AKIPRESS.COM - A three-day national workshop for the State Committee of Veterinary of Uzbekistan in Tashkent was aimed at institutional capacity building on veterinary import check, the EU Delegation in Tajikistan reported.

This activity aims to sustain institutional development of the State Veterinary Committee in the areas covered by international Trade Facilitation Conventions, in particular to extend awareness on the veterinary border checks organisation and management, and SPS risk analysis effective implementation in connection with customs procedures consistent to international standards.

During the workshop with national counterparts, the expert team discussed the areas covered by international Trade Facilitation Conventions (WCO provisions, Revised Kyoto Convention, WTO SPS requirements) and presented the tools given by the EU legislation in cooperation practices between different border enforcement bodies to ensure that veterinary border check mechanism and customs procedures connected with the import controls management consistent with the international standards.

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) launched its activities in 2003 to strengthen partnership between the Central Asian governments in the area of border management. The EU allocated more than EUR 40 mln to BOMCA for 2003-2018, while almost EUR 5 mln were assigned for implementation of the 9th phase of the programme for 2015-2018.