting in The Hague, the HoFIU endorsed the first draft of the joint Egmont / WCO project: Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook. Subsequently, as being part of the collective efforts of the two organizations, this draft document was sent to WCO for endorsement.

It was decided that for the final completion of the project, the IEWG will keep the project in its Business Plan 2019-2020 (as phase II) after the meeting in The Hague. The main goal of phase II was to reflect the comments and amendments received during the approval process within the WCO, as well as any other feedback provided within this period. It was also agreed that by using this approach, it will make the Handbook a “living document” and will increase its final effectiveness and added value.

Based on the aforementioned, we are happy to inform you that during its 39th Enforcement Committee meeting in October 2019, and afterwards during its Policy Commission and Council Sessions in December 2019, WCO endorsed the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook (CFCH) (please see attached). During the endorsement process, WCO proposed and approved some amendments to the document, which however, do not significantly change neither the structure nor the content of the document, but rather enrich its content and practical value. The amendments are described in the attached MEMO.

In the meantime, the time worked and prepared a Public Summary of the Handbook (please see attached).

Based on the above-mentioned, you are now kindly asked to approve out-of-session the following:

  • The amended version of the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook (CFCH);
  • The Public Summary of the Customs-FIU Cooperation Handbook (CFCH);
  • To refer the two documents to the HoFIU for final endorsement (also out-of-session) and agree on the dissemination strategy provided in the attached MEMO.

You can provide your approval by replying to this letter no later than Monday, January 20th 2020. It will be considered that your tacit approval is provided if we receive no reply by the deadline.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

 

Kind regards,

Egmont Group Secretariat