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Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings – A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective
Cover of the Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings (OSCE)
22 February 2012
Updated December 2012
A practical guide for government agencies and private sector bodies which operate border crossing points. Published by the OSCE and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Table of contents:
- Foreword
- Overview
- 1. Trade and Customs: The International Legal Framework
- 2. From Domestic to International Co-operation
- 3. Balancing Security with Trade and Transport Facilitation and Developing Partnerships with Private Industry
- 4. Processing of Freight: Policies for Control, Clearance and Transit
- 5. Risk Management and Selectivity
- 6. Options for the Design of Border Crossing Points
- 7. Information and Communications Technology and Non-Intrusive Inspection
- 8. Human Resource Management
- 9. Measuring Border Agency Performance: Possibilities for Benchmarking
- ANNEX 1: Border definitions
- ANNEX 2: International organizations
- Photo Credits
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
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