Namibia

7.6 - Average release times

Articles 7.6.17.6.2
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Indicative date of implementation 31 December 2023
Definitive date of implementation 30 June 2025
Deadline for extension request, if required 2 March 2025
Extension of time
Request received
31 August 2023
Original definitive date
31 December 2023
New date requested
30 June 2025
Date approved
30 June 2025
Reason
Capacity building required for implementation of this category C measure.
Committee approval:
Approved
Link to notification
Assistance required for implementation • Technical and financial assistance to conduct a time release studies;
• Technical and financial to assistance to set-up time integrated release studies and training of staff;
• Assistance need to put in place systems to meet TFA requirements to be able to regularly measure and publish average release times;
• Assistance to develop procedures to be followed for the regular publication and measurement of the average release times;
• Creation of a committee comprising several agencies to measure the average release time of goods;
• Training in designing, planning, conducting and analysing a TRS for Customs and other border agencies;
• Sensitization of border agency officials for cooperation during and after the exercise of conducting the Time Release Study;
• Provide training and capacity building to staff/agencies of the concerned agencies and to economic operators on the interpretation of the study results;
• Require assistance to develop and implement automated system to eliminate inaccuracies in the measurement of time taken for processes.

Tags: Information and communication technologies (ICT), Diagnostic and Needs Assessment, Institutional procedures, Human resources and training, Awareness-raising

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