Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation
The Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation was established by ESCAP Commission Resolution 70/6: Implementation of the decision of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Meeting on a Regional Arrangement for the Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade.
The Steering Group is mandated to:
(1) make further improvements to the draft text of the regional arrangement on facilitation of cross-border paperless trade as a potential intergovernmental agreement;
(2) prepare a draft road map for the implementation of substantive provisions in the draft text of the regional arrangement on facilitation of cross-border paperless trade; and
(3) other functions as agreed by the Steering Group.
Update: The draft text was finalized during the second meeting of the Steering Group held on 23-25 March 2016. It was subsequently adopted at the 72nd session of the ESCAP Commission in the Commission Resolution 72/4 on 19 May 2016. The adopted text can be found in the annex of Commission Resolution 72/4, which is available here:
Meetings of the Steering Group
- Sixth Meeting of the Steering Group: 25-26 January 2021
- Fifth Meeting of the Steering Group: 12-13 March 2019
- Fourth Meeting of the Steering Group: 22-23 March 2018
- Third Meeting of the Steering Group: 23-24 March 2017
- Second Meeting of the Steering Group: 23-25 March 2016
- First Meeting of the Steering Group: 1-3 April 2015
