70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
- Published: Friday, 04 November 2022 14:07
After the Second World War, the countries of Europe and the whole world intensified their foreign economic relations, and the world economy began to revive and recover. This exiged from Governments to coordinate their efforts in this field and to interact closer. So, in 1947, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was adopted, which, among other things, reflected the issues of customs cooperation between European countries. In 1950, a Convention was signed in Brussels, which provided for the creation of a Customs Cooperation Council.
4 November 1952, the Convention establishing the Customs Cooperation Council entered into force.
And soon, 26 January 1953, the first session of the Council, which included then 17 countries, took place. This day later became the International Customs Day.
In 1994, the Customs Cooperation Council adopted its current name, the World Customs Organization, which emphasizes its global role. Now it is one of the largest international economic intergovernmental organizations, uniting 184 States.
The Republic of Belarus joined the World Customs Organization 16 December 1993.
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the World Customs Organization, as part of the study of the discipline «International transport and Customs and visa systems», students of the speciality «Customs Affairs», group GT-21, under the guidance of Associate Professor of the Department of Customs Affairs Anton P. Piatrou-Rudakouski organized a quiz 1 November 2022.
During this quiz, students recalled the history of international customs cooperation, the main conventions governing transport, customs transit and temporary admission. Also, they assessed the prospects for cooperation of customs services in the context of modern problems and challenges.
