BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8e8be33727f DTSTART:20221031T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221031T170000Z LOCATION:Niamey\, Niger SUMMARY:National workshop on the legal framework for road transport and tra nsit for Niger CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This workshop is part of the activities of the Facilitation of transit\, transport and trade in West Africa for better value chain partic ipation project. The event has been organized in collaboration with the Wo rld Bank'\;s West Africa Trade Facilitation (TFWA) project and the Nat ional Implementation Unit of Niger under the Enhanced Integrated framework .\n\nThe workshop presents the findings of "\;The state of play of the Malanville-Gaya border crossing’’ studies and the status of activitie s on the role of SIGMAT in transit facilitation and its implementation.\n\ nThe findings and the recommendations of the study have been shared with t he Ministry of Transport and related stakeholders (customs representatives \, transport associations\, and the Ministry of Commerce\, etc.). These co nsultations with national authorities aimed at serving as a framework to c arry out reforms of legal framework on cross-border transport issues.\n\nA n in-depth analysis of a new additional Act elaborated by the Economic Com munity of West African States (ECOWAS) to create a Common Transit System ( système de transit communautaire) has been carried out. The consultations held during the workshop aimed at identifying the possible ways and means to ensure its effective implementation by the beneficiary countries. In a ddition\, the analysis contains concrete proposals aimed at integrating pr ogress and implementation within the framework of the SIGMAT program and t he introduction of a mechanism for the management of transit guarantees.\n \n\n\n \n<\;p>\;This workshop is part of the activities of the <\;s pan>\;Facilitation of transit\, transport and trade in West Africa for b etter value chain participation project<\;/span>\;. The event has been organized in collaboration with the World Bank'\;s West Africa Trade Facilitation (TFWA) project and the National Implementation Unit of Niger under the Enhanced Integrated framework.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The wor kshop presents the findings of "\;The state of play of the Malanville- Gaya border crossing’’ studies and the status of activities on the rol e of SIGMAT in transit facilitation and its implementation.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;The findings and the recommendations of the study have been sh ared with the Ministry of Transport and related stakeholders (customs repr esentatives\, transport associations\, and the Ministry of Commerce\, etc. ). These consultations with national authorities aimed at serving as a fra mework to carry out reforms of legal framework on cross-border transport i ssues.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;An in-depth analysis of a new additional Act elaborated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) t o create a Common Transit System (système de transit communautaire) has b een carried out. The consultations held during the workshop aimed at ident ifying the possible ways and means to ensure its effective implementation by the beneficiary countries. In addition\, the analysis contains concrete proposals aimed at integrating progress and implementation within the fra mework of the SIGMAT program and the introduction of a mechanism for the m anagement of transit guarantees.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;drupal-media data-ali gn="\;center"\; data-caption="\;Participants in the national w orkshop in Niamey\, Niger."\; data-entity-type="\;media"\; dat a-entity-uuid="\;a40bcbff-e19c-4e4d-94fc-83c8ea57b16c"\; data-view -mode="\;large_820_500_\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad. org/meeting/national-workshop-legal-framework-road-transport-and-transit-n iger DTSTAMP:20260826T064659Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR