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subscriptions The time of year when BIFA asks for your continued support is here. Trade subscriptions for 2020 were dispatched to you during December. Alongside your Renewal Notice


Revision of global rules on Customs procedures


CLECAT represented FIATA at the 21st meeting of the Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee (RKC/MC) at the World Customs Organization (WCO) Headquarters in Brussels from 18-20 November. The participants discussed and


provided guidance on the direction of the comprehensive review process of the Revised Kyoto Convention.


The Revised Kyoto Convention is the flagship Convention of the WCO which establishes global rules on the simplification and


harmonization of Customs procedures.


During the meeting, it was


reported that the review had made good progress with the examination of more than 170 proposals, covering 37 concepts provided by members and external stakeholders, including FIATA. The RKC/MC discussed the importance of the level of ambition in taking forward the work of the review under the existing mandate in a way that is efficient, effective and inclusive of the broader membership, so that the RKC


remains relevant and sustainable for all members. The meeting also reconfirmed the conclusion that the RKC would remain a flagship convention of the WCO, and that any work undertaken would seek only to further enrich the convention.


It was confirmed that the next meeting of the working group on the review will be tasked to develop a new work plan.


The outcomes of these discussions will be reported back to the RKC/MC meeting from 10 to 12 February 2020.


you will receive the Company Declaration, which must be signed and returned to BIFA. This is the time to advise BIFA of any changes to your company structure that may affect your membership. Before you sign the Company Declaration, we would like to remind you to ensure the information contained is correct or amended accordingly. Once again, after careful


consideration, the subscription rates will remain unchanged for 2020. We would appreciate payment


as soon as possible after 1 January 2020, when a receipted VAT invoice will be issued. Remember that prompt payment keeps administration charges down and this is to the benefit of every Member. Please contact Sarah Milton –


Membership Supervisor, or Spencer Stevenson –Member Services Manager, at the Secretariat if you have any questions. s.milton@bifa.org, 020 8844 3635 s.stevenson@bifa.org, 020 8844 3634


By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.07 per kg £689.17 per package


By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.61 per kg


By air –Montreal Convention (19 SDR): £22.74 per kg


January 2020


By air –Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.57 per kg


BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.07 per kg


(The SDR rate on 13 December 2019, according to the IMF website, was 1.03375)


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