More Trade News in Brief – Week 2 (7 – 13 January 2013)

* IMO – Amended MARPOL

 

The new amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) entered into force on 1 January 2013.

 

The new chapter make mandatory the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), for new ships, and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships.

 

Find more on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) page.

 

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* Laos – The WTO’s 158th Member

 

Laos will officially become the WTO’s 158th member state on 2 February.

 

Read more here.

 

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* Comoros – The 146th Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention

 

The Union of the Comoros started the process of joining to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System).

 

Check the Press release.

 

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Albania Takes Part of Harmonized System Convention (HS)

21 May 2012, Brussels

 

The World Customs Organization (WCO) is pleased to welcome Albania as the 142nd Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention as the country deposited its instrument of accession to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System).

 

The Harmonized System Convention will enter into force in Albania on 1 January 2014.

 

For further details please refer to WCO’s webpage.