Legal Framework for International Merchandise Trade Statistics Workshop
Learn about the importance of mandating National Statistical Offices (NSOs) to compile and disseminate International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS). Explore the legal agreements, laws, and regulations governing data provision relations and confidentiality. Discover the types of legal acts regulating customs records, trade statistics, and confidentiality protection. Recommendations are provided for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to ensure data availability, confidentiality, and effective institutional arrangements.
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INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS WORKSHOP ON COMPILATION, ANALYSIS, DISSEMINATION, INDICATORS AND USES 5 10 December 2022, Nadi, Fiji Presentation by Nilima Lal Economic Statistics Adviser, Pacific Community Email: NilimaL@spc.int
Why is it needed mandates NSOs to compile and disseminate IMTS ensures the availability of, and access to, data sources such as customs records establishes effective institutional arrangements that define official statistics - avoids confusion amongst data users when the same data are accessible from agencies other than the NSOs safeguards the confidentiality of individual data What it includes legal agreements relevant laws and regulations that govern data-provision relations all other aspects of data compilation and dissemination in a country 2
Types of legal acts Types of legal acts 1. Legal acts governing customs records WCO: 1. Kyoto Convention for standards and customs procedures 2. Harmonized System Convention for commodity classification WTO agreement on Customs Valuation aims for a fair, uniform and neutral system for the valuation of goods for customs purposes WTO: 2. Legal acts regulating the collection, processing and dissemination of trade statistics and the working relations of the concerned agencies Customs Non-customs 3. Legal acts protecting the confidentiality of information 3
Recommendation for PICTs Recommendation for PICTs Statistics Acts Memorandum of Understanding To ensure: 1. Availability of, and access to, the necessary data sources such as customs records and non-customs sources 2. Protection of confidentiality 3. Establishment of effective institutional arrangements 4
