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| What motivated the establishment of the TF working group? |
The need to achieve alleviations
related to the simplification of
the procedures regarding the
international trade. |
| What year was it established? |
2008 |
| Do you have other national bodies dealing with WTO issues and/or with TF? |
Yes, within the system of BCCI. |
| Was the working group based on a previously existing multi-agency group/committee (for example a trade and transport faciltiation committee)? |
No. |
| What is the current status of the working group (running, pilot phase, study) |
It is functioning |
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| Has the working group been set up as an ad hoc group, or a legal entity/organization? |
Set up as a group within the
system of BCCI, corresponding to
BULPRO initiative and
communicating with other
institutions |
| What specific documents were necessary to institutionalise the group and which body and at which level made the decisions? |
Decision of the BCCI BoD |
What is the scope/manadate of the working group? |
It is not strictly defined |
| Does the working group have terms of reference? |
No. |
| Which is the coordinating agency |
BCCI. |
What is the structure of the group
(Chair/co-chair, sub-groups etc.)? |
Chair and secretariat |
| Do you have a permanent technical secretariat? |
Yes |
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| Do you have a formal budget for the operations of the working group? |
No. |
| If yes, what major items are covered by it? |
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What are the sources of
funding? |
- - |
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| What are the objectives of the working group? |
Simplification of the procedures
in the international trade,
unification and standardization
of the commercial documents. |
Does the working group have a
working plan? |
Programs with events for the
next year are annually adopted. |
| How do you monitor progress in implementing the work
plan? |
A report on the program
implementation of the previous
year is received annually. |
| How often, and in which form and to whom is the working group reporting? |
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| What public or quasi-public agencies participate in the working group? |
Ministries, state agencies. |
| What private associations or entities participate? |
NGOs and business companies. |
| What is the level of seniority of the participants? |
High level - deputy-ministers,
chairmen, business managers,
etc. |
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| Does the working group meet regularly? |
They meet periodically in
accordance with the program
adopted. |
| What is the level of participation in each of the meetings ? |
The meetings are attended by
representatives of the
administration, the non-governmental
organizations and the companies-members
of the BULPRO Council. |
| Do you use different meetings formats (such as focus groups, brainstorming, Citizen jury's etc?)? |
Various formats of meetings like
round tables, discussions, etc. |
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| How do you keep all stakeholders informed of the working groups' meetings and new documents, upcoming events etc? |
By e-mail. |
| How does the group interface with other working groups / committees working on similar issues? |
By e-mail. |
| Do you undertake special information session for the general public or particular stakeholders? |
Distribution of press releases,
information on the BCCI’s site,
via e-mail (for stakeholders). |
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| What was the impact of the work of the group? |
Alleviations are achieved and a
decrease of non-tariff barriers
to the business. |
| How does it benefit your countries' responsiveness to the WTO negotiation process? |
Equalization of the standards
and the positions of non-member
countries of the WTO. |
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Have there been concrete operational outcomes? |
Issued a Guide for the
transition of the boundaries of
the Republic of Bulgaria. |
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| What are the crucial success factors? |
Effective partnership between
the business, the non-governmental
organizations, and the state
administration. |
| What are the greatest obstacles? |
Obstacles of administrative
nature. |
| What are the main lessons learned? |
To carry out preliminary studies
on the business’ needs when
planning the Council’s program
of events. |
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| What are the plans for further development of the working group? |
To continue the work for
simplification of the procedures
and decrease of the
administrative barriers to the
business. |
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Ms.
Zdravka Georgieva
Director, Trade Register and
Membership Directorate, BCCI |
