Annual report & statement of accounts
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| E XTERNAL T RAINING /C ONFERENCES - O VERSEAS Staff also participated in conferences, workshops and training programmes which were held overseas. Programmes in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, China, Switzerland and Panama in as well as those within the Caribbean saw the attendance of several staff members. The Commissioner-General, Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, attended the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT’s) 48 th General Assembly which was held in Brazil during the month of May and the Technical Conference which was held in Spain during the month of October while the Deputy Commissioner, Legal Services, attended a workshop on the Benefits, Challenges and Issues regarding the implementation of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan in Latin America and the Caribbean in Spain which was also facilitated by CIAT. The Deputy Head, Customs and Trade Administration participated in the Customs workshop Postal Operations Improvement–Quality of Service in the United States of America, the meeting of the Preparation Committee on Trade Facilitation in Geneva Switzerland and the Dialogue for Top Management which was held in Kingston, Jamaica and facilitated by the World Customs Organisation (WCO). The Deputy Commissioner, Law Enforcement Programmes, participated in the Round Table on Maritime Transport, Connectivity and Trade ANNUAL REPORT & STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 46 Facilitation in the Caribbean which was held in Florida and facilitated by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The Law Enforcement Leadership and Development Programme, which was held in San Salvador and the CARICOM workshop on the Implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, which was conducted in Trinidad and Tobago, were also attended by senior staff members of the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division while Senior Manager, Project Management attended the Meeting of the Regional Chief Parliamentary Counsels and Customs Officials on the CARICOM Harmonized Customs Bill in St. Lucia. In addition, staff of the Audit and Verification Division participated in seminars on Multinational Taxation and Transfer Pricing and Methods Conducive to Improving Relationships with Taxpayers which were both facilitated by CIAT as well as a workshop on Auditing Multi-National Enterprises which was facilitated by CARTAC in collaboration with the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA). Staff attached to the Customs and Trade Administration attended the VI Meeting of the Inter- American Network of International Trade Single Windows and the Senior Manager, Training and Development attended the CIAT Correspondents Meeting in Panama. Other overseas programmes from which staff of the Authority benefitted included the Regional Training Course for Customs Authorities of State Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean, Airport Interdiction, training in Regional Commodity Identification and in Import and Export Commodity Inspection. A workshop on Risk Management Framework Review and a meeting on Proceeds of Crime and Anti- Corruption Legislation were also attended by staff members. Download 2.59 Mb. Share with your friends:
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