Transit Customs Regime Diagnosis and Recommendations ... - MCLI
Transit Customs Regime Diagnosis and Recommendations ... - MCLI
Transit Customs Regime Diagnosis and Recommendations ... - MCLI
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REPORT<br />
TRANSIT REGIME FOR MOZAMBIQUE<br />
MAPUTO CORRIDOR LOGISTICS INITIATIVE (<strong>MCLI</strong>)<br />
Table of Contents<br />
LIST OF FIGURES<br />
LIST OF ACRONYMS<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7<br />
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 10<br />
CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 14<br />
2.1 The SSATP Regional Integration Program 14<br />
2.2 Maputo Corridor Background 15<br />
2.3 Background to the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative 17<br />
2.4 Activity Background 18<br />
CHAPTER 3: IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSHIPMENT VIA MAPUTO AND DURBAN 22<br />
3.1 Import <strong>Transit</strong> Evaluation 25<br />
3.2 Export <strong>Transit</strong> Evaluation 35<br />
3.3 Transhipment Evaluation 44<br />
3.4 Financial Impacts for Mozambique 45<br />
3.5 <strong>Recommendations</strong> for Legislation, Process <strong>and</strong> Procedure Review from a Trade<br />
Facilitation Perspective 48<br />
CHAPTER 4: LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 58<br />
4.1 Mozambique transit regime 58<br />
4.2 International Treaties <strong>and</strong> Regional Protocols on <strong>Transit</strong> <strong>Regime</strong>s 73<br />
4.3 General provisions applicable to customs transit as codified by international<br />
conventions 78<br />
4.4 Review of the draft proposal for the new CTRs 79<br />
4.5 Comparison of <strong>Customs</strong> <strong>Transit</strong> Legislation of Mozambique <strong>and</strong> South Africa 111<br />
4.6 Comments <strong>and</strong> <strong>Recommendations</strong> from a legal perspective 133<br />
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