AES and Togo prepare preferential customs regime
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IciloméOur method
Experts from the Alliance of Sahel States and Togo are working in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October on a confederal preferential tariff regime. They are to define rules of origin and goods certification procedures ahead of a meeting of customs directors general scheduled for 15 and 16 October, according to Icilomé.
The countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and Togo are preparing a preferential tariff regime to facilitate trade. Experts from the four countries are meeting in Ouagadougou from 12 to 14 October, according to the organisers.
The discussions are expected to produce a draft confederal decision defining the rules of origin for goods and certification procedures. The meeting was opened by Yves Kafando, Director General of Customs of Burkina Faso.
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