Article 12

Article - Reports

• D71 - Authorisation to conduct controls in free zones
• D72 - Prohibition of tobacco and non-tobacco products intermingling
• D73 - Control of transit or transhipment
• D74 - Progress made in implementing Article 12
• D75 - Additional information on free zones and international transit

Documents

• Examples of current practices in the implementation of Article 12 (Free zones and international transit) of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

Links

• Special Annex D (Chapter 2 Free Zones) of WCO International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention)
• WCO Handbook on Inward and Outward Processing Procedures
• WCO Research Paper. September 2019. ‘Extraterritoriality’ of Free Zones: The Necessity for Enhanced Customs Involvement
• WCO News October 2018 “Addressing challenges related to Customs controls in free zones” By Mariya Polner, Senior Policy Advisor, and Satoko Kagawa, Technical Officer, Compliance and Facilitation Directorate, WCO
• WCO News February 2019 “Overview of the Dominican Republic’s free zone sector” By the General Directorate of Customs, Dominican Republic
• WCO Transit Guidelines
• WCO Transit Handbook
• WCO Research Paper. April 2013. Transit Facilitation for Regional Economic Integration and Competitiveness

Article - Updates

• Report on implementation practices of Article 12 of the Protocol launched