BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58c7c5c1277 DTSTART:20231127T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231127T163000Z LOCATION:Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:2nd meeting of the working group on the implementation of the quadr ilateral declaration and its roadmap for the convergence of the legal fram ework for road transport\, intermediation\, transit\, and trade CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Emanating from the "\;Facilitation of transit\, transport a nd trade in West Africa for better participation in value chains"\; pr oject\, and based on the confirmed will of the Ministers of Trade and Mini sters of Transport of the four beneficiary countries through the signing o f the Quadrilateral Declaration for the "\;Convergence of the legal fr amework for road transport\, intermediation\, of road transport\, intermed iation\, transit and trade and its roadmap"\; in Niamey on May 25\, 20 23\, Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Togo are moving forward on a common trajectory to set up a regulatory convergence framework through transit an d transport working groups within the National Trade Facilitation Committe es set up in each participating country to advance the dialogue and achiev e convergence in a coordinated manner.The aim of the workshop\, six months ahead of the first inter-ministerial meeting\, is to present the project& #039\;s activities in 2023\, and to take stock of the activities carried o ut to implement the Quadrilateral Declaration and its roadmap. The worksho p will also provide an overview of activities carried out since the launch of the project\, as well as an update on actions taken at national level with Technical and Financial Partners\, with a view to obtaining the suppo rt needed to continue implementing the roadmap for 2024 and 2025.During th e workshop\, working groups made up of representatives from the Ministry o f Trade\, the Ministry of Transport and Customs will finalize the sub-regi onal examination of the three draft studies and proposals for quadrilatera l agreements:On trade facilitation: A study on the interconnection and int eroperability of Single Windows to inspire a sub-regional application.On t ransport: a draft quadrilateral agreement on road transport.On Transit: A study and a transitional quadrilateral agreement on the operation of the T RIE single guarantee.UNCTAD'\;s support will have helped create the fr amework for regulatory convergence and laid the foundations for the four c ountries to continue implementing the roadmap aimed at making the corridor s more attractive for freight\, thanks to professionals who are structured and trained in a harmonized way.<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\ nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/2nd-meeting-workin g-group-implementation-quadrilateral-declaration-and-its-roadmap DTSTAMP:20260716T120005Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58c7c5c12e1 DTSTART:20231128T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231128T163000Z LOCATION:Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:2nd meeting of the working group on the implementation of the quadr ilateral declaration and its roadmap for the convergence of the legal fram ework for road transport\, intermediation\, transit\, and trade CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Emanating from the "\;Facilitation of transit\, transport a nd trade in West Africa for better participation in value chains"\; pr oject\, and based on the confirmed will of the Ministers of Trade and Mini sters of Transport of the four beneficiary countries through the signing o f the Quadrilateral Declaration for the "\;Convergence of the legal fr amework for road transport\, intermediation\, of road transport\, intermed iation\, transit and trade and its roadmap"\; in Niamey on May 25\, 20 23\, Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Togo are moving forward on a common trajectory to set up a regulatory convergence framework through transit an d transport working groups within the National Trade Facilitation Committe es set up in each participating country to advance the dialogue and achiev e convergence in a coordinated manner.The aim of the workshop\, six months ahead of the first inter-ministerial meeting\, is to present the project& #039\;s activities in 2023\, and to take stock of the activities carried o ut to implement the Quadrilateral Declaration and its roadmap. The worksho p will also provide an overview of activities carried out since the launch of the project\, as well as an update on actions taken at national level with Technical and Financial Partners\, with a view to obtaining the suppo rt needed to continue implementing the roadmap for 2024 and 2025.During th e workshop\, working groups made up of representatives from the Ministry o f Trade\, the Ministry of Transport and Customs will finalize the sub-regi onal examination of the three draft studies and proposals for quadrilatera l agreements:On trade facilitation: A study on the interconnection and int eroperability of Single Windows to inspire a sub-regional application.On t ransport: a draft quadrilateral agreement on road transport.On Transit: A study and a transitional quadrilateral agreement on the operation of the T RIE single guarantee.UNCTAD'\;s support will have helped create the fr amework for regulatory convergence and laid the foundations for the four c ountries to continue implementing the roadmap aimed at making the corridor s more attractive for freight\, thanks to professionals who are structured and trained in a harmonized way.<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\ nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/2nd-meeting-workin g-group-implementation-quadrilateral-declaration-and-its-roadmap DTSTAMP:20260716T120005Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58c7c5c12eb DTSTART:20231129T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231129T163000Z LOCATION:Florence\, Italy SUMMARY:2nd meeting of the working group on the implementation of the quadr ilateral declaration and its roadmap for the convergence of the legal fram ework for road transport\, intermediation\, transit\, and trade CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Emanating from the "\;Facilitation of transit\, transport a nd trade in West Africa for better participation in value chains"\; pr oject\, and based on the confirmed will of the Ministers of Trade and Mini sters of Transport of the four beneficiary countries through the signing o f the Quadrilateral Declaration for the "\;Convergence of the legal fr amework for road transport\, intermediation\, of road transport\, intermed iation\, transit and trade and its roadmap"\; in Niamey on May 25\, 20 23\, Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Niger and Togo are moving forward on a common trajectory to set up a regulatory convergence framework through transit an d transport working groups within the National Trade Facilitation Committe es set up in each participating country to advance the dialogue and achiev e convergence in a coordinated manner.The aim of the workshop\, six months ahead of the first inter-ministerial meeting\, is to present the project& #039\;s activities in 2023\, and to take stock of the activities carried o ut to implement the Quadrilateral Declaration and its roadmap. The worksho p will also provide an overview of activities carried out since the launch of the project\, as well as an update on actions taken at national level with Technical and Financial Partners\, with a view to obtaining the suppo rt needed to continue implementing the roadmap for 2024 and 2025.During th e workshop\, working groups made up of representatives from the Ministry o f Trade\, the Ministry of Transport and Customs will finalize the sub-regi onal examination of the three draft studies and proposals for quadrilatera l agreements:On trade facilitation: A study on the interconnection and int eroperability of Single Windows to inspire a sub-regional application.On t ransport: a draft quadrilateral agreement on road transport.On Transit: A study and a transitional quadrilateral agreement on the operation of the T RIE single guarantee.UNCTAD'\;s support will have helped create the fr amework for regulatory convergence and laid the foundations for the four c ountries to continue implementing the roadmap aimed at making the corridor s more attractive for freight\, thanks to professionals who are structured and trained in a harmonized way.<\;p class="\;text-align-justify\n\ nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/2nd-meeting-workin g-group-implementation-quadrilateral-declaration-and-its-roadmap DTSTAMP:20260716T120005Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR