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Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings – A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective

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
Date:
Source:
OSCE Secretariat
Publisher:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Our work:
Economic activities
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