Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Major Obstacles
Regional regulations not/poorly enforced Numerous checkpoints and uniformed services intervention Lack of uniformity / consistency in operations among various agencies and among countries Changes made to fees and procedures without any prior notice or publicity Manual operation of the clearing process encourages the demand for bribes Results: Unreliable lead-time due to unpredictable delays at check points and border crossings
A mechanism that grants positive discrimination for compliant operators is not a new innovation in West Africa..
With the support of the World Bank, steps are being taken to implement the AEO approach, as developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO), on the Abidjan-Lagos corridor.
The Borderless Alliance Pass would be a customized version focusing on clearance of transit cargo.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Ministries of Trade, Ministries of Transport Chambers of commerce Uniformed services (Police, Gendarmerie, Customs, Immigration, Water and Forestry, Army, etc.) Representatives of Transporters/ Drivers Road safety agencies Borderless Alliance national chapters National ETLS implementation agencies ECOWAS/ UEMOA