The OCO co-facilitated with the national ROO Trainer, Mr. Noa Buredua, a two-day Rules of Origin Training for the Fiji Revenue & Customs Services (FRCS) held in Suva, Fiji on 24-25 June, 2020. About 29 Customs Officers participated in the Workshop, 14 of whom virtually from Lautoka and Labasa. The objective of the workshop…
During the past 2 weeks OCO and its members continue to benefit from the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) – International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) webinar series on COVID-19 crimes as well as a series on the Dark Web. These are 2 separate webinar series…
An exciting opportunity exists for the position of Executive Assistant with the Oceania Customs Organisation, a Pacific regional inter-governmental organisation based in Suva Fiji. This role is to provide high level administrative and communication support to the Executive and management staff of OCO and ensure that corporate service deliverables are effectively and efficiently met with…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has 23 independent, self-governing and territories Customs jurisdictions in the Pacific. Established in 1986, its mandate is to promote effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations in the harmonization and simplification of Customs procedures, facilitation of trade, law enforcement and building the capacity of members in meeting the development objectives of…
OCO participated with some of its members, Solomon Islands and Fiji in a USPTO/USDOJ organized webinar on COVID-19 IPR enforcement on 3rd June 2020. The webinar had more than 100 participants from all over the world with Fiji organizing their subject matter experts and their support service team legal, IT and international to watch together….
Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, the OCO conducted its meeting with Tariff Officers in the region remotely by videoconference. The meeting took place on 4th June, 2020 with 14 participants from nine of the OCO member countries. The meeting included a presentation from OCO on the overview of the HS 2022 amendments, current work…
Greetings and Bula vinaka! We are pleased to present the first issue OCO E-Newsletter for the year 2020. In this edition we bring you up to speed on: Activities for the period July – December 2019 An introduction to your OCO Team & Activities currently lined up for the months of February / March &…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI), and React successfully organized a Regional Workshop on Customs Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement in Nadi, Fiji from 12-14 February 2020. Preceding this on the 11th February an information…
The OCO Secretariat visited Cook Islands on 27-30 January, 2020 to undertake preparatory discussions with the Cook Islands Customs Service and their stakeholders regarding the forthcoming 22nd Annual OCO Conference. The OCO Annual Conference will be convened in Cook Islands on 20-23 July 2020 and will bring together 23 Heads of Customs Administration in the…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) successfully organised a Regional Workshop on Change Management and Gender Equality in Nadi, Fiji from the 2-6 December 2019. The workshop was attended by 23 senior management staff (11 female/12 male) from 14 OCO member countries and funded under the PACER Plus Readiness Package. The workshop was opened by the…
