Proposal for a Council Decision on a Union position within the EU-US Joint Customs Cooperation Committee regarding mutual recognition of the Authorised Economic Operator Programme of the European Union and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program of the United States

Article 6 of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters ('CMAA') calls on the customs authorities to develop customs cooperation of the widest possible scope, whereas Article 7 recalls the Contracting Parties' commitment to trade facilitation.

Mutual recognition of trade partnership programmes, namely the Authorised Economic Operator Programme of the European Union and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of the United States, enhances supply chain security and safety as well as facilitates international trade.

It is therefore appropriate to establish mutual recognition of the trade partnership programmes.

EUR-Lex: COM(2011)937: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:937:FIN

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