Annexes to COM(2018)442 - 'Customs' programme for cooperation in the field of customs

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dossier COM(2018)442 - 'Customs' programme for cooperation in the field of customs.
document COM(2018)442 EN
date March 11, 2021
ANNEX I

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF POSSIBLE FORMS OF ACTIONS AS REFERRED TO IN POINTS (A), (B) AND (D) OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 7(3)

Actions referred to in points (a), (b) and (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) may, inter alia, take the following forms:

1.Meetings and similar ad hoc events

—seminars and workshops, generally attended by participants from all participating countries, at which presentations are made and participants engage in intensive discussions on and activities relating to a particular subject;,

—working visits, organised to enable officials to acquire or increase their expertise or knowledge in customs matters;

2.Project-based structured collaboration

—project groups, generally composed of a limited number of participating countries, that are operational during a limited period of time for the purpose of pursuing a predefined objective with a precisely defined outcome, including coordination or benchmarking,

—task forces, namely structured forms of cooperation, permanent or non-permanent in nature, that pool expertise to perform tasks in specific domains or to carry out operational activities, possibly with the support of online collaboration services, administrative assistance and infrastructure and equipment facilities,

—monitoring activities, carried out by joint teams made up of Commission officials and officials of the eligible authorities to analyse customs practices, to identify any difficulties in implementing rules and, where appropriate, to make suggestions for the adaptation of Union rules and working methods;

3.Human competency and other capacity-building actions

—common training or development of e-learning to support the acquisition of necessary professional skills and knowledge relating to customs,

—technical support aimed at improving administrative procedures, enhancing administrative capacity and improving the functioning and operations of customs authorities through the development and sharing of best practices.


ANNEX II

INDICATORS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13(1)

To report on the progress of the Programme towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3, the following indicators shall be used:

A.Capacity building (administrative, human and IT capacity)

1.the Union Law and Policy Application and Implementation Index (the number of actions under the Programme organised in connection with the application and implementation of Union law and policy relating to customs and the number of recommendations issued following those actions);

2.the Learning Index (the number of learning modules used, the number of officials trained and the quality score given by participants);

3.the availability of European electronic systems (in terms of percentage of time);

4.the availability of the Common Communications Network (in terms of percentage of time);

5.the use of key European electronic systems aimed at increasing interconnectivity and moving to a paper-free customs union (number of messages exchanged and consultations carried out);

6.the Union Customs Code (UCC) completion rate (percentage of milestones reached in the implementation of the UCC electronic systems);

B.Knowledge sharing and networking

1.the Collaboration Robustness Index (the degree of networking generated, the number of face-to-face meetings and the number of on-line collaboration groups);

2.best Practice and Guideline Index (the number of actions under the Programme organised in connection with the application and implementation of the best practice and guidelines relating to customs and the percentage of participants that made use of guidelines on working practices that have been developed with the support of the Programme).