The State of Qatar participated in the sixth meeting of the Board of Directors of the GCC Customs Union Authority, which was held Monday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The State of Qatar was represented in the meeting by HE Chairman of the General Authority of Customs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal and a number of directors of departments in the Authority.
The meeting discussed following up on the implementation of the work plan to complete the establishment of the customs union according to a specific timetable. It also explored the latest developments in the unified customs law of the GCC countries, and the minutes of the customs procedures and computer committee, the harmonized system committee, and the customs duty settlement and transfer committee.
The board members also discussed the Authority’s memorandum on lists of prohibited and restricted goods, in addition to discussing the report of the work team of the authorized economic operator of the GCC, and other topics and reports of the technical committees included in the agenda.
This comes within the framework of the regular meetings of the GCC Customs Union Authority, which aim to enhance cooperation between the GCC countries in all customs fields.
source: qna.org.qa