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SUMMARY:Tangible solutions and approaches to empower NTFC as coordinators o
 f trade facilitation reforms
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DESCRIPTION:Trade facilitation reforms aim at simplifying\, harmonizing\, s
 tandardizing\, and making trade procedures more transparent and\, as such\
 , they are a constant endeavor of every country\, not a one-off activity\,
  giving NTFCs a permanent mandate. Consequently\, NTFCs need to be conside
 red as permanent platforms\, coordinating national efforts to make trade\,
  every day\, a little bit cheaper\, faster and simpler for economic prospe
 rity. Understandably\, Article 23.2 of the World Trade Organization Trade 
 Facilitation Agreement obliges countries to set up or maintain a coordinat
 ion mechanism that will support the implementation of the trade facilitati
 on provisions included in the Agreement.\n\nImplementing trade facilitatio
 n reforms requires planning and coordination\, because it involves several
  government agencies as well as collaboration with the private sector. All
  of this takes place within busy reform processes with tight schedules and
  short deadlines\, political pressure and legal obligations. Monitoring th
 erefore help to keep track of everything that is going on simultaneously\,
  by providing tools and methods for an efficient and coordinated approach 
 to the implementation of trade reforms in the context of the WTO Trade Fac
 ilitation Agreement.\n&lt\;p&gt\;Trade facilitation reforms aim at simplif
 ying\, harmonizing\, standardizing\, and making trade procedures more tran
 sparent and\, as such\, they are a constant endeavor of every country\, no
 t a one-off activity\, giving NTFCs a permanent mandate. Consequently\, NT
 FCs need to be considered as permanent platforms\, coordinating national e
 fforts to make trade\, every day\, a little bit cheaper\, faster and simpl
 er for economic prosperity. Understandably\, Article 23.2 of the World Tra
 de Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement obliges countries to set up o
 r maintain a coordination mechanism that will support the implementation o
 f the trade facilitation provisions included in the Agreement.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 \n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Implementing trade facilitation reforms requires planning a
 nd coordination\, because it involves several government agencies as well 
 as collaboration with the private sector. All of this takes place within b
 usy reform processes with tight schedules and short deadlines\, political 
 pressure and legal obligations. Monitoring therefore help to keep track of
  everything that is going on simultaneously\, by providing tools and metho
 ds for an efficient and coordinated approach to the implementation of trad
 e reforms in the context of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.&lt\;/p&g
 t\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/35993
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