Meeting with Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) The OCO Head of Secretariat, Mr Seve Paeniu, met with the Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Mr John Scanlon, on 30 May 2017 at…
The OCO will participate in the Oceania Regional CITES Implementation and Prevention of Wildlife Trafficking Workshop, to be held from 29 May – 2 June 2017 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop is being spearheaded by the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation and in partnership with Fiji’s Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Housing. A Number…
The OCO will participate in the Seventh Non-State Actors (NSA) Dialogue Workshop on PACER Plus at the Warwick Le Lagoon Hotel in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 31 May 2017. The Dialogue is organized by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Office of the Chief Trade Adviser (OCTA), with the financial support of the…
Chief Commissioner of the Papua New Guinea Customs Service (PNGCS), Mr Ray Paul, hosted the inaugural Bilateral meeting between PNGCS and the OCO on 21 April 2017 in Port Moresby. The meeting was attended by the OCO Head of Secretariat, Mr Seve Paeniu, and officials from PNGCS and OCO. Discussions at the meeting focused on…
The Regional Workshop to assist OCO members with the uniform application and implementation of the Harmonised System Nomenclature 2017 Edition funded by the Australia and New Zealand through their Readiness Package for PACER Plus and organized by the OCO Secretariat was held at the Novotel Hotel, Nadi, Fiji from 24-28 April, 2017. Sixteen Customs officers…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have signed a MOU to work together in sharing information and ideas relevant to preventing and eliminating illicit tobacco trade. The MOU was signed by Mr. Seve Paeniu, Head of OCO Secretariat and Dr. Corrine Capuano, WHO Representative/Director, Pacific Technical Support, WHO Representative in…
The Minister of Finance, Elbuchel Sadang, also acknowledged and recognized Ngiraibai for his hard work and dedication to Customs. Deputy Chief, Rebechong Iskawa also reflected on the past and some of the positive experiences that were shared during his years of service with Customs. Minister Sadang awarded Ngiraibai with a Certificate for his Years of…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Customs Service (KCS). The MOU was signed on Tuesday, 14 March in the margins of the 18th Regional Heads of Customs Administrations (RHCA) Conference in Suva by Mr. Seve Paeniu, Head of OCO Secretariat and Mr Jong Woo LEE, the Director General…
Guam will be hosting the 19th OCO Annual Conference this year on 2-5 May 2017. It will bring to Guam about 50 delegates representing the 23 Member Customs Administrations of the Pacific island countries and territories including Australia and New Zealand, and as well as representatives of the international and regional organisations and development partners…
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Director-General announced on Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has entered into force after two thirds of members completed their domestic ratification process. The TFA aims to simplify international import and export procedures to provide certainty and predictability on customs formalities and transit requirements, which is…
