Events

Unpacking the RCEP Agreement: Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation

Organizers: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia and the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia
Date and time
14 July 2022
09:00 am - 11:30 am UTC+7

ERIA'S RCEP WEBINAR EVENT BANNER

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) marks the establishment of a free trade agreement among 15 countries, including ASEAN member states.

RCEP's customs procedures and trade facilitation provisions aim to foster and to ensure predictability, consistency, and transparency in the application of customs laws and regulations.

This webinar will explore businesses' preparedness and understanding of RCEP's provisions on customs procedures and trade facilitation.

The webinar is organized by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and Cambodia's General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) as part of ERIA's Public–Private Dialogue webinar series.

Speakers

  • Jeremy Gross, Director, Capacity Building, ERIA
  • Pha Eng Veng, Deputy Director-General, General Department of Customs and Excise, Cambodia
  • Robin Flint, First Secretary, Australian Embassy Phnom Penh
  • Ouk Chansopheap, Chief, Free Trade Office, Department of International Customs Cooperation, GDCE
  • Noy Sophannareth, Deputy Chief of Office, IT Department, Department of International Customs Cooperation, GDCE
  • Sven Callebaut, International Trade Consultant, ERIA
  • Sebastian Cortes Sanchez, Deputy Director, Asian Trade Centre
  • Kouch Pheng, Executive Director, Triumph Link Logistics; Co-Chair,  of Customs-Private Partnership Mechanism Technical Working Group 3
  • Prayag Chitrakar, Country Manager, DHL Express Cambodia